1. 5 Components of
Physical Fitness

2. The Components of Physical Fitness are:
Heart and Lung Endurance
Muscular Strength
Muscular Endurance
Flexibility
Body Composition

3. Heart and Lung Endurance
Heart and Lung Endurance is the ability to do activities that require increased oxygen.

4. Muscular Strength
Muscular Strength is the ability to use your muscles to perform various activities.

5. Muscular Endurance
Muscular Endurance is the ability to use muscular strength over a set period of time.

6. Flexibility
Flexibility is the ability to bend and move the joints through a full range of motion.

7. Body Composition
Body Composition is the % of body fat compared to the % of lean muscle tissue.

8. All of these components should be included in your personal fitness plan.

9. Examples of Flexibility are:
Stretching
sit and reach
hamstring stretch
calf raises
quad stretch
triceps stretch
trunk flex

10. Examples of Muscular Strength and Endurance Activities are:
Push ups
Crunches
Lifting Weights
Jump and Jacks
Jogging
Speed Walking
Bicycling

11. Examples of Heart and Lung Endurance Activities are:
Any activity that you perform for 15 minutes or more that makes your heart rate increase significantly.
Jogging
Bicycling
Jump roping
Step Aerobics
Swimming

12. Body Composition is a result of the amount of exercise that you participate in on a regular basis and your diet.

13. Improve your physical fitness.
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