Components of Fitness

1. Fitness
Components
A fitness component is
a part of our fitness.

2. The ability to change direction quickly whilst
moving at speed.
This is tested with the ‘Illinois Agility Test’.
For example:
Jeju United soccer player
changing direction in game. For example:
Using agility skills to change
direction and avoid
defenders in basketball.

3. Maintaining a
balance while still.
Archery requires balance.

4. The ability to produce a large amount of force in one
action. It is important in explosive events like
jumping and sprint starts. The ‘Standing Board Jump’
tests power.
For example:
Chris Tomlinson (GB long jumper) needs
power to explode off the take off
board in order to achieve the best
possible jump.

5. The ability to move body parts quickly, to get from A
to B as quickly as possible.
The ’3 second sprint’ tests your speed.
For example:
Usian Bolt needs speed in
order to complete the 100m
sprint as quickly as possible.
How fast you
move!

6. The range of movement around a joint.
The ‘sit and reach test’ tests flexibility.
For example:
SuJi Kim must be highly flexible
when diving, as it enhances his ability
to learn movements, skills and dives,
and to train longer and harder.
Flexibility also enhances a divers'
balance – a key element of diving.

7. The ability to keep working for long periods of time
without getting tried (fatigue). The ‘Multi-Stage
Fitness Test’, also known as the ‘beep test’ test your
cardio-vascular endurance.
For example: People who run the Seoul
Marathon need good cardio-vascular
endurance to complete the race of 42km!

8. The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to for an extended
period of time. There are a number of ways that muscular
endurance can be tested:
Sit up Test
Sit ups / press ups in 1 minute.
For example:
Tae Kwon Do competitors need
to have excellent muscular
endurance to enable them to
complete the fight at a steady
but competitive pace.