Aerobic fitness
Muscular endurance
Flexibility
Conclusion
THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FITNESS
Fitness has many different components. The key ones for you are aerobic fitness, muscular endurance and flexibility.
Aerobic fitness
How efficiently you can transport oxygen around your bloodstream – effectively, how long you are able to continue exercising before fatigue sets in. Examples of aerobic exercise: running, cycling, swimming, rowing.
Muscular endurance
The power and endurance of your muscles, and their ability to work against resistance. Examples of muscular endurance exercises: press-ups, sit-ups, tricep dips, dorsal raises.
Flexibility
Your body’ s suppleness and range of movement. Examples of flexibility exercises: stretching, yoga, gymnastics, martial arts.
Conclusion
RAF recruit training will demand all these elements, so it is essential that your fitness programme incorporates both aerobic and muscular endurance elements, and that you warm up and cool down before and after exercising.