What are the 12 components of

physical fitness?
So, what are the 12 components of physical fitness? We’re going to list them all
with a breakdown of each to give you a better understanding of what’s involved:

 1 – Body Composition: Body composition is the term used by doctors and

health & fitness professionals to evaluate the overall percentage of fat, bone,
and muscle in your body (BMI). This can be used to determine how healthy
you are as an individual. Naturally, those with an excessively high composition
of fat tend to be less healthy. As an example, an average and acceptable fat %
for men is about 18-24%. This varies depending on your height and should be
dropped to 14-17% when pursuing personal fitness.

 2 – Flexibility: Flexibility refers to your joints and their abilities to move

through an unrestricted and pain-free series of movements. The range of
motion that you have is influenced by the soft tissues surrounding the joints,
including ligaments, tendons, muscles, and the skin. There are various stretches
and exercises that you can do that help increase your overall flexibility and range
of motion.

 3 – Cardiovascular Endurance: Cardiovascular endurance is the overall

measure of how effectively you can carry out exercises that involve the
whole body at high intensity for extended periods of time. CrossFit is a
decent means of improving your cardiovascular endurance, as it running and
swimming – all of which make daily tasks significantly less strenuous as well.

 4 – Muscular Endurance: Your muscular endurance is the ability of a

certain muscle to exert force with consistency and repetition over a given
period of time. Long-distance running is a good example of muscle endurance
as your leg muscles repeat the same stretches and movements over and over
again.

 5 – Muscular Strength: Muscular strength is the amount of force that a

given muscle can produce in a single effort. Deadlifting is a great example of
athletes proving their individual muscle strength by lifting one large weight in a
single rep.
 6 – Speed: Speed refers to the body’s ability to move all or parts of the
body as quickly as possible. When sprinting, an athlete is moving their arms
and their legs at a great speed in order to propel their bodies forward as fast as
possible.

 7 – Power: Power ties in quite closely with muscular strength, but refers to
the ability to exert maximum muscular contraction instantly in an explosive
burst of movements. One example of this is the high-jump – an athlete will
sprint in the direction of the target and in one movement, launch their body from
the ground in a single, powerful jump.

 8 – Reaction Time: Reaction time in fitness refers to the speed at which an

individual can respond to external stimuli. In football, the athlete with the
faster reaction time can out-maneuver a defender trying to take the ball from
them – in the 100m sprint, the athlete that can get off the mark the fastest will
have the greatest advantage in the race, and so on.

 9 – Agility: Agility in fitness is defined as a skill-related component of

physical fitness that refers to an individual’s ability to alter the position of
their entire body in space with great speed and accuracy. A gymnast who
can master a wide range of flips and springs is incredibly agile and have great
control over the body’s positioning.

 10 – Coordination: Coordination refers to the organization of the various

elements of a complex activity so as to enable the body to work in sync
effectively. Synchronized swimming, dance, and martial arts are great examples
of physical activities that promote and require excellent coordination.

 11 – Static Balance: Static balance is an individual’s ability to hold their

body in a fixed position – this includes core strength and coordination,
such as holding various yoga poses.

 12 – Dynamic Balance: Similar to static balance, dynamic balance is an

individual’s ability to maintain shape and posture as they move their body
from one static posture or position to another. Moving through various poses
in yoga requires both excellent static and dynamic balance.
HISTORY OF
ATHLETICS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
In 1913, the Philippines 昀椀
rst participated in an
international athletics
competition at the Dar Eastern
Games. Then 1924, the National
Collegiate
Athletic Association (NCAA)
was established to regulate
collegiate sports and
set general athletic policies
amongst di 昀昀 erent
universities. This is also when
the Philippines 昀椀 rst
participated in the Olympics
and continued since then for
every Summer Olympics.
In 1928, the Philippines
national athletics team had won
the 昀椀 rst win In
the Olympic games, receiving a
bronze medal in the Men’s 200
meters
breaststroke by Teo 昀椀 lo
Yldefonso. The NCAA Board
of Directors divided to put
competitions on a fairer basis
and to stimulate athletics among
a greater
number in 1931.
The University Athletic
Association of the Philippines
was formed
through the encouragement of
PAAF and other colleges in
1938. Then in
1951, the Philippine Athletics
team 昀椀 rst joined the Asian
th
Gams and ranked 5
having a total of 4 medals, 1
gold and 3 bronze.
The Philippines hosted their 昀
椀 rst Asian Games in 1954 and
the
Philippine Athletics Team were
able to win a total of 8 medals,
1 silver and 7
th
bronze, and ranked 8 in the
1954 Asian Games. In 1962, the
Philippine
Athletics Track and Field
Association (PATAFA) was
founded. It is the National
Sports Association (NSA) for
athletics sports such as track
and 昀椀 eld, road
running, cross country running,
and racewalking in the
Philippines, including
the core athletics sports which
constitute the Decathlon in the
Olympic
Games.
The Philippines then 昀椀 rst
participated in the Asian
Athletics
Championship in 1973 where
rd
they ranked 3 with a total of
10 medals, 4
gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze.
In 1981, the Philippines hosted
the SEA Games for the 昀椀 rst
time then in
1983, the Philippine Athletics
st
Team were ranked 1 in the
1983 SEA Games
having 32 medals, 11 gold,
11silver and 10 bronze. Then
1994, the Philippine
Athletics Team received their
th
last medal and ranked 13 in the
overall Asian
Games.
In 2003, the Philippines then
hosted the 2003 Asian Athletic
Championship where the
Philippine Athletic team ranked
th
17 overall. Then in
2019, the Philippines hosted the
2019 SEA Games where the
Philippine
rd
Athletics Team ranked 3
overall with 27 medals, 11 gold,
8 silver and 8
bronze.
HISTORY OF
ATHLETICS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
In 1913, the Philippines 昀椀
rst participated in an
international athletics
competition at the Dar Eastern
Games. Then 1924, the National
Collegiate
Athletic Association (NCAA)
was established to regulate
collegiate sports and
set general athletic policies
amongst di 昀昀 erent
universities. This is also when
the Philippines 昀椀 rst
participated in the Olympics
and continued since then for
every Summer Olympics.
In 1928, the Philippines
national athletics team had won
the 昀椀 rst win In
the Olympic games, receiving a
bronze medal in the Men’s 200
meters
breaststroke by Teo 昀椀 lo
Yldefonso. The NCAA Board
of Directors divided to put
competitions on a fairer basis
and to stimulate athletics among
a greater
number in 1931.
The University Athletic
Association of the Philippines
was formed
through the encouragement of
PAAF and other colleges in
1938. Then in
1951, the Philippine Athletics
team 昀椀 rst joined the Asian
th
Gams and ranked 5
having a total of 4 medals, 1
gold and 3 bronze.
The Philippines hosted their 昀
椀 rst Asian Games in 1954 and
the
Philippine Athletics Team were
able to win a total of 8 medals,
1 silver and 7
th
bronze, and ranked 8 in the
1954 Asian Games. In 1962, the
Philippine
Athletics Track and Field
Association (PATAFA) was
founded. It is the National
Sports Association (NSA) for
athletics sports such as track
and 昀椀 eld, road
running, cross country running,
and racewalking in the
Philippines, including
the core athletics sports which
constitute the Decathlon in the
Olympic
Games.
The Philippines then 昀椀 rst
participated in the Asian
Athletics
Championship in 1973 where
rd
they ranked 3 with a total of
10 medals, 4
gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze.
In 1981, the Philippines hosted
the SEA Games for the 昀椀 rst
time then in
1983, the Philippine Athletics
st
Team were ranked 1 in the
1983 SEA Games
having 32 medals, 11 gold,
11silver and 10 bronze. Then
1994, the Philippine
Athletics Team received their
th
last medal and ranked 13 in the
overall Asian
Games.
In 2003, the Philippines then
hosted the 2003 Asian Athletic
Championship where the
Philippine Athletic team ranked
th
17 overall. Then in
2019, the Philippines hosted the
2019 SEA Games where the
Philippine
rd
Athletics Team ranked 3
overall with 27 medals, 11 gold,
8 silver and 8
bronze.
HISTORY OF
ATHLETICS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
In 1913, the Philippines 昀椀
rst participated in an
international athletics
competition at the Dar Eastern
Games. Then 1924, the National
Collegiate
Athletic Association (NCAA)
was established to regulate
collegiate sports and
set general athletic policies
amongst di 昀昀 erent
universities. This is also when
the Philippines 昀椀 rst
participated in the Olympics
and continued since then for
every Summer Olympics.
In 1928, the Philippines
national athletics team had won
the 昀椀 rst win In
the Olympic games, receiving a
bronze medal in the Men’s 200
meters
breaststroke by Teo 昀椀 lo
Yldefonso. The NCAA Board
of Directors divided to put
competitions on a fairer basis
and to stimulate athletics among
a greater
number in 1931.
The University Athletic
Association of the Philippines
was formed
through the encouragement of
PAAF and other colleges in
1938. Then in
1951, the Philippine Athletics
team 昀椀 rst joined the Asian
th
Gams and ranked 5
having a total of 4 medals, 1
gold and 3 bronze.
The Philippines hosted their 昀
椀 rst Asian Games in 1954 and
the
Philippine Athletics Team were
able to win a total of 8 medals,
1 silver and 7
th
bronze, and ranked 8 in the
1954 Asian Games. In 1962, the
Philippine
Athletics Track and Field
Association (PATAFA) was
founded. It is the National
Sports Association (NSA) for
athletics sports such as track
and 昀椀 eld, road
running, cross country running,
and racewalking in the
Philippines, including
the core athletics sports which
constitute the Decathlon in the
Olympic
Games.
The Philippines then 昀椀 rst
participated in the Asian
Athletics
Championship in 1973 where
rd
they ranked 3 with a total of
10 medals, 4
gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze.
In 1981, the Philippines hosted
the SEA Games for the 昀椀 rst
time then in
1983, the Philippine Athletics
st
Team were ranked 1 in the
1983 SEA Games
having 32 medals, 11 gold,
11silver and 10 bronze. Then
1994, the Philippine
Athletics Team received their
th
last medal and ranked 13 in the
overall Asian
Games.
In 2003, the Philippines then
hosted the 2003 Asian Athletic
Championship where the
Philippine Athletic team ranked
th
17 overall. Then in
2019, the Philippines hosted the
2019 SEA Games where the
Philippine
rd
Athletics Team ranked 3
overall with 27 medals, 11 gold,
8 silver and 8
bronze.
HISTORY OF
ATHLETICS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
In 1913, the Philippines 昀椀
rst participated in an
international athletics
competition at the Dar Eastern
Games. Then 1924, the National
Collegiate
Athletic Association (NCAA)
was established to regulate
collegiate sports and
set general athletic policies
amongst di 昀昀 erent
universities. This is also when
the Philippines 昀椀 rst
participated in the Olympics
and continued since then for
every Summer Olympics.
In 1928, the Philippines
national athletics team had won
the 昀椀 rst win In
the Olympic games, receiving a
bronze medal in the Men’s 200
meters
breaststroke by Teo 昀椀 lo
Yldefonso. The NCAA Board
of Directors divided to put
competitions on a fairer basis
and to stimulate athletics among
a greater
number in 1931.
The University Athletic
Association of the Philippines
was formed
through the encouragement of
PAAF and other colleges in
1938. Then in
1951, the Philippine Athletics
team 昀椀 rst joined the Asian
th
Gams and ranked 5
having a total of 4 medals, 1
gold and 3 bronze.
The Philippines hosted their 昀
椀 rst Asian Games in 1954 and
the
Philippine Athletics Team were
able to win a total of 8 medals,
1 silver and 7
th
bronze, and ranked 8 in the
1954 Asian Games. In 1962, the
Philippine
Athletics Track and Field
Association (PATAFA) was
founded. It is the National
Sports Association (NSA) for
athletics sports such as track
and 昀椀 eld, road
running, cross country running,
and racewalking in the
Philippines, including
the core athletics sports which
constitute the Decathlon in the
Olympic
Games.
The Philippines then 昀椀 rst
participated in the Asian
Athletics
Championship in 1973 where
rd
they ranked 3 with a total of
10 medals, 4
gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze.
In 1981, the Philippines hosted
the SEA Games for the 昀椀 rst
time then in
1983, the Philippine Athletics
st
Team were ranked 1 in the
1983 SEA Games
having 32 medals, 11 gold,
11silver and 10 bronze. Then
1994, the Philippine
Athletics Team received their
th
last medal and ranked 13 in the
overall Asian
Games.
In 2003, the Philippines then
hosted the 2003 Asian Athletic
Championship where the
Philippine Athletic team ranked
th
17 overall. Then in
2019, the Philippines hosted the
2019 SEA Games where the
Philippine
rd
Athletics Team ranked 3
overall with 27 medals, 11 gold,
8 silver and 8
bronze