COMPONENTS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS

Health Related components: Those factors that are related to how well the systems
of your body work

1. Cardiovascular Fitness: The ability of the circulatory system (heart and

blood vessels) to supply oxygen to working muscles during exercise.
2. Body Composition: The relative percentage of body fat compared to
lean body mass (muscle, bone, water,etc)
3. Flexibility: The range of movement possible at various joints.
4. Muscular strength: The amount of force that can be produced by a
single contraction of a muscle
5. Muscular endurance: The ability of a muscle group to continue muscle
movement over a length of time.

Skill Related Components: Those aspects of fitness which form the basis for
successful sportor activity participation.

1. Speed: The ability to move quickly from one point to another in a

straight line
2. Agility: The ability of the body to change direction quickly
3. Balance: The ability to maintain an upright posture while still or moving
4. Coordination: Integration with hand and/or foot movements with the
input of the senses.
5. Reaction Time: Amount of time it takes to get moving.
6. Power: The ability to do strength work at an explosive pace.

10 Components of Fitness
There are ten recognized general physical skills, and they are all practiced regularly with
CrossFit. You are as fit as your competency in each of these ten skills.

1. Cardiovascular / respiratory endurance – The ability of body systems to gather,

process, and deliver oxygen.
2. Stamina – The ability of body systems to process, deliver, store, and utilize energy.
3. Strength – The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply
force.
4. Flexibility – The ability to maximize the range of motion at a given joint.
5. Power – The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply
maximum force in minimum time.
6. Speed – The ability to minimize the time cycle of a repeated movement.
7. Coordination – The ability to combine several distinct movement patterns into a singular
distinct movement.
8. Agility – The ability to minimize transition time from one movement pattern to another.
9. Balance – The ability to control the placement of the body’s center of gravity in relation
to its support base.
10. Accuracy – The ability to control movement in a given direction or at a given intensity.