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Components of Fitness In any sport fitness is very important, fitness can be categorised into two subgroups; health related fitness and skill related fitness. Below are the factors affecting fitness: Health Related Fitness Cardiovascular Fitness Body Composition Flexibility Muscular Strength Skill Related Fitness Agility Balance Coordination Speed Power Reaction Time Each of these is important during a game of badminton, however some are more important than others, below is a the explanation of the factor and also why I think that it is important for playing badminton: 1. Cardiovascular Fitness – the ability to take in and use oxygen allowing participation in prolonged periods of sub-maximal activities. This depends on 3 factors; effectiveness of external respiration, effective oxygen transport from the lungs to cells (e.g. muscles) and the use of oxygen within the cell. I feel that this is important for badminton because at the top level the average game lasts for an hour and 16 minutes, with an athlete covering 4.3 miles. They therefore need to work at a high percentage of theirV02 (max) for a long period