Year 7 · Physical education · Fitness and health · Lesson 1

Components of fitness

The 11 components of fitness: five health-related (cardiovascular endurance, strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, body composition) and six skill-related (agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time, speed), matched to sports.

17-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

Name and define the health-related components
Name and define the skill-related components
Match components to sports
Explain why a sport needs certain components

The method

Main actions.
Match components.
Pick the key ones.
Explain why.

Key words: fitness, cardiovascular endurance, strength, flexibility, agility, power, reaction time.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

Name the two groups of fitness components.

Step 1: H and S

Answer: health-related and skill-related

Question 2

Name the five health-related components.

Step 1: C, MS, ME, F, BC

Answer: cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, body composition

Question 3

Name the six skill-related components.

Step 1: A, B, C, P, R, S

Answer: agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time, speed