Our sports require a good aerobic base whether they involve running, swimming, or rowing. Whilst many of the activities may be of short duration or repeated bursts, aerobic fitness or efficient heart, lungs and circulatory system will assist greatly in the ability to recover more quickly. Anaerobic Power Speed, agility, and quickness are important components in tennis, athletics, hockey, our various football codes, basketball, badminton, squash, volleyball, and table tennis. Anaerobic power requires the muscles to provide instant or short-term energy when the uptake of oxygen is not always readily available. When a muscle or muscle group can produce its maximum force or highest tension level against a resistance, it is said to have strength.
Strength is a basic requirement for almost all sports and is important in many daily activities.
Without strength your muscles would find it impossible to endure. When a muscle has the ability to maintain submaximum force levels while contracting a muscle or muscle group repeatedly for extended periods it is said to have endurance, eg rowing. The size or mass of the individual is refered to as body weight. Body composition views the body weight in terms of the absolute and relative amounts of muscle, bone and fat tissues. It is possible to alter your body weight and composition by doing fairly intensive and regular exercise.