SPS 311 – PHYSICAL

CONDITIONING
Mohd Fadzil b. Hj Kamarudin
UiTM
Components of Physical Fitness
Components of Physical Fitness
for Sport
Cardiovascular Endurance
 The ability of the lungs & Heart to take in
& transport adequate amounts of
oxygen to the working muscles,
involving large muscles
Muscular Endurance
 The muscle’s ability to sustain work for a
prolonged time.
Repetitive movement
Consistence movement
Body Composition
 The percentage ratio of muscle vs. fat
as required by the sport person specific
to his/her sport requirement. Ectomorph

Endomorph
Mesomorph
Flexibility
 Range of Motion (ROM) available in a
joint or group of joints that can be
measured either angularly or linearly.
Balance
 Stability, poise, control
 Static balance
 Dynamic balance
Speed
 General speed
The capacity to perform any kind of
movement (motor reaction) in a rapid
manner.
 Specific speed
The capacity to perform an exercise or skill
at a given speed, which is usually high.
Agility
 Ability to change direction involving
explosive breaking, change direction
and accelerate again while maintaining
good body position.
Coordination
 The ability to perform movements
of various degrees of difficulty
very quickly, with great
precession and efficiency, and in
accordance with specific training
objective.
 General coordination – the
capacity to rationally perform
various motor skills in multilateral
development phase.
 Specific coordination – the
ability to perform various
movements in the selected sport
very quickly, but also with ease,
flawlessness & precision that
closely linked to the sports
specificity of motor skills.
Muscle Strength
 Maximum strength
The highest force the
neuromuscular system
can perform during a
maximum voluntary
contraction
 Power
The combination of
strength & speed, and
the ability to perform
maximum force in the
shortest time.
Kinesthetic awareness
 The spatial awareness of space, speed,
distance, in relation to body position
(Awareness of body position).
Reaction time (visual, Audio, Touch, Smell,
Intuition)
Represents the time
between exposure to a
stimulus & the first
muscular reaction, or the
first movement performed.
Simple reaction – the
predetermined conscious
response to a previously
known signal performed
unexpectedly.
Complex reaction – when
an individual receives
several stimuli & has to
choose between them.