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Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Physical Fitness Physical Fitness and your Healthand your Health
Lesson One: Physical Fitness Lesson One: Physical Fitness and Youand You
What is Physical Fitness?What is Physical Fitness?
One’s ability to carry out One’s ability to carry out everyday tasks and daily everyday tasks and daily
demands while retaining an demands while retaining an energyenergy reserve to respond to reserve to respond to
unanticipated demandsunanticipated demands..
Benefits all three domains of Health: Benefits all three domains of Health: PHYSICAL… PHYSICAL…MENTALMENTAL…SOCIAL…SOCIAL
Physical Health BenefitsPhysical Health Benefits
• Reduces chances of getting certain diseases (cardiovascular, obesity)
• Allows you to be more active by giving you more energy
• Improves posture
Mental Health BenefitsMental Health Benefits
• Relieves stress
• Controls depression
• Gives a sense of pride and a positive self esteem
Social Health BenefitsSocial Health Benefits
• Cuts down stress and improves relationships
• Offers opportunity to interact with others
• Self-confidence helps you to deal better with people
5 AREAS OF FITNESS5 AREAS OF FITNESS
Health related fitness broken Health related fitness broken down to down to 55 areas: areas:
Body Body CompositionComposition
FlexibilityFlexibility
Muscular Muscular StrengthStrength
Muscular EnduranceMuscular Endurance
CardiorespiratoryCardiorespiratory Endurance Endurance
BODYBODY COMPOSITIONCOMPOSITION
RatioRatio of body fat to lean body of body fat to lean body tissuetissue
FLEXIBILITYFLEXIBILITY
Ability to move a body part through a full range of motion
MUSCULARMUSCULAR STRENGTHSTRENGTH
The amount of force that a muscle can produce
MUSCULARMUSCULAR ENDURANCEENDURANCE
The ability of the muscles to do different physical tasks over a period of time without causing fatigue
CARDIORESPIRATORY CARDIORESPIRATORY ENDURANCEENDURANCE
The ability of the heart, blood vessels and lungs to circulate fuel
and oxygen through the body during long periods of vigorous activity ..
(Aerobics) (Aerobics)
How to measure?How to measure?Body Composition: Body Composition: SkinSkin calipers, calipers,
UnderwaterUnderwater weighing, electronic weighing, electronic devicesdevices
Flexibility: Various Flexibility: Various stretchingstretching activitiesactivities
Muscular Strength: Heavy lifting or Muscular Strength: Heavy lifting or push-ups
Muscular Endurance: Muscular Endurance: Sit-upsSit-ups
Cardio respiratory Endurance: Cardio respiratory Endurance: Treadmills and Treadmills and Step-upStep-up tests tests