Elementary Academics

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.