Fitness ComponentsFitness Components

BTEC Unit 1BTEC Unit 1

General FitnessGeneral Fitness

This is the ability of your body to carry This is the ability of your body to carry out everyday activities without out everyday activities without

excessive tiredness and still have excessive tiredness and still have enough energy to cope with enough energy to cope with

emergenciesemergencies

FITNESSFITNESS

Total fitness – social, spiritual and Total fitness – social, spiritual and physical wellbeing.physical wellbeing.

Physical fitness – health related Physical fitness – health related tested to set scores.tested to set scores.

Skill related – ability to perform an Skill related – ability to perform an activity, task or sport (motor fitness).activity, task or sport (motor fitness).

COMPONENTS OF COMPONENTS OF PHYSICALPHYSICAL FITNESS…FITNESS…

Aerobic endurance Aerobic endurance

Muscular EnduranceMuscular Endurance

Flexibility Flexibility

SpeedSpeed

Strength Strength

Body compositionBody composition

AEROBIC ENDURANCEAEROBIC ENDURANCEAerobic endurance – the ability of the Aerobic endurance – the ability of the cardiovascular system to supply working muscles cardiovascular system to supply working muscles with oxygen to maintain exercise for a long with oxygen to maintain exercise for a long period of time.period of time.

MUSCULAR ENDURANCEMUSCULAR ENDURANCE

Muscular Endurance – ability to maintain high Muscular Endurance – ability to maintain high level of muscle contractions repeatedly.level of muscle contractions repeatedly.

FLEXIBILITYFLEXIBILITYFlexibility – ability of a specific joint to move Flexibility – ability of a specific joint to move through a full range of movement (full extent of through a full range of movement (full extent of movement).movement).

SPEEDSPEEDSpeed – ability to cover a specific Speed – ability to cover a specific distance in the shortest possible distance in the shortest possible time.time.

STRENGTHSTRENGTHStrength – ability of a specific muscle or muscle Strength – ability of a specific muscle or muscle group to exert a force in a single maximal group to exert a force in a single maximal contraction to overcome a form of resistance.contraction to overcome a form of resistance.

Static The strength you need to push or pull a heavy object, or hold up a heavy weight.

DynamicThis is the strength needed to move a heavy load.

ExplosiveThis is the strength you need for a single explosive act.

BODY COMPOSITIONBODY COMPOSITION

Body composition – percentage of Body composition – percentage of fat-free mass compared to fat within fat-free mass compared to fat within the body (Somatotype).the body (Somatotype).

Skill-Related FitnessSkill-Related Fitness

This is the ability of the body to carry This is the ability of the body to carry out tasks effectively and efficiently. It out tasks effectively and efficiently. It

usually requires some sort of usually requires some sort of learning.learning.

COMPONENTS OF COMPONENTS OF SKILL-SKILL-RELATEDRELATED FITNESS FITNESS

AgilityAgility

BalanceBalance

Co-ordinationCo-ordination

PowerPower

Reaction timeReaction time

POWERPOWERPower – ability to generate and use Power – ability to generate and use muscular strength quickly over a short muscular strength quickly over a short period of time.period of time.

This is the ability to change the position of the This is the ability to change the position of the body quickly whilst keeping control of it. body quickly whilst keeping control of it.

AgilityAgility

BalanceBalanceBalance is the ability to retain the centre of Balance is the ability to retain the centre of mass above the base of support.mass above the base of support.

Maintaining equilibrium when moving or still.Maintaining equilibrium when moving or still.

Dynamic balances are moving balances.Examples are gym sequences on the beam.

StaticThis is a still balance. Examples are handstand or headstand.The smaller the base the more difficult the balance.

PowerPowerThis is the ability to do strength performances This is the ability to do strength performances quickly.quickly.

Power = strength + speed.Power = strength + speed.

Co-ordinationCo-ordinationThis is the ability to move two or more body parts This is the ability to move two or more body parts smoothly and accurately.smoothly and accurately.

Reaction TimeReaction TimeThis is the time taken to respond to a stimulus.This is the time taken to respond to a stimulus.

A stimulus is something that causes us to act in A stimulus is something that causes us to act in some way. E.g. The gun at the start of the 100m.some way. E.g. The gun at the start of the 100m.

The quicker we can move in response to a The quicker we can move in response to a stimulus, the quicker our reactions are. stimulus, the quicker our reactions are.

Champs points task!Champs points task!

Look at each of the 9 slidesLook at each of the 9 slides

What is the main component of physical What is the main component of physical and skill related fitness. Use the most and skill related fitness. Use the most obvious, although there may be more than obvious, although there may be more than one.one.

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