Posted on January 3, 2009 in Latest News
Skill related fitness comprises of components such as agility, balance, coordination, power, speed, and reaction time. Skill related fitness is the ability to perform efficiently in sports, daily activities, and work-related activities
Health-related fitness focuses on the health, while skill-related fitness focuses on the performance in a sport. Skill related fitness is very important if you are competing in sporting activities.
Definition of Skill-Related Fitness
Skill related fitness is the ability to perform well in physical activities, sports. To improve the performance in sporting activities such as running, gymnastics etc. one has to work on skill related fitness. Here are the components of Skill related fitness:
- Agility: Agility is the ability to change the direction of your body quickly and efficiently at the speed of your travel. In games such as tennis, agility is important to reach the ball in time
- Balance: Balance is the ability to remain in equilibrium while being stationery or moving. Activities such as gymnastics, ballet, skiing require balance
- Coordination: Coordination is the ability to use your body parts, muscles, to move smoothly and accurately
- Speed: Speed is the ability to move your body from one point to another as fast as possible. Activities such as soccer, baseball, and gymnastics require speed
- Reaction Time: Reaction time is the amount of time taken for you to respond to a stimulus (based on sight and touch)
- Power: Power is the application of speed and strength to produce a muscular movement. Almost all sports require power to perform well
The above components of skill related fitness are important if you are training for a particular sport. Practicing a particular sport will improve the above components in that sport.
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January 18th, 2009 at 11:08 am
thank you ,,, i got it now of what the difference of the skill and health related physical fitness,,it is really helping me to report in to my teacher and classmate ,,, GOD bless.. More power come…
March 10th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
thanks helped me wiv my homework
September 24th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
i really appreciate how you are helping but how are the related components measured?