The Five Health Components of Fitness

0:00What are the five health components of fitness?

0:03They are five parts of fitness that help keep your body healthy.

0:08Heart and lung fitness lets you keep moving for a long time, like on a long bike ride.

0:14Your heart and lungs work together to bring oxygen to your muscles.

0:19Muscle strength is how hard your muscles can push or pull in one big effort, like lifting a heavy box.

0:26Muscle endurance is how many times your muscles can work before they get tired, like doing many sit-ups.

0:34Strength is one big effort, but endurance is many efforts in a row.

0:40Flexibility is how far you can bend and stretch at your joints, like reaching toward your toes.

0:47Body composition is what your body is made of, like muscle, bone, fat and water.

0:54Every body has its own mix of these parts.

0:57Being active in lots of different ways helps all five.

1:02So fitness for health has five components, and each one is a different part of being fit.