Elements of Fitness

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Elements of Fitness

• Ms. Smialek

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Health-related Fitness

• Cardiovascular endurance
• Heart, lungs, and blood vessels to supply O2 to
  the tissues
• Flexibility
• Ability to move a body part through a full range
  of motion
• Body Composition
• Ratio of body fat to lean body tissue

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Health-related Fitness

• Muscular Strength
• Amount of force a muscle can exert
• Muscular Endurance
• Ability to perform physical tasks over a period
  of time w/out becoming fatigued

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Measuring each Element

• Cardiovascular endurance
• Mile Run or Step test
• Flexibility
• Sit and Reach
• Muscular Strength
• Curl-ups or Sit-ups
• Muscular Endurance
• Flex arm hang
• Body Composition
• Pinch Test

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Body Mass Index (BMI)

• Ratio that allows you to assess
• body size in relation to ht. and wt.
• Influenced by
• Gender
• Age
• Weight/Height
• Body frame
• Growth rate
• Metabolic rate
• Activity level

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Calculating BMI

• Different ratios of ht. and wt. can be healthy
• Teens grow at different rates and way
• BMI wt (in lbs.) x 703 / (ht)
• Why is this important info. to know?

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Improving Cardiovascular Endurance

• Examples swimming, walking, biking, hiking,
  skating, etc.
• Helps increase your heart rate lung capacity
• Done 3-5 days a week
• For 30-60 minutes

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Improving Flexibility

• Through regular stretching exercises
• Done before every physical activity
• Examples
• Arm circles
• Lunges
• Hollywood's
• Butterflies
• Crossovers

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Improving Muscular Strength and Muscular Endurance

• Examples
• Weight Lifting
• Resistance exercises
• Yoga
• Push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups
• Done 2-3 day a week

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Mini Quiz

• Matching
• Cardiovascular
• Muscular Strength
• Muscular Endurance
• Flexibility
• Body Composition

1. Ability to move a body part through a full range
   of motion.
2. Heart, lungs, and blood vessels to supply O2 to
   the tissues.
3. Amount of force a muscle can exert.