fitness review ppt (updated)
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Physical Fitness• Physical Fitness: Ability to do daily activities
without becoming tired, short of breath, or sore.
Components of
Fitness
Muscular Endurance Muscular Strength
Flexibility
BodyComposition
Cardiorespiratory Endurance
ACTUAL
Muscular Strength
• Amount of Force muscles apply
EXAMPLES:
PULL-UPSCURL-UPS
Muscular Endurance
• Ability to use a group of muscles over and over without tiring
Cardiorespiratory Endurance
• Ability of your heart and lungs to work efficiently during physical activity
EXAMPLES:
RUNNINGWALKINGBIKINGSWIMMING
Terms to Know
• Heart Rate
• Resting Heart Rate
• Recovery Time
• Target Heart Rate Zone
• Maximum Heart Rate
Flexibility
• Ability to use joints easily (involves muscles, tendons, and ligaments)
EXAMPLES:
SIT AND REACH TEST
Terms to Know
• muscles• tendons• ligaments
Body Composition
• Ratio of weight of fat to the weight of bones in your body
Terms to Know
• BMI (body mass index)• Fat weight vs Lean Weight
How do we maintain physical
fitness???
Exercise!!!
• What is exercise???– Any activity that maintains
or improves your physical fitness
• Ask yourselves now….Why do we exercise? What are the
benefits??
BENEFITS OF EXERCISE
•PHYSICAL•MENTAL/EMOTIONAL
•SOCIAL
• PHYSICAL BENEFITS– Stronger– More flexible– Better working heart and lungs– Burn fat– Better coordination– Prevents diseases (heart disease,
obesity, diabetes)
• SOCIAL BENEFITS– Meet people– Make friends– Teamwork– Surrounded by people who
influence you in a good way– Support system in your team– People cheer for you, rely on you
• MENTAL – EMOTIONAL BENEFITS– Releases endorphins (chemical that makes you feel calm, happy, awake)– Improves blood flow to your brain– Think more clearly– Feel more awake– Improves self esteem– Reduces stress– Relieves tension
Terms to Know
• Acute Injury• chronic injury• Muscle Soreness• F.I.T.T• R.I.C.E• Rehabilitation• strain• sprain• fracture• tendinitis
Credits
•All images taken from Google
•Information is used for Wellness class discussion purposes
•Information is based on: Athreya, Balu H. Holt Decisions for Health: Level Blue. Orlando, FL: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2007. Print.