?List and define the four components of physical fitness.

What will be an ideal response?


1) Cardiorespiratory fitness: the ability of the heart, lungs and blood vessels to process and transport oxygen required by muscle cells so they can meet the demands of prolonged physical activity.?2) Muscle fitness: muscle strength and endurance.?Muscle strength: the ability of skeletal muscle to engage in work and relates to the force that a muscle can exert.?Muscle endurance: the ability of muscles to function over time and is supported by the respiratory and circulatory systems.?3) Flexibility: the ability of joints to move freely through a full range of motion.?4) Body composition: makeup of the body in terms of fat tissue in relation to lean body tissue.

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