Ability to carry out daily tasks with vigor and alertness, without undue fatigue, and with ample energy to enjoy leisure-time activities and to meet the physical demands of any unforeseen emergencies.
Physical Activity
Bodily movementinvolving contraction of skeletal muscles and requiring calorie expenditure.
Exercise
Planned, structured, repetitive bodymovements conducted specifically to develop components of physical fitness.
Skill-related Fitness
Components or areas offitness that don’t have a direct effect on overall health but do contribute tothe ability to function in a skilled and efficient way; also calledperformance-related fitness.
Health-related Fitness
Components or areas offitness that have a direct effect on overall health.
Agility
Ability to change the direction and positionof the body in a quick and precise manner.
Balance
Ability to maintain equilibrium whethersitting, standing, or moving.