... keep active throughout is important weather it be long distance running or boxing. Speed This is the ability to move the body and limbs quickly, for example, the ability to run for help in an emergency, or run for the ball in a cricket game. This ability is an important part of most sports. Strength This is the ability of the muscles to exert force ass they contract. Strength is needed in everyday life in many ways. Without good strength, sport such as weightlifting would be impossible. There are four types of strength: Dynamic Strength Example; a rowing race where effort is required at the start and must be maintained. Explosive strength Example: Javelin throwing sometimes called power and is a combination of speed and muscular strength. Fast twitch fibres = short time and high muscular activity, anaerobic energy system is used. Static Strength Force applied by muscles to a fixed object. ...

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