how's it going team welcome back to Adam
II to get active there's definitely a
few things we need somewhere to Train
some equipment a big bottle of water
definitely some overpriced activewear oh
and a little thing called Fitness that's right
right
physical activity actually has fitness
requirements or your syllabus calls
components of fitness there's actually
quite a bit to cover in this part of the
syllabus so we're gonna split it into
two videos starting with a general
overview then we're gonna break it down
into health related components covering
these ones here and in the next video
we'll look at skill related components
including these ones here with all of
that we'll have a really nice
understanding of what it actually means
to be physically fit let's get straight
into it with an overview of fitness
components if you were to pause this
video and look up what Fitness is on the Internet
Internet
you'd get a super generic definition
that doesn't really tell you much with a
definition like this to individuals with
totally different levels of physical
ability may consider themselves to be in
tip-top shape
so to make things a little more clear we
our Fitness components these are the
various components that actually
contribute to physical performance
usually we consider how strong or weak
an athlete is based on these individual
components and the strongest some one is
for most components then the food they
generally are now we split these up into
two groups health-related and skill
related components health rated
components relate to the health and
well-being of the athlete making sure
the body is free from illness or injury
there all of these ones here skill
related components relate to the body's
ability to effectively participate in a
range of activities and they're these
ones here it's important to recognize
that different sports require different
components from both of these lists
depending on the type of movement and
intensity of the sport let's look at
these components in more detail
starting with our health-related ones
first up is cardio respiratory endurance
this refers to the ability of the cardio
respiratory system to transport oxygen
to the working muscles more specifically
it's about how efficiently the arabic
energy system provides energy through
the heart and lungs athletes with a high
level of cardio respiratory endurance
can exercise at higher intensity levels
without feeling overly fatigues and can
recover faster after working being
Arabic meaning it's related to oxygen
this is an important component for
activities that engage the arabic energy
system such as marathons and long
distance cycling then we have muscular
endurance muscular endurance is the
ability of our muscles to repetitively
contract against resistance over a
period of time more specifically it's
about how efficiently the anaerobic
energy systems the atp-cp
and lactic acid systems can provide
energy to the muscles and how those
muscle cells utilizes energy over and
over again athletes with a high level of
muscular endurance are able to exert
maximal force for a prolonged time
without feeling the onset of fatigue as
quickly because of this it's an
essential component for repetitive
activities like rowing and short
distance Amin where athletes need to
push as hard as they can for a certain
amount of time our next component is
muscular strength strength refers to an
athlete's ability to exert force against
resistance in a single maximal
contraction it's pretty simple the
greater the strength of a muscle the
more force the muscle can exert for
example a super strong athlete can throw
this container of protein powder really
far while our less built friend isn't
able to push it as much muscular
strength is essential in a lot of
anaerobic activities that is sports that
don't require oxygen for example
activities that require lifting pushing
or pulling
like weightlifting and those that
require athletes to hold their own
bodyweight like rings and gymnastics
flexibility is another Fitness component
that is key in a range of sports this
refers to the range of movement athletes
have around their joints the greater our
flexibility the more mobility we have
the further were able to stretch twist
and bend in different directions without
causing any injury athletes that are
highly flexible are able to complete a
variety of movements which is essential
for activities like competitive dancing
and gymnastics it's also essential in a
lot of team sports like soccer and
hockey where players need to be mobile
and stretch their limbs to intercept a
pass or a shot next up is body
composition body composition is the
relative proportion of an athlete's fat
muscle and bone content having too much
body fat often puts a strain on the
muscles and joints during physical
activity which can inhibit movement
altogether with this in mind zero body
fat doesn't equate to better performance
in all sports what's considered an
optimal body composition depends on the
demands of each activity let's look at
some sporting examples to make it a bit
more clear cyclists for example need to
be light to make riding easier as well
as strong so they can push themselves
through the race so it's optimal to have
a high muscle percentage and low body
fat but other activities like rugby need
strong more stocky athletes so it's
optimal for them to have a higher body
fat percentage
there isn't a strict right and wrong
when it comes to body composition but
athletes need to be aware of the
requirements for their particular sport
all right guys that's the first half of
our Fitness components finished we've
covered a lot so let's just do a quick
summary in sport
we'll use the components of fitness to
define what it actually means to be fit
so far we've covered the health-related
components which are these ones here
breaking each one down with a definition
explanation and spa
example will make it really easy when
you go back to revise this part of your
syllabus take a screenshot now answer a
few quiz questions and move on to the
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