Train These 5 Components of Fitness to Become Your Healthiest Self
Learn how to adjust your training to ensure overall health and longevity. Runners often assume that physical fitness is equal to performance metrics, but healthy individuals are more than just their run speeds and PRs.
There are five components to physical fitness, according to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). To stay healthy and keep running, you may need to add specific moves and workouts to your schedule.
- Cardiovascular fitness
- Muscular strength
- Muscular endurance
- Flexibility
- Body composition
Note that this list isn’t definitive.
Author's summary: Improve overall health by training five fitness components.