1. Health Related Fitness vs. Skill Related Fitness

2. Health Related Fitness
What everyone needs to carry on with their everyday lives
Improves quality of life
Has a direct impact on a person’s health and life expectancy
Improved appearance/self-esteem
Increased energy levels
Reduce risk of injuries/physical illness

3. Skill Related Fitness
Good health does NOT come from skill related fitness
Related to specific tasks usually done on the athletic playing field
Does not directly improve quality of life, life expectancy, or impact a person’s health

4. DEMONSTRATIONS ON HEALTH RELATED/SKILL RELATED COMPONENTS

5. Health Related Fitness Components
Cardiovascular Endurance
Body Composition
Muscular Endurance
Muscular Strength
Flexibility

6. Cardiovascular Endurance
Ability of the heart, blood vessels, and lungs to supply oxygen to working muscles for long periods of time
Test used to measure- Pacer Test

7. Body Composition
The % of body weight that is made up of fat when compared to other body tissue (bones, muscles, organs, etc.)
Weight is NOT an indicator of healthy body composition levels or overall health!!!
Test used to measure-
Electrical Impedance

9. Muscular Endurance
The ability to use your muscles over a long period of time without fatigue
Low weight, high repetitions
Test used to measure- Curl-up Test

10. Muscular Strength The ability to exert a maximal force
High weight, low repetitions
Test used to measure: Push-up Test

11. Flexibility Ability to move joints through a full range of motion
Test used to measure- Sit and Reach Test

12. Skill Related Fitness
Agility- the ability to change the position of your body quickly
Speed- the ability to perform a movement or cover a distance in a short amount of time
Balance- ability to keep an upright posture
Coordination- ability to use your senses together with your body parts, or to use two or more body parts together
Power- ability to use force/strength quickly
Reaction Time- amount of time it takes to move once you realize you need to act

13. Which is more important, skill or health related fitness? Why?