Associate Level Material

Physical Fitness Worksheet

Being physically fit is an important aspect of obtaining optimal health. Becoming knowledgeable about what it means to be physically fit may greatly increase your ability to improve your health and wellness.

In this worksheet, you identify the five components of health related fitness. Completing this assignment is a step towards gaining the knowledge needed to better manage your physical fitness.

Five Components of Health Related Fitness Table

Complete the table below. The first row has been filled in for you as an example.

|Components of Physical Fitness |Description |How to Incorporate in Your |Benefit(s) |
| | |Life | |
|Cardiorespiratory Fitness |Being able to exercise at a |Walk 2 miles at a brisk |Reduced the risk of heart |
| |moderate to high intensity for a|pace every day. |disease, hypertension, and high |
| |long period of time | |cholesterol. |
|Muscular Strength | |This type of training |Muscle mass increases your |
| | |typically aims to stimulate|metabolic rate, muscle mass |
| |Muscular strength is generally |increased strength on |results in a higher daily level |
| |defined as the ability to |various physiological |of energy, Having muscular |
| |generate force at a given |levels. |strength and endurance isn't |
| |velocity of movement. | |just about looking good, it's |
| | | |about feeling well and staying |
| | | |healthy as the years go on. |
|Muscular Endurance | |Increase your ability to do|Muscle endurance allows you to |
| |Muscular endurance is the |activities like opening |longer perform physical |
| |ability of a muscle or group of |doors, lifting boxes or |activities, even as simple as |
| |muscles to sustain repeated |chopping wood without |walking or climbing stairs, |
| |contractions against a |getting tired. |raising your heart rate and |
| |resistance for an extended | |helping you burn more calories. |
| |period of time. | |The ease of effort of an |
| | | |activity often leads to persons |
| | | |performing it longer, elevating |
| | | |their metabolism furhter |
|Flexibility |A person's flexibility refers to|Warm up before you stretch,|It increases the range of motion|
| |the ability of your joints to |Stretch those muscles, |of your joints and muscles. |