Six (6) Components of Skill-Related Fitness

What is fitness?

• A condition in which an individual has sufficient energy to avoid fatigue and enjoy life.

• Movement

• Reading

• Attending PE classes.

Physical fitness is divided into how many skill-related components?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

What is agility?

• The ability to control or stabilize the body when a person is standing still or moving.

• The ability to use the senses together with body parts during movement.

• The ability to move your body or parts of your body swiftly.

• The ability to change and control the direction and position of the body while maintaining a constant, rapid motion.

What is balance?

• The ability to reach or respond quickly to what you hear, see, or feel.

• The ability to control or stabilize the body when a person is standing still or moving.

• The ability to move the body parts swiftly while applying the maximum force of the muscles

• The ability to use the senses together with body parts during movement.

What is speed?

• The ability to control or stabilize the body when a person is standing still or moving.

• The ability to move the body parts swiftly while applying the maximum force of the muscles.

• The ability to move your body or parts of your body swiftly.

• Changing directions to hit a tennis ball.

What is power?

• The ability to use the senses together with body parts during movement.

• The ability to move the body parts swiftly while applying the maximum force of the muscles.

• The ability to change and control the direction and position of the body while maintaining a constant, rapid motion.

• The ability to move your body or parts of your body swiftly.

What is coordination?

• The ability to use the senses together with body parts during movement.

• The ability to control or stabilize the body when a person is standing still or moving.

• The ability to move the body parts swiftly while applying the maximum force of the muscles.

• The ability to reach or respond quickly to what you hear, see, or feel.

What is reaction time?

• The ability to change and control the direction and position of the body while maintaining a constant, rapid motion.

• The ability to use the senses together with body parts during movement.

• The ability to move the body parts swiftly while applying the maximum force of the muscles.

• The ability to reach or respond quickly to what you hear, see, or feel.

Which of the following is an example of agility.

• Sitting behind your deck.

• Talking to a friend.

• Throwing a softball.

• Changing directions to hit a tennis ball.

Which of the following is an example of balance.

• Standing in a chair.

• Typing on a computer.

• In-line skating

• Drinking a glass of water.