2. Physical Fitness is the body’s ability to
function efficiently and effectively. It
consists of Health Related Fitness and Skill
Related Fitness, which have different
components, each of which contributes to
total quality of life.
3. Exercise can reduce the effects of:
Stress
Stimulate brain activity,
Regulate some health concerns
Give us an overall appearance of well-being
5. If you are active and fit, you decrease your risk
of:
• Dying of heart failure
• Adult onset diabetes
• Osteoporosis
• Other hypokinetic diseases
Being overweight is largely determined by
your level of physical activity (as well as your
nutritional habits).
6. Components of Health Physical
Fitness
• Cardiovascular Endurance
• Muscular Strength
• Muscular Endurance
• Flexibility
• Body Composition
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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.
11. 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.
12. Body Composition
• The relative amount of muscle, fat, bone, and other
vital body parts.
– Lean Body Weight
– Fatty Tissue
16. Specific Health Benefits of
Exercise
• Reduce
– Heart Disease
– Reduce Stroke
– High Blood Pressure
– Non-insulin Dependent
Diabetes
– Risk of Premature Death
– High Cholesterol
17. Specific Health Benefits of
Exercise
• Reduce
– The risk of developing
diabetes
– Osteoporosis
– Back Pain
– Obesity
– Psychological Effects
(stress)
