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What You Will Do
Define the importance of physical activity and personal fitness.Explain the relationship between health and fitness.Analyze the role of fitness in recognizing and resolving conflicts effectively.Describe methods of evaluating health-related fitness.Participate in activities to evaluate your health-related fitness.
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Terms to Know
physical activity
exercise
physical fitness
personal fitness
health
wellness
functional health
sedentary
self-esteem
conflicts
functional fitness
skill-related fitness
health-related fitness
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Physical Activity, Exercise, and Health
Here are some challenges concerning your personal fitness:
Assessing your level of physical fitness and progress
Learning about changes in personal habits that you may need to make
Taking responsibility for planning, developing, and maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle
Designing a physical-activity and fitness program
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What Is Physical Activity?
Physical activity can be:Physical activity
Any movement that works the
larger muscles of the body, such
as arm, leg, and back muscles.
Term to Know
RecreationalSports, dancing, swimming
Incidental to other activitiesHousehold chores, part-time job
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What Is Physical Activity?
Physical activity and exerciseare important to your healthbecause physically active people live longer lives.
Exercise
Physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive, and that results in
improvements in fitness.
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Why Are Physical Activity and Exercise Important?Regular physical activity andexercise contribute to yourphysical fitness.
Physical fitness
The body’s ability to carry out daily
tasks and still have enough
reserve energy to respond to unexpected demands.
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Personal Fitness
To achieve personal fitness:Personal fitness
Total fitness.
Term to Know
Maintain acceptable levels of physical fitness.Participate in regular physical activity.Eat nutritious foods.Sleep 8 to 9 hours each night.Have regular medical checkups.Maintain an appropriate weight.Avoid harmful substances.
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Fitness, Health, and Wellness
The three essential elements of health and wellness are:
Health
A combination of physical,
mental/emotional, and social well-
being.
Wellness
Total health in all three areas.
Terms to Know
Physical fitness
Mental/emotional health
Social health
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Fitness, Health, and Wellness
Physical activity is one way tomaintain your functional health.
Functional health
The ability to maintain high
levels of health and wellness by reducing your
risks of developing health
problems.
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Fitness, Health, and Wellness
Risks associated with a sedentary lifestyle include:
Sedentary
Physically inactive.
Term to Know
Heart disease
High blood pressure
Stroke
Diabetes
Certain forms of cancer
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Fitness, Health, and Wellness
The benefits of mental/emotional health include:
Self-esteem
Feelings of self-confidence and personal worth.
Term to Know
Thinking more clearly
Handling stress better
Higher self-esteem
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Fitness, Health, and Wellness
The benefits of social health include:
Conflicts
Struggles or disagreements.
Term to Know
Develop and maintain friendships.
Work well as part of a group.
Effectively recognize and resolveconflicts.
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Functional Fitness
Maintaining high levels of health and fitness yields anadditional benefit: functional fitness.
Functional fitness
A person’s physical ability to
function independently in
life, without assistance.
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The Physical Activity Pyramid
This pyramid provides guidelines for how to divide your time when doing physical activity.
Sedentary ActivitiesDo infrequently
Anaerobic Activities2-3 days per week
Aerobic Activities3-5 days per week
Moderate-IntensityPhysical Activities30 minutes per day
Flexibility Activities2 or more days per week
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Healthy People 2010 and Fitness
Healthy People 2010 is a government initiative to encourage all Americans to make health and fitness a top priority.
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Healthy People 2010 and FitnessThe goals of Healthy People 2010are for all Americans to reach andsustain high levels of fitness in:
Skill-related fitness
Your ability to perform
successfully in various games and
sports.
Health-related fitness
Your ability to become and stay physically healthy.
Terms to Know
Skill-related fitness
Health-related fitness
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Lesson 1 Review
1. Vocabulary What is physical activity? What is physical fitness?
2. Recall What is the relationship between physical fitness and health?
Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary
1. Vocabulary
Physical activity: any movement that works the larger muscles of the body.
Physical fitness: the ability to carry out daily tasks and still have energy.
2. Recall
Physical fitness is an important part of maintaining the health triangle.
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