Health-related physical fitness is defined as fitness related to some aspect of health. This type of physical fitness is primarily influenced by an individual's exercise habits; thus, it is a dynamic state and may change. Physical characteristics that constitute health-related physical fitness include strength and endurance of skeletal muscles, joint flexibility, body composition, and cardiorespiratory endurance. All these attributes change in response to appropriate physical conditioning programs, and all are related to health.

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How is the word attributes used in this excerpt?

To show that health-related fitness is a dynamic state that is influenced by habits

To refer to the physical characteristics that make up health-related fitness as a group

To identify ways that physical conditioning programs help support physical fitness

To introduce the idea that change is needed to start physical conditioning programs