Skill-Related Fitness Components and Activities Power
Skill-Related Fitness Components and Activities Power
Skill-Related Fitness Components and Activities Power
Power
Is the ability to perform with strength at a rapid pace. Strength and speed are
both involved in power. Football players, swimmers, shot-putters, discus throwers, and
high jumpers are examples of athletes who typically have a high degree of power.
Speed
Reaction Time
Is the amount of time it takes to start a movement once your senses signal the
need to move. People with good reaction time can usually start quickly in track and
swimming or react quickly in ping pong or karate.
Agility
Is the ability to change the position of your body and to control the movement of
your whole body. Agility is an important quality in many sports, because you must
change direction rapidly and always have your body under control.
Balance
Is the ability to keep an upright posture while either standing still or moving. Good
balance in essential in many activities like skating, surfing, skiing, and gymnastics.
Is the ability of your heart, blood cells, and lungs to work continuously for
extended periods of time. This is how efficiently your body takes in, transports, and uses
oxygen while exercising. Having efficient heart and lungs leads to increased energy
throughout the day.
Muscular strength
Is the maximum amount of force a muscle can produce in a single effort or how
much you can lift in one attempt. Performing exercises that use your own body weight,
free weights, or weights on a machine are excellent ways to develop muscle strength.
Having muscular strength will ensure that you have the strength needed to lift a heavy
object, for example a box full of books.
Muscular endurance
Is your ability to contract your muscles several times without excessive fatigue.
Another way to think about it is the length of time your muscles can continue to work
before tiring. What this means is once you have picked up that heavy box of books, you
can then carry that box for a long period of time before you need to take a break.
Flexibility
Is the range of motion that your joints have during movement. Maintaining
flexibility can improve your performance in physical activities in addition to decreasing
your risk of injuries by helping your joints move through their full range of motion,
therefore, allowing your muscles to work most effectively. Stretching and yoga can be
done to help improve your flexibility.
Body composition
Is the ratio of water, bone, muscle, and fat in the body. A healthy body
composition indicates that you may have less risk of developing obesity-related
diseases, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and even some cancers.