Personal Fitness

Why is it important?

Your Health is the most important aspect of life… Without health, there is nothing

If our health is the most important thing in our life, then it is important that you have the opportunity to improve it!

What is the only class in your school day that allows you to better your personal fitness?

Physical Education

Leading Causes of Death cdc.gov

(Which ones are affected by exercise?)1. Heart disease: 599,413

2. Cancer: 567,628

3. Chronic lower respiratory diseases (asthma): 137,353

4. Stroke: 128,842

5. Accidents (unintentional injuries): 118,021

6. Alzheimer's disease: 79,003

7. Diabetes: 68,705

8. Influenza and Pneumonia: 53,692

9. Kidney disease: 48,935

10. Intentional self-harm (suicide): 36,909

Fitness activities help us develop our T.P.C.

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P. erson

C. oncept

Our T.P.C. is made up of 4 different areas...

Physical - Exercising or participating in activity

Intellectual - Using our thought process during activity

Social - Working well with others during activity

Emotional - Using activity to help regulate emotions

Categories of Fitness Components

1. Health Related Components: Necessary for everyone to have to live a healthy lifestyle and most beneficial to one’s health.

2. Skill Related Components: Beneficial, but not necessary for a healthy lifestyle. Mostly needed for athletes.

Which is most important?

Health Related Components

Health Related Components

Cardiovascular Endurance

the ability to sustain vigorous activity that requires increased oxygen intake

for extended periods of time.

Muscular Strength

the amount of force that your muscles can exert against resistance

i.e., How MUCH can your muscles lift at one time?

Muscular EnduranceMuscular endurance is the ability of a muscle or group of muscles to sustain

repeated contractions against a resistance for an extended period of time.

i.e., How LONG can you lift for?

FlexibilityThe ability to move at the joints through

the full range of motion (ROM).

Body Compositionthe body’s amount of fat compared to

fat-free mass (bones, muscles, other body tissues)

Those with normal % of body fat are less likely to be ill, suffer from a poor body image, and die an early death.

Skill Related Components

AgilityThe ability to change the position of your body and to control the movement of your

whole body.

BalanceThe ability to keep an upright posture while

either standing still or moving.

Reaction TimeThe amount of time it takes to get moving once you see or hear the need to move.

CoordinationThe ability to link various body movements together with your senses. It also includes moving two or more body parts at the same

time.

SpeedThe ability to cover a distance in a short

period of time.

AccuracyThe ability to control the movement of one

object toward another.

Benefits of Fitness

Stronger Heart Lowers cholesterol and blood pressure Reduces risk of cancer More Energy Reduces Stress Enhances Relaxation Boosts Self-Esteem Helps Depression

F.I.T.T.

In order to increase health related benefits to physical fitness one must incorporate the F.I.T.T. Principle

F- Frequency- How often/many I- Intensity- How hard T-Time- How long T-Type- What exercise

S.P.O.R.T. Principle

S = Specificity Your body will adapt to the specific type

of training performed.

S.P.O.R.T. Principle

P = Progression Challenge your body’s ability gradually. Change at least one portion of the FITT

principle Will decrease risk of injury

S.P.O.R.T. Principle

O = Overload Greater then normal load (wt or reps)

required to produce training effect.

S.P.O.R.T. Principle

R = Reversibility Also referred to as “Law of Use” If you don’t use it, you will lose it. Fitness results don’t stay constant-

must continually work.

S.P.O.R.T. Principle

T = Training Effect The end result of exercise Reaching your goals