BTEC Level 3 National Protective Services Unit 4: Physical Preparation, Health and
Wellbeing
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Physical Components of Fitness
To be physically fit and able to live healthily, and deal with the rigours of an active life, you need to be fit in several areas. It is these different areas, or components,
that make up the sum total of physical fitness. Complete the table below to show you can describe the physical components of fitness:
Physical Component Example of when this component is used in Link to using this component in the protective
sport and exercise services
Cardiovascular - Running - Police force because you constantly
endurance - Marathons need to be active to go to different jobs
- Cycling and need the endurance to do it
- Circuit training
Strength - Bench press - Army, carrying a lot of gear and do
- Dead lift different physical activities that require
- Weights their strength
- Rugby
Muscular endurance - Cycling - Move people out of a building in Fire
- Marathons service
Flexibility - Gymnastics - Vaulting obstacles
- Getting around or under things in Fire
service that you can’t move out of the
way
Speed - Football - Police service when chasing criminals
- Sprints
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Wellbeing
AS
1
Physical Components of Fitness
To be physically fit and able to live healthily, and deal with the rigours of an active life, you need to be fit in several areas. It is these different areas, or components,
that make up the sum total of physical fitness. Complete the table below to show you can describe the physical components of fitness:
Physical Component Example of when this component is used in Link to using this component in the protective
sport and exercise services
Cardiovascular - Running - Police force because you constantly
endurance - Marathons need to be active to go to different jobs
- Cycling and need the endurance to do it
- Circuit training
Strength - Bench press - Army, carrying a lot of gear and do
- Dead lift different physical activities that require
- Weights their strength
- Rugby
Muscular endurance - Cycling - Move people out of a building in Fire
- Marathons service
Flexibility - Gymnastics - Vaulting obstacles
- Getting around or under things in Fire
service that you can’t move out of the
way
Speed - Football - Police service when chasing criminals
- Sprints
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