Physical Fitness and You

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Physical Fitness and You
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What is Physical Fitness?

• Are you able to get through your day without
  getting tired?
• Are you mentally alert in class?
• Do you feel good about your body?
• Can you climb 3 flights of stairs without getting
  tired?

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Physical Fitness

• The ability to carry out daily tasks easily and
  have enough reserve energy to respond to
  unexpected demands

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Benefits of Physical Fitness

• Physical Health
• Reduces your chances of acquiring disease
• Allows you to be more active and capable
• Gives you higher energy levels for longer periods
• Improves your posture

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Mental / Emotional Health

• Makes you intellectually more productive
• Provides relief from stress
• Helps control depression
• Gives you a sense of pride and accomplishment for
  taking care of yourself
• Contributes to positive self-esteem because you
  will look and feel better about yourself

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Social Health

• Reduces stress that can interfere with good
  relationships
• Builds self-confidence, making you more able to
  deal effectively in social situations
• Give you the opportunity to interact and
  cooperate with others

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Basic Components of Physical Fitness

• Not every persons level of physical fitness is
  the same.
• Having total fitness means achieving a healthy
  level in each of the five areas of health-related
  fitness.

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Five areas of Health Related Fitness

• Body Composition The ratio of body fat to lean
  body tissue, including muscle, bone, water, and
  connective tissue.
• Flexibility the ability to move a body part
  through a full range of motion.
• Muscular strength the amount of force a muscle
  can exert.

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Five areas of Health Related Fitness

• Muscular endurance the ability of the muscles
  to do difficult physical tasks over a period of
  time without causing fatigue.
• Cardiorespiratory endurance the ability of the
  heart, lungs, and blood vessels to send fuel and
  oxygen to the bodys tissues during long periods
  of vigorous activity.