1.

Physical fitness  is defined as the state of general wellbeing, physically sound and
healthy, along with mental stability.
2. Physical Fitness Components:
a. Health Related Components:
i. 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.
ii. Muscular strength  is the amount of force a muscle can produce.
iii. Muscular endurance  is the ability of the muscles to perform
continuous without fatiguing.
iv. Flexibility  is the ability of each joint to move through the available
range of motion for a specific joint.
v. Body composition  is the amount of fat mass compared to lean
muscle mass, bone and organs.
b. Skill Related Components:
i. Agility  is the ability to change the position of your body and to
control the movement of your whole body.
ii. Balance  is the ability to keep an upright posture while either
standing still or moving.
iii. Power  is the ability to perform with strength at a rapid pace.
iv. Reaction Time  is the amount of time it takes to start a movement
once your senses signal the need to move.
v. Coordination  is the integration of eye, hand, and foot movements.
vi. Speed  is the ability to cover a distance in a short amount of time.
3. Different Kinds of Stretching:
a. Ballistic stretching  uses the momentum of a moving body or a limb to force
it beyond its normal range of motion.
b. Dynamic stretching  consists of controlled leg and arm swings that take you
(gently!) to the limits of your range of motion.
c. Active stretching  is one where you assume a position and then hold it there
with no assistance other than using the strength of your agonist muscles.
d. Passive stretching  is one where you assume a position and hold it with
some other part of your body, or with the assistance of a partner or some
other apparatus.
e. Static stretching  consists of stretching a muscle (or group of muscles) to its
farthest point and then maintaining or holding that position.
f. Isometric stretching  is a type of static stretching (meaning it does not use
motion) which involves the resistance of muscle groups through isometric
contractions (tensing) of the stretched muscles.
4. Recreational activities  can be considered active treatment when such activities are
community based, structured and integrated within the surrounding community.