Presenters: Claire Cannon, Giancarlo Chavez, Lindsey

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Physical Fitness and You

• Presenters
• Claire Cannon, Giancarlo Chavez, Lindsey
  DeLorenze, Ananda Erickson, Morgan Pike

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Background Information on the Target Audience

• Ages 16-18
• Grade Level Junior and Senior High
• School Students
• Setting Health Education Class

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Background Information of Presentation

• Exercise can reduce the effects of
• Stress
• Stimulate brain activity,
• Regulate some health concerns
• Give us an overall appearance of well-being
• Students will learn the benefits of exercise,
  brainstorm various activities to meet each of the
  physical benefits categories, and then present
  their findings to the class.

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Basic Definition

• Physical Activity
• any bodily movement produced by skeletal
  muscles, which results in energy expenditure.
• Exercise
• Physical activity that is planned, structured,
  and repetitive, with the purpose to improve or
  maintain physical fitness.

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Definitions of Fitness

• The ability to perform muscular work
  satisfactorily. WHO, 1971
• A set of attributes that people have or achieve
  that relates to the ability to perform physical
  activity. CDC, 1985
• The ability to carry out daily tasks with vigor
  and alertness, without undue fatigue and with
  ample energy to enjoy leisure pursuits and to
  meet unforeseen emergencies. Presidents Council
  of Fitness and Sports, 1971.

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Physical Fitness and Health

• Part 1 Components of Physical Fitness
• Part 2 Benefits of Exercise
• Part 3 Lifestyle Changes to Increase
• Physical Activity

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Part 1 Components of Physical Fitness
Can you name and recognize all five?
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Components of Physical Fitness

• Cardiovascular Endurance
• Muscular Strength
• Muscular Endurance
• Flexibility
• Body Composition

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Cardiovascular Endurance

• Endurance
• is the ability to exercise continuously for
  extended periods without tiring
• Aerobic Fitness Level
• dependent upon the amount of oxygen which can be
  transported by the body to the working muscles,
  and the efficiency of the muscles to use that
  oxygen

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Cardiorespiratory Endurance
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Machines and Activities
Treadmills
Stairclimbers
Rowing Machine
Bicycle
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Examples of Activities

• Walking
• Jogging
• Biking
• Basketball
• Swimming

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• Muscular Strength
• How much weight can be lifted one time
• Strength
• High weight with low reps (4-8 reps)
• Strength with Bulk
• High weight with low reps and more sets (6 sets
  of 6 reps)

• Muscular Endurance
• How long you can lift the weight over time
• Strength
• Lower weight with high reps (12-20 reps)
• You are still working on muscular strength when
  you are concentrating on muscular endurance

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The Strength - Endurance Continuum
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Muscular Strength

• Power lifting is usually how people build their
  overall muscular strength.
• Muscular strength is utilized by doing as many
  push-ups, or sit-ups you can do without a time
  period for the fitness testing.

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Tips for Building Muscular Strength

• Concentrate on activities that work specific
  muscle groups.
• A warm-up is crucial to any workout.
• Rest. One or two days recovery time is necessary
  for maximum effect and injury prevention.
• Know your limits! Exercise is only fun if you are
  not in pain.

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Muscular Endurance Test

• Bench Jump
• Modified dip (men)
• Modified push up (women)
• Abdominal crunch
• Abdominal curl-up

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Muscular Endurance Scoring Table

• A percentile rank is given for each exercise
  according to the number of repetitions performed

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Flexibility

• The range of motion that is possible around a
  joint or joints.

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Measuring Flexibility

• Sit and Reach
• sit down, extending both legs, so that both feet
  are even with the end of the yardstick. Reach
  with one hand on top of the other as far as you
  can to get your measurement.

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Body Composition

• The relative amount of muscle, fat, bone, and
  other vital body parts.
• Lean Body Weight
• Fatty Tissue

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Part 2 Benefits of Exercise
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Specific Health Benefits of Exercise

• Reduce
• Heart Disease
• Reduce Stroke
• High Blood Pressure
• Non-insulin Dependent Diabetes
• Risk of Premature Death
• High Cholesterol

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Specific Health Benefits of Exercise

• Reduce
• The risk of developing diabetes
• Osteoporosis
• Back Pain
• Obesity
• Psychological Effects (stress)

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Part 3 Lifestyle Changes to Increase Physical
Activity
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What are Some Tips for Being More Active?

• There are 1440 minutes in every day
• Schedule 30 of them for physical activity.
• Take the stairs instead of the elevator
• Park your car farther away from your
  destination
• Exercise while watching T.V. (Move during
  commercial break.)

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ANY QUESTIONS??THANK YOU