Fitness & Weight ManagementGoal 7.01

What is Fitness?

• Fitness is the ability to ____________________________________________________________________________________

What does a person need in order to be fit?

• Healthful _______ __________• Regular _______

Physical Benefits of Fitness

• _____&_____work efficiently• The body has ______ _____capacity• _______ ______ stays normal___________ are burned efficiently

Nonphysical benefit of Fitness

• High ______ _______• Less ______• Clear __________

Muscle Strength

• Muscle strength is_______________________________

Strengthening exercise

• _______ _________help improve your performance during physical activity

• Help _______ muscle injury

Aerobic Exercise

• Aerobic exercises are_________, rhythmic _________ that improve the efficiency of the _____ and the _____

• i.e. running, swimming, walking

How many times/week must you exercise for it to be effective?

• ________ times

Benefits of Stretching Exercise

• _____________• Prevents muscle _____ and _________

Begin a Workout

• Begin with warm-up activities such as ___________ and ________

End a Workout

• End with a ___________ – slow movements and additional stretching

Healthy Weight

• Factors that determine a person’s healthy weight:– Height– Age– Gender– Bone structure– Body build

Obese

• To weigh at least 20% more than the healthy weight recommended by physicians

Underweight

• To weight at least ___% less than the healthy _______ recommended by a physician

Can Thin People be Unfit?

• Some thin people may not have an adequate amount of ______ and _______to maintain good health

• (While the research remains unclear, there is strong evidence that being both fit and at a healthy weight is key to good health)

Basal Metabolism

• ______ _________is the minimum amount of energy required to maintain the automatic functions of the body (breathing, blood flowing, heart pumping, etc.)

Exercise Affects Metabolism

• Exercise ___________ the metabolic rate and helps burn energy faster

The Affect on Metabolism of Drastically Lowering Your Food Intake

• It can lower the metabolism and make it difficult to lose weight

Increasing Exercise helps in Weight Management

• Physical activity burns calories and increases the metabolic rate

Achieving Weight Loss Goals

• To lose weight, take in fewer calories than the body burns and increase physical activity

What food do you eat while trying to lose weight?

• _____-____, _____-_______, nutrient dense foods

_______ _______ products vegetables fruits

Avoid Fad Diets

• Fat diets often exclude one or more of the basic food groups and can be ___________to health

Anorexia Nervosa

• An eating disorder that involves an extreme urge to lose weight by starving oneself

How do Anorexic’s View their own Body?

• They have a _____ ______ ________in which they see themselves as fat even when they are painfully thin

Bulimia

• Someone with bulimia has bouts of extreme __________followed by attempts to get rid of the food eaten by __________

Treating Eating Disorders

• _______ _______• Nutritional ___________• ____________ counseling• Support of family & friends