Physical Activity and Physical Activity and FitnessFitness

66thth Grade Health Grade Health

Coach RosellaCoach Rosella

Table of ContentsTable of Contents

PurposePurpose

Benefits of Physical ActivityBenefits of Physical Activity

Health-Related FitnessHealth-Related Fitness

Fit for LifeFit for Life

Benefits of Physical ActivityBenefits of Physical Activity

Physical ActivityPhysical Activity movement movement of muscles using energy. of muscles using energy.

*Physical Activity improves *Physical Activity improves the health and well-being the health and well-being

of all age groups.of all age groups.**

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What are the three sides of the health What are the three sides of the health triangle?triangle?Mental /Emotional health Mental /Emotional health Family and Social healthFamily and Social healthPhysical Health Physical Health

** Physical Activity ** Physical Activity improves all three areas of improves all three areas of health**health**

Rewards of Physical ActivityRewards of Physical Activity

Mental and Emotional Mental and Emotional HealthHealth

Improves blood flow to Improves blood flow to the brainthe brain

Helps you feel alert Helps you feel alert and reduces stressand reduces stress

Increases energy and Increases energy and causes brain to causes brain to secrete endorphinssecrete endorphins

Positive self esteemPositive self esteem

Family and Social HealthFamily and Social Health

Provides opportunities Provides opportunities to meet new people to meet new people and enjoy friendshipsand enjoy friendships

Helps strengthen the Helps strengthen the bonds between friends bonds between friends and familyand family

Group activities teach Group activities teach skills such as fairness skills such as fairness and teamworkand teamwork

Rewards of Physical ActivityRewards of Physical ActivityContinuedContinued

Physical HealthPhysical Health Strengthens your Strengthens your

bones and musclesbones and muscles Helps brain and body Helps brain and body

functionfunction Regular physical Regular physical

activity reduces the activity reduces the risk of certain risk of certain diseases.diseases.

Physical Activity helps Physical Activity helps manage weight. manage weight.

Health-Related Fitness Health-Related Fitness

Health-Related fitnessHealth-Related fitness

Definition: Definition:

ability of the heart, lungs, ability of the heart, lungs, muscles, and joints to muscles, and joints to

perform well perform well

Kinds of Health-Related Kinds of Health-Related FitnessFitness

There are 5 kinds of There are 5 kinds of

health related fitnesshealth related fitness1.1. Muscular StrengthMuscular Strength

2.2. Muscular EnduranceMuscular Endurance

3.3. FlexibilityFlexibility

4.4. Cardiorespiratory EnduranceCardiorespiratory Endurance

5.5. Healthful Body CompositionHealthful Body Composition

Muscular StrengthMuscular Strength

Ability to lift, pull, Ability to lift, pull, push, kick, and push, kick, and throw with force. throw with force.

This kind of This kind of fitness can help fitness can help you throw a you throw a baseball or carry baseball or carry heavy boxes. heavy boxes.

Muscular EnduranceMuscular Endurance

Ability to use same Ability to use same muscles for a long muscles for a long period of time. period of time.

Endurance Endurance the the ability to perform ability to perform an extended an extended activity without activity without becoming overly becoming overly tired. tired.

FlexibilityFlexibility

Ability to bend Ability to bend and move the and move the joints through a joints through a full range of full range of motion. motion.

You are less likely You are less likely to be injured if to be injured if your muscles are your muscles are flexible. flexible.

Cardio-respiratory EnduranceCardio-respiratory Endurance

Ability to do activities Ability to do activities that require increased that require increased oxygen for a period of oxygen for a period of time. time.

Fitness keeps you from Fitness keeps you from tiringtiring

Allows you to swim Allows you to swim several laps in a pool several laps in a pool or run long distance or run long distance without stopping. without stopping.

Healthful Body CompositionHealthful Body Composition

High ratio of lean tissue High ratio of lean tissue to fat tissue in the body. to fat tissue in the body.

Fat Tissue Fat Tissue cushions cushions and protects organs, but and protects organs, but too much is not healthytoo much is not healthy

Lean Tissue Lean Tissue is firm is firm and gives you tone. and gives you tone. Blood flows easily Blood flows easily through lean tissuethrough lean tissue

Sedentary Lifestyle Also known as a “Couch

Potato”

A person that leads a very inactive lifestyle

It was found that after 30 seconds from the beginning of TV watching, the human brain activity slows down,

reaches a certain relaxation, decreasing alertness and thinking. Muscles of the

body are completely immobile while watching TV.

HEALTH RISKS High Blood Pressure Posture Problems Back Problems Obesity

BY YOURSELFBY YOURSELF

INSTEAD OFINSTEAD OF

1.1. Riding in a carRiding in a car

2.2. Taking an escalatorTaking an escalator

3.3. Playing Video Playing Video GamesGames

4.4. Listening to stereo Listening to stereo at homeat home

5.5. Watching music Watching music videosvideos

I CAN…I CAN…

1.1. Ride my bicycleRide my bicycle

2.2. Walk up the stairsWalk up the stairs

3.3. Shoot BasketsShoot Baskets

4.4. Jog while wearing Jog while wearing headphoneheadphone

5.5. Dance Dance

WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILYFAMILY

INSTEAD OF….INSTEAD OF….

1.1. Talking on the Talking on the phonephone

2.2. Watching football Watching football on TVon TV

3.3. Playing CardsPlaying Cards

4.4. Hanging out at Hanging out at the mall the mall

WE CAN….WE CAN….

1.1. Talk while hikingTalk while hiking

2.2. Play catch with a Play catch with a footballfootball

3.3. Go BowlingGo Bowling

4.4. Swim at a beach Swim at a beach or in a pool . or in a pool .

Anaerobic vs. Aerobic Anaerobic vs. Aerobic ExerciseExercise

Anaerobic ExerciseAnaerobic Exercise

Body is in demand Body is in demand for oxygen. for oxygen.

This exercise This exercise requires short burst requires short burst of energyof energy

Example Example Sprinting is an Sprinting is an anaerobic activityanaerobic activity

Aerobic ExerciseAerobic Exercise

Exercise that Exercise that requires oxygen use requires oxygen use for a period of time. for a period of time.

Example Example Swimming, jogging Swimming, jogging for long distance. for long distance.

FIT FOR LIFEFIT FOR LIFE

SEVERAL WAYS TO SEVERAL WAYS TO MAKE FITNESS MAKE FITNESS PART OF YOUR PART OF YOUR

LIFELIFE

DEVELOPING A DEVELOPING A PHYSICAL FITNESS PLANPHYSICAL FITNESS PLAN

** ** A PHYSICAL FITNESS PLAN WILL A PHYSICAL FITNESS PLAN WILL HELP YOU WORK DIFFERENT HELP YOU WORK DIFFERENT MUSCLE GROUPS.MUSCLE GROUPS.

** ** IT WILL HELP YOU ESTABILISH A IT WILL HELP YOU ESTABILISH A REGULAR SCHEDULE FOR REGULAR SCHEDULE FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

DEFINITIONS DEFINITIONS

Physical Fitness PlanPhysical Fitness Plan a written a written schedule of physical activities to do schedule of physical activities to do to develop fitnessto develop fitness

Skill-related fitnessSkill-related fitness ability to ability to perform well in sports and activities perform well in sports and activities

FOUR COMPONENTS OF FOUR COMPONENTS OF EXERCISEEXERCISE

(F.I.T.T. PRINCIPLE)(F.I.T.T. PRINCIPLE)FrequencyFrequency how often you exercise how often you exercise

IntensityIntensity how hard you exercise how hard you exercise

LOW, MODERATE or VIGEROUSLOW, MODERATE or VIGEROUS

Time/DurationTime/Duration how long you exercise how long you exercise

Type/ModeType/Mode form of exercise form of exercise