OCR GCSE PE Components of Fitness

The ability to keep your body mass over a base of support whether still or moving.

• Flexibility

• Balance

• Cardiovascular Endurance

• Coordination

A combination of speed and strength.

• Strength

• Speed

• Balance

• Power

The maximum force a muscle or group of muscles can apply against a resistance.

• Cardiovascular Endurance

• Strength

• Muscular Endurance

• Power

The range of movement at a joint.

• Reaction time

• Strength

• Flexibility

• Coordination

The ability to continuously exercise without getting tired.

• Muscular Endurance

• Cardiovascular Endurance

• Strength

• Balance

The ability of the muscles or group of muscles to repeatedly contract or keep going without rest.

• Muscular Endurance

• Cardiovascular Endurance

• Speed

• Strength

The ability of the muscles to change direction at speed.

• Agility

• Speed

• Coordination

• Power

The ability to move different limbs at different times or do more than one task at a time effectively.

• Balance

• Reaction Time

• Coordination

• Muscular endurance

The time it takes to respond to a stimulus.

• Power

• Reaction Time

• Speed

• Balance

The ability to move all or part of the body quickly.

• Coordination

• Power

• Stength

• Speed