Fitness for AllFitness for All

The Benefits of FitnessThe Benefits of Fitness

Fitness and HealthFitness and Health

The word The word health health is often associated only is often associated only with physical fitness, but there are other with physical fitness, but there are other components of health.components of health.

FITNESS means “readiness”. Fit people FITNESS means “readiness”. Fit people are better equipped than non-fit people.are better equipped than non-fit people.

The level of fitness includes all aspects of The level of fitness includes all aspects of health and life. health and life.

It affects physical, mental, and social It affects physical, mental, and social health. health.

What is Physical Fitness?What is Physical Fitness? Physical Fitness is Physical Fitness is

the ability of your the ability of your body systems to body systems to work efficiently. A fit work efficiently. A fit person is able to person is able to carry out the typical carry out the typical activities of living, activities of living, such as work, and such as work, and still have enough still have enough energy and vigor to energy and vigor to respond to respond to emergency situations emergency situations and to enjoy leisure and to enjoy leisure time activities.time activities.

Physical Activity and ExercisePhysical Activity and Exercise Physical activityPhysical activity is a is a

general term that general term that includes sports, dance, includes sports, dance, and activities done at and activities done at work or at home, such work or at home, such as walking, climbing as walking, climbing stairs, or mowing the stairs, or mowing the lawn.lawn.

When people do physical When people do physical activity especially for the activity especially for the purpose of getting fit, we purpose of getting fit, we say they are doing say they are doing exercise.exercise.

Health and Wellness Health and Wellness Benefits of Physical ActivityBenefits of Physical Activity Regular physical activity can do much to prevent Regular physical activity can do much to prevent

disease and illness.disease and illness. It can help you look your best (with proper nutrition, It can help you look your best (with proper nutrition,

good posture, and good body mechanics).good posture, and good body mechanics). Besides looking better, people who do regular physical Besides looking better, people who do regular physical

activity feel better, do better on academic work, and activity feel better, do better on academic work, and are less depressed than people who are less active.are less depressed than people who are less active.

Regular physical activity results in physical fitness Regular physical activity results in physical fitness which is the key to being able to do more of things you which is the key to being able to do more of things you want to do and enjoy life.want to do and enjoy life.

It allows you to be fit enough to meet emergencies and It allows you to be fit enough to meet emergencies and day-to-day demanding situations.day-to-day demanding situations.

Being physically active can build fitness, which, in turn, Being physically active can build fitness, which, in turn, provides you with many health and wellness benefits.provides you with many health and wellness benefits.

The Parts of Physical The Parts of Physical FitnessFitness

Health - Related Health - Related Physical FitnessPhysical Fitness

Skill - Related Skill - Related Physical FitnessPhysical Fitness

It helps you It helps you stay healthystay healthy

It helps you perform It helps you perform well in sports and activities well in sports and activities that require certain skillsthat require certain skills

Health - Related Physical Health - Related Physical FitnessFitness

Cardiovascular fitness:Cardiovascular fitness: the ability to exercise your entire body for long the ability to exercise your entire body for long periods of time.periods of time.

Strength:Strength: the amount of force your muscles can produce.the amount of force your muscles can produce. Muscular endurance:Muscular endurance: the ability to use your muscles many times without the ability to use your muscles many times without

tiring.tiring. Flexibility:Flexibility: the ability to use your joints fully through a wide range of the ability to use your joints fully through a wide range of

motion.motion. Body fatness – composition:Body fatness – composition: is the percentage of body weight that is is the percentage of body weight that is

made up of fat when compared to other body tissue, such as bone and made up of fat when compared to other body tissue, such as bone and muscle.muscle.

Skill - Related Physical Skill - Related Physical FitnessFitness Different sports require Different sports require

different parts of skill -different parts of skill -related fitness.related fitness.

Many sports require Many sports require several parts. For several parts. For example, a skater might example, a skater might have good agility, but have good agility, but may not posses good may not posses good power.power.

Some people have more Some people have more natural ability in skill natural ability in skill areas than others.areas than others.

Good health does not Good health does not come from being good in come from being good in skill-related fitness.skill-related fitness.

AgilityAgility

• AgilityAgility is the ability to change the position of is the ability to change the position of your body quickly and to control body’s your body quickly and to control body’s movements. People with good agility are most movements. People with good agility are most likely to be good at activities such as: diving, likely to be good at activities such as: diving, soccer, ice skating, wrestling, etc.soccer, ice skating, wrestling, etc.

BalanceBalance• Balance Balance is the ability to keep an upright posture is the ability to keep an upright posture

while standing still or moving. People with good while standing still or moving. People with good balance are most likely to be good in activities balance are most likely to be good in activities such as gymnastics, ice skating, rhythmic such as gymnastics, ice skating, rhythmic gymnastics, ski-jumping, surfing, etc.gymnastics, ski-jumping, surfing, etc.

PowerPower

• PowerPower is the ability is the ability to use strength and to use strength and speed. People with speed. People with good power might good power might have the ability to put have the ability to put the shot, throw the the shot, throw the discus, high jump, discus, high jump, play football, speed play football, speed swim, speed skate, swim, speed skate, etc.etc.

Reaction TimeReaction Time

• Reaction timeReaction time is the is the amount of time it amount of time it takes to move once takes to move once you realize the need you realize the need to act. People with to act. People with good reaction time good reaction time are able to make fast are able to make fast starts in track or starts in track or swimming, or to swimming, or to dodge a fast attack in dodge a fast attack in fencing or karate.fencing or karate.

SpeedSpeed

• SpeedSpeed is the ability to perform a movement or is the ability to perform a movement or cover a distance in a short period of time. cover a distance in a short period of time. People with leg speed can run fast, while People with leg speed can run fast, while people with good arm speed can throw fast or people with good arm speed can throw fast or hit a ball that is thrown fast.hit a ball that is thrown fast.

Lifetime FitnessLifetime Fitness

Step 1: Doing Physical ActivityStep 1: Doing Physical Activity Step 2: Getting FitStep 2: Getting Fit Step 3: Self-AssessmentStep 3: Self-Assessment Step 4: Self-PlanningStep 4: Self-Planning Step 5: Lifetime ActivityStep 5: Lifetime Activity Step 6: Lifetime FitnessStep 6: Lifetime Fitness