What is Physical Fitness??

What is Fitness?O Fitness is the ability to meet the

demands of the environment

Healthy Active LifestyleO What does healthy active living

mean?O Being physically active everyday and

eating a well balanced diet

O What factors contribute to a healthy active lifestyle?

Healthy Active LifestyleO Do you think it is more difficult for

your generation to maintain a healthy active lifestyle?? If so, why?O Busy sports, jobs, homeworkO Video games stay indoors more

oftenO Food choices available easier

access to junk food, high calorie caf food

Healthy Active LifestyleO Currently, about 30% of Canadian

children are overweight or obese…why?O Lack of exercise both in school and

outO Poor diet choices

O Obesity is difficult to reverse, particularly as adults, so what can you do as teenagers to prevent this trend?

Benefits of Physical Activity

O Decreased risk of:O OsteoporosisO DiabetesO High blood pressureO Heart diseaseO StrokeO ObesityO Stress/anxiety

Benefits of Physical Activity

O Overall health benefits include:O Better sleepO Social interactionO Sense of accomplishmentO More energyO Self-esteemO Stress management

Motor/Skill Related Fitness

Components of

Motor/Skill Fitness

Balance Coordinati

on

Speed

Agility

Power

Quick reaction

time

Health Related FitnessO What are some characteristics of a

“healthy” or “fit” personO Cardiovascular fitnessO Muscular strengthO Muscular enduranceO FlexibilityO Body composition (low fat %, high

muscle %)

Muscular StrengthO Amount of force

or tension a muscle or group of muscles can exert in one maximal effort

O Eg. Grip test, bench press

Muscular EnduranceO Ability of a muscle

group to perform repeated contractions for an extended period of time or to maintain a contraction for an extended period of time

O Eg. Push-ups, sit-ups, bar hang

FlexibilityO The range of motion in a particular

joint or how much movement you have at a particular joint

O Eg. Sit and reach

Cardiorespiratory Fitness

O Ability to continue in strenuous activity tasks involving large muscle groups for long periods of time

O A measure of how efficient your lungs are at supplying oxygen to your muscles

O Eg. Mile runMOST IMPORTANT

COMPONENT RELATED TO HEALTH!

Body CompositionO A measure of how much body weight

is composed of fat (% body fat, BMI, etc.)

O % body fat – preferred index used to evaluate a person’s body compositionO Boys 10-20% normalO Girls 15-25% normal

How do these components relate to Fitness Testing?O Each component of our fitness

testing (and sports in general) requires different “strengths” that can be improved with consistent activity or specific exercises geared to that “strength”

Goal SettingO For your response, you will only be

looking at the first four fitness characteristicsO Muscular strength, muscular

endurance, flexibility and cardiorespiratory fitness

O When you are setting your goals to improve your results on the next fitness test, think about exercises that relate to the fitness components for that particular task