Health-Related Fitness Components

Which of the following is the MOST direct physiological measure of cardiovascular fitness?

Which component of health-related fitness is MOST focused on the proportion of fat, muscle, and bone in the body?

Performing a bench press primarily develops which component of health-related fitness?

Which activity is the BEST example of improving muscular endurance?

Which of the following activities would PRIMARILY improve flexibility?

If a person increases the amount of weight they lift during their workouts, which component of health-related fitness are they MOST directly targeting?

Which of the following is NOT typically considered a component of body composition?

A high school student wants to improve their mile run time. Which health-related fitness component should they focus on MOST?

Which of the following activities would contribute LEAST to improving cardiovascular fitness?

Which assessment would BEST measure a person's flexibility?

Health-related components

Cardiovascular fitness

Health-related fitness components focus on factors promoting optimum health and preventing problems associated with activity.

Cardiovascular Fitness

A person's ability to deliver oxygen to working muscles is affected by physiological parameters.
Physiological parameters include heart rate, stroke volume, cardiac output, and maximal oxygen consumption.
Examples of Cardiovascular fitness include a 12-minute run, cycling, and step test.

Muscular Strength and Endurance

Muscular strength is the ability of muscles to produce or perform work.
Muscular strength is determined by the amount of force exerted (e.g., bench press, leg press).
Muscular endurance includes long-distance running, cycling, swimming, circuit training and body weight exercise.

Flexibility

Flexibility is the ability to move a body part through a full range of motion at a joint.
Examples of flexibility activities include sit-and-reach, zipper test, standing hip bend, and lower leg stretch.

Body Composition

Body composition describes what the body is made of.
Body composition includes fat, protein, minerals, and body water.
Body composition describes weight more accurately than BMI.
Body composition analysis can accurately show changes in fat mass, muscle mass, and body fat percentage (e.g., Body Max Index BMI).