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