Components of Fitness & F.I.T.T Overview

Unit 2

Health-Related Fitness Components

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

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

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

Increasing Physical Activity Plan scheduled exercise

sessions Adopting a physically active way

of getting to or from work/school Doing other daily lifestyle activity

(yard work, gardening)

Healthy Benefits of Being Physically Fit

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

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

F.I.T.T. Formula Overview

Skill-Related Fitness Components Agility Balance Coordination Power Speed Reaction time

Agility Ability to change directions quickly Sports that require it include: wrestling, running back in football, ice

skating, soccer

Balance Ability to maintain an upright posture when

standing still or moving Sports that require it are: Gymnastics Ice skating Skiing

Coordination Ability to use your senses (eyesight) together

with body parts (hands or feet) Sports that require it are: catching and hitting in baseball, kicking in

football or soccer, tennis, golf

Power Ability to exert force very

quickly (using strength and speed together)

Sports that require power are: putting the shot or throwing

discus in track, jumping in volleyball, hitting the long ball in softball or baseball, high jumping in track

Speed Ability to cover a distance

in a short period of time Sports that require it are: sprinting in track,

swimming fast, running the bases in softball and baseball, sprinting in soccer

Reaction Time Amount of time it takes you to get moving

once you know you realize the need to act Sports that require it are the start in track sprints, the start in

swimming, reacting in karate or fencing