Study the health-related components of fitness for your Physical Education exam. This guide covers cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition.

Q: Flexibility

Answer: Full range of motion of the bodies joints. This is important for injury prevention, posture and muscle tone.

Q: Cardiovascular Fitness

Answer: The strength and endurance of the circulatory and respiratory systems. This is important for overall health and to prevent disease.

Q: Muscular Strength

Answer: Amount of force you can put out or the amount of weight you can lift. This is important for injury prevention, posture, and muscle tone.

Q: Muscular Endurance

Answer: How many times can you move that weight without getting exhausted. The ability to repeat a muscle movement over a period of time. This is important for injury prevention, posture, and muscle tone.

Q: Body Composition

Answer: The ratio of fat to lean body mass. This is important for overall health, injury prevention and to prevent disease.

Q: Power

Answer: * Ability to use strength quickly.* Involves both strength and speed.* Referred to as explosive strength.

Q: Flexibility

Answer: Sit-N-Reach is what health related component?

Q: Cardiovascular Fitness

Answer: Mileis what health related component?

Q: Muscular Endurance

Answer: Curl-ups is what health related component?

Q: Muscular Strength

Answer: Push-ups is what health related component?

Q: Body Composition

Answer: BMI is what health related component?