Types of Fitness fitness

To be fit, that was most everybody wants to achieve while they are living and enjoying with their life.  This are some types of fitness that people needs to develop.

Stamina - This is a combination of cardio-respiratory endurance and muscular endurance.
Cardio-respiratory endurance - this is the ability of the heart and lungs to some get oxygen to the muscles, the reason for this is that the muscles can perform for a long time. This type of fitness can be developed by exercising in your training zone with just at lease 3 times per week for a duration of at least 20 minutes.
Muscular endurance -this is the ability of a muscle or group of muscles to perform for a long time. This can be developed only through weight lifting and some exercises such as press ups, sit-ups etc. TThe only important point to note about developing muscular endurance is that you must exercise with high reps and low weight to get the desired effect.
Strength - This is the greatest force that a muscle can produce in pushing, pulling, lifting or striking actions. This type of fitness is usually developed by  just following a weight lifting program. An important point to remember is to exercise with just a low reps and high weight.
Speed - This is how muscles in the joint can move quickly. This can also be apply to the movement of the whole body, or to the movement of a part of the body, specially the arm.
Power - it is the ability of the body to produce an explosive effort. It was created with the combination of strength and speed.
Flexibility or suppleness - stretching muscles, that is its ability, so that a joint has a large range of movement. Flexibility can be affected by injury, muscle, tendons, ligaments and skin.

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