Personal Fitness for You

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Personal Fitness for You

• By
• Roberta Stokes Sandy Schultz
• Hunter Textbooks, Inc.

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Chapter Four

• Evaluating your Health-related Fitness

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Cardiorespiratory Fitness

• The ability to do vigorous large muscle exercise
  over a long period of time - for example, jogging
  and swimming

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Muscular Strength

• The amount of force that can be exerted by a
  single contraction of the muscle - for example,
  lifting a heavy weight

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Muscular Endurance

• The ability to continue using certain muscles for
  a period of time - for example, doing push-ups

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Flexibility

• The ability of a joint and a muscle group to move
  through a range of motion

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Body Composition

• The percent of body weight composed of fat
  compared to the percent that is composed of
  tissue, bone and muscle.

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Why you need to know your current fitness level...

• Help you set personal fitness goals and plan an
  exercise program
• Motivate you to establish a regular exercise
  program
• Determine the effectiveness of your exercise
  program and make necessary improvements

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Determining your Fitness Level

• Height/weight
• Resting heart rate
• Cardiorespiratory tests distance runs, walking
  tests, step tests
• Flexibility tests back saver sit and reach,
  trunk lift test, shoulder stretch test

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Determining your Fitness Level

• Body Composition Tests body fat evaluation, body
  mass index
• Muscular Strength Endurance Tests curl-up
  test, pull-up test, flexed arm hang test, push-up
  test, grip strength test

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Interpreting your Test Results

• Use criterion-referenced standards
• Standards to help prevent health problems now and
  later in life.
• This is more important than comparing your test
  scores with other students scores.

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Strive to achieve your personal best!

• Establish your personal fitness profile
• Set realistic goals for improvement