Physical fitness is comprisedof twocomponents, health, and skill-related components. There are 6 health-related components and 5 skill-related components.Ultimately, you can fit all categories and activities of fitness into one of the components below. With this article, you’ll be introduced to each component of fitness. This guide will be the comeback with links to the components of fitness for you to dive deep into.
Looking at fitness as a whole is a major key when it comes to working on creating a fitness plan to improve any health and wellness you have. Whether you are a parent, an athlete, weekend warrior, you name it, there are many variables to being in great shape for the demands of what you do. I believe it to be necessary to have a baseline of knowledge on what the components are, be able to assess where you are with these components & comprehend how to distribute your training time on what you need to do with what you want to do. That in of itself is an art. As a strength coach, applying exercises for my clients requires me to help people be in the best shape of their lives while enhancing how they feel as human beings. When it comes to working out, having/achieving a goal/s, and looking to improve your quality of life, we must look to know the basics of the topics & fields we are going into. With that being said, let’s get to learning the basics of the components of physical fitness, the categories & each component in the categories.
What is Physical Fitness?
“Physical fitness refers to the ability of your body systems to work together efficiently to allow you to be healthy and perform activities of daily living. Being efficient means doing daily activities with the least effort possible... A fit person can respond effectively to normal life situations... also respond to an emergency situation – for example, by running to get help or aiding a friend in distress.” -Charles Corbin & Guy Le Masurier, Fitness for life 6th edition
Physical fitness is a crucial aspect of our well-being that needs to be addressed and worked on. Due to the fact that we all have a normal life and emergency situations that require us to show up & bea partof something bigger than us. For me, it means to be able to show up at my best so that I can handle as much as possible of any given situation that may arise in front of me. May that mean being able to coach your kids in a sport, competing at a high level in a sport, being able to take the groceries from the car to the house or in extreme situations, be able to run a couple of blocks to get help for someone who fell and needs help. We are all in this life together so I find it important to be able to show up for my family, friends, loved ones & clients. That requires you to be in the best shape that you can be in, mentally & physically.
Now that you have a better understanding of what physical fitness is and what it encompasses, let’s take this journey together and go a level deeper.
How many components make up one's physical fitness?
There are 11 components of physical fitness broken down into 2 categories, health & skill related. There are 6 health-related components & 5 skill-related components of physical fitness.
The 6 health-related components of physical fitness are cardiovascular endurance, power, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility & body composition.
The 5 skill-related components of physical fitness are speed, agility, balance, coordination & reaction time.
There are 2 components that make up physical fitness. They are either health or skill-related. Within that, there are 6 health-related components and 5 components of fitness that can encompass all that will be written about this moment forward.The 6 health-related components of physical fitness are cardiovascular endurance, power, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility & body composition. The 5 skill-related components of physical fitness are speed, agility, balance, coordination & reaction time.
What'snext?
Now that you have a better understanding of the lay of the land of physical fitness and the components that need to be trained, be on the lookout for the next article going into the health-related component of fitness, Body composition.
