EVALUATING YOUR HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS

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• EVALUATING YOUR HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS

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Components of Health-related fitness

• Cardiorespiratory fitness
• Muscular Strength
• Muscular Endurance
• Flexibility
• Body Composition

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Cardiorespiratory Fitness

• The ability to do vigorous, large muscle exercise
  over a long period of time.

Examples Jogging, swimming
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Muscular Strength

• The amount of force that can be exerted by a
  single contraction of the muscle.

Example Lifting a heavy object.
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Muscular Endurance

• The ability to continue to use certain muscles
  for a period of time.

Example The number of push ups you are able to
do.
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Flexibility

• The ability of a joint and a muscle group to move
  through a range of motion.

This is needed to do basic everyday tasks as well
as prevent muscle and joint injuries.
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Body Composition

• The percent of body weight composed of fat
  compared to the percent that is composed of
  tissue, bone and muscle.

Low percentage of body fat indicates a healthy
body composition. Excess body fat is harmful to
your health.