OVERVIEW of FITNESS

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OVERVIEW of FITNESS

• Miss Lawley

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Health-Related Fitness Components

• 1. Body Composition
• 2. Cardiovascular Fitness
• 3. Flexibility
• 4. Muscular Endurance
• 5. Muscular Strength

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Body Composition

• of body weight that is made up of fat, compared
  to other body tissues
• Individuals with a healthy body fat will more
  likely avoid illness and have a lower death rate

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Cardiovascular Fitness

• The ability of the heart, lungs and vascular
  system to deliver O2 rich blood to the working
  muscles during exercise
• Aerobic exercise ? cardiovascular fitness

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Flexibility

• The ability to use your joints through a wide
  range of motion
• Stretching ? flexibility

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Muscular Endurance

• The ability to use your muscles many times
  without fatigue
• Both aerobic and anaerobic exercise will ?
  muscular endurance (2x/wk minimum)

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Muscular Strength

• The amount of force a muscle can exert against
  heavy resistance
• Anaerobic exercise ? muscular strength (2x/wk
  minimum)

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Physical Fitness Benefits

• Lower the risk of diseases
• Improve the quality of life
• Lower the risk of injury
• Improve sport performance
• Improve work efficiency
• Provide energy

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Healthy Lifestyles

• Being physically active on a regular basis
• Eating well
• Coping with stress
• Using good personal health practices
• Avoiding destructive habits

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Increasing Physical Activity

• Plan scheduled exercise sessions
• Adopt a physically active way of getting to and
  from work/school/etc.
• Walk, bike, skateboard
• Do other daily lifestyle activity
• Yard work, gardening, take the stairs or longer
  way somewhere

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Healthy Benefits of Being Physically Fit

• Lower risk/chance of
• Cardiovascular diseases
• Type II diabetes
• Osteoporosis
• Being overweight
• Smoking cigarettes
• Back problems

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Benefits of being Physically Active and
Physically Fit

• Cope well with stressful or emergency situations
• Participate in sports and outdoor recreational
  activities
• Function better as you grow older
• Lead physically active and happy lives

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F.I.T.T. Formula Overview

• Frequency (How often)
• Intensity (How hard/difficult)
• Time (How long)
• Type (What kind)

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Skill-Related Fitness Components

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

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Agility

• Ability to change directions quickly
• Sports that require it
• wrestling, running back in football, ice skating,
  soccer

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Balance

• Ability to maintain an upright posture when
  standing still or moving
• Activities that require it
• Gymnastics
• Ice skating
• Skiing/Snowboarding
• Yoga

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Coordination

• Ability to use your senses (eyesight) together
  with body parts (hands or feet)
• Activities that require it
• Catching and hitting in softball, kicking in
  football or soccer, tennis, golf

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Power

• Ability to exert force very quickly (using
  strength and speed together)
• Activities that require it
• putting the shot or throwing discus in track,
  jumping in volleyball, hitting the long ball in
  softball or baseball, high jumping in track

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Speed

• Ability to cover a distance in a short period of
  time
• Sports that require it
• Sprinting in track, swimming fast, running the
  bases in softball and baseball, sprinting in
  soccer

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Reaction Time

• Amount of time it takes you to get moving once
  you know you realize the need to act
• Sports that require it
• the start in track sprints, the start in
  swimming, reacting in karate or fencing