Question

List and explain the components of health related fitness.

Answer 1

1. Muscular Strength: The ability of the muscle or muscle group of an individual to exert force on resistance to overcome it or act against it as per the demand of the sports activity. It is required for every movement of body parts.
2. Endurance: The physiological as well as psychological ability of an individual to do some specific type of work for longer duration with the desired quality under the condition of fatigue. It includes basic, general and specific endurance.
3. Flexibility: The ability of an individual to move his or her body parts to their maximum range around the related joint. It is measured in degrees, radians or centimetres and can be passive or active.
4. Body Composition: The classification of the human body into fat weight and lean body weight. It can be assessed by direct method (hydrostatic weighing or underwater weighing) and indirect method (skin-fold caliper).
5. Cardiovascular Endurance: The ability of the heart, lungs and blood vessels to supply sufficient amount of oxygen and nutrients to the cells to meet the demands of activity characterised by moderate contractions of large muscle groups over a prolonged period. It is evaluated by the twelve-minute run/walk test.