HealthRelated Fitness Components And Principles

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Health-Related Fitness Components And Principles
The Physical Best Activities
Lifetime Fitness Education
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Fitness Defined

• (Health-Related) Physical Fitness
• Measure of a persons ability to perform physical
  activities requiring
• Endurance
• Strength
• Flexibility

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The Fitness Process(FITNESSGRAM Test
Administration Manual, 3rd ed)

• Instruction-Concepts
• Student Participation
• Instruction-Tests
• Assessment-Fitness

• Planning Program
• Tracking Activity
• Reassessment
• Revision

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Physical Fitness Includes

• Skill-Related Fitness

• Health-Related Fitness

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Skill-Related Fitness Components

• Agility
• Balance
• Coordination
• Power
• Reaction time
• Speed

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Health-Related Fitness Components

• Aerobic Fitness
• Muscular Strength and Endurance
• Flexibility
• Body Composition

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Principles of Fitness

• Overload
• Progression

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Overload Principle

• States that a body system must perform at a level
  beyond normal in order to adapt and improve
  physiological function and fitness.

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Progression

• A gradual increase in the level of exercise that
  is manipulated by increasing wither frequency,
  intensity, or time, or a combination of all three
  components.

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Principles of Fitness

• Frequency
• Intensity
• Time
• Type

F.I.T.T.
Guidelines
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Aerobic Fitness

• The ability to perform large muscle, dynamic,
  moderate- to high-intensity exercise for
  prolonged periods

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Frequency
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Intensity
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Time
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Type
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Muscular Fitness

• In the Physical Best program, muscular fitness
  refers to the development of a combination of
  muscular strength and muscular endurance

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Frequency
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Intensity
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Time
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Type
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Flexibility

• The ability to move a joint through its complete
  ROM, or range of motion

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FITT
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Body Composition

• Definition
• Health benefits
• Growth and development
• Nutrition
• Metabolism

Used in teaching all components.
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BENEFITSOFFITNESS
Reduces Risk of Heart Disease
Stronger Bones Muscles
Lower RHR
More Energy
Reduces Stress
Lower Blood Pressure
Strengthen Heart
Helps Maintain Healthy Body Weight
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Physical Best Activity Guides
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Format For Activities
Top of Page Activity Name, Level and Concept(s)

• Purpose
• National Standards
• Equipment Needed
• Reproducible

• Procedure
• Teaching Hints
• Inclusion Tip
• Assessment