Physical and Health Education – Primary 6 Weekly Short Class Lesson Notes for Second Term

WEEK 5 – PHYSICAL FITNESS

CONCEPT OF PHYSICAL FITNESS

Physical fitness means being strong, healthy, and able to do daily activities or play sports without getting tired easily. It helps the body stay healthy, avoid sickness, and perform well in sports.

 

COMPONENTS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS

Physical fitness has different parts, also called components:

A. HEALTH-RELATED COMPONENTS 

These help you stay healthy and prevent illness:

1. Cardiorespiratory Endurance – The ability of the heart and lungs to supply oxygen during exercise (e.g., running).

2. Muscular Strength – The power of your muscles to lift or push (e.g., lifting weights).

3. Muscular Endurance – The ability of muscles to work for a long time without getting tired (e.g., cycling).

4. Flexibility – The ability to move joints easily (e.g., bending, stretching).

5. Body Composition – The ratio of fat, muscle, and bones in the body.

 

B. PERFORMANCE-RELATED COMPONENTS 

These help you perform well in sports:

1. Agility – The ability to change direction quickly (e.g., dodging in football).

2. Balance – The ability to stay steady while moving or standing.

3. Coordination – Using eyes, hands, and feet together (e.g., catching a ball).

4. Speed – Moving quickly from one point to another.

5. Power – Strength combined with speed (e.g., jumping high or throwing far).

6. Reaction Time – The time taken to respond to a stimulus (e.g., starting a race after the whistle).

 

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEALTH-RELATED AND PERFORMANCE-RELATED COMPONENTS

1. Health related component helps to stay healthy while performance related component helps to perform well in sports.

2. Health related component focus on fitness and well-being while performance related component focus on skills and sport performance.

3. Examples of health related components are endurance, strength, flexibility while Examples of performance related components are Speed, agility, power, coordination.

 

10 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON PHYSICAL FITNESS

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options A – D.

1. Physical fitness means ______. 

A. Being strong, healthy, and able to do activities without getting tired easily

B. Sleeping all day

C. Eating only fast food

D. Watching TV all the time

2. Which of these is a health-related component of physical fitness?

A. Agility

B. Speed

C. Muscular strength

D. Reaction time

3. Which of these is a performance-related component of physical fitness?

A. Flexibility

B. Body composition

C. Agility

D. Muscular endurance

4. Cardiorespiratory endurance helps the ______. 

A. Legs move only

B. Hands lift weights

D. Eyes see better

C. Heart and lungs supply oxygen during exercise

5. Flexibility is the ability to ______. 

A. Lift heavy objects

B. Move joints easily

C. Run fast

D. React quickly

6. Speed, power, and coordination are examples of  ______. 

A. Health-related components

B. Performance-related components

C. Bad habits

D. None of the above

7. Body composition refers to ______. 

A. The ability to jump high

B. How fast you run

C. How strong your arms are

D. The ratio of fat, muscles, and bones in the body

8. Which of the following is the main difference between health-related and performance-related components?

A. Health-related is for sports; performance-related is for health

B. Health-related is for staying healthy; performance-related is for performing well in sports

C. There is no difference

D. Health-related is for adults only

9. Reaction time is ______. 

A. The time taken to respond to a signal or stimulus

B. The ability to stretch

C. Lifting heavy weights

D. Running slowly

10. Muscular endurance helps the muscles ______. 

A. Work for a long time without getting tired

B. Move quickly

C. Jump higher

D. React faster

Answer Key – 1. A 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. A