Concept of

Physical Fitness
& Exercise
“Physical Fitness is not only one of the
key to a healthy body. It is the basis of
dynamic & creative intellectual
activity.”

John F. Kennedy
Components of
Physical Fitness

 Cardiovascular
Endurance
 Muscular Strength
 Muscular Endurance
 Flexibility
 Body Composition
 Cardiovascular Endurance
 is the ability of the heart and lungs to work
together to provide the needed oxygen and fuel
to the body during sustained workloads.

Example: jogging, jumping rope, cycling and

swimming.
 Muscular Strength
 is the amount of force a muscle can produce.

Example: bench press, leg press or bicep curl.

 Muscular Endurance
 is the ability of the muscles to perform
continuous without fatiguing.

Examples would be crunches, push up, and

plank.
 Flexibility
 is the ability of each joint to move through the
available range of motion for a specific joint.

Example: stretching individual muscles, sit and

reach.
 Body Composition
 is the amount of fat mass
compared to lean muscle
mass, bone and organs.
IF IT DOESN’T
CHALLENGE
YOU

IT DOESN’T
CHANGE YOU

“The hardest thing

about exercise is to
start doing it. Once
you are doing
exercise regularly, the
hardest thing is to
stop it”
Erin Gray