1. Health Related Fitness

2. Learning Objectives Develop an understanding of what fitness is
Know and understand the health related components of fitness
Identify the components of fitness in a variety of sports

3. Do you think we are fit?

4. What is fitness?

5. Health Related Fitness
Fitness is defined as…
…the ability to meet the demands of the environment.
Fitness is not necessarily about how far you can run or how good you are at sport.
Being fit means being physically able to cope with the demands of everyday life.
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6. Health Related Fitness
Components of health related fitness
aerobic endurance
muscular endurance
flexibility
speed
strength
body composition

7. Speed
Speed is the ability to move all, or parts of the body as quickly as possible.

8. Body Composition
The % amount of muscle, fat, bone and other tissues that make up the body.
Greater cardiovascular fitness equals less % body fat.

9. Cardiovascular fitness
This is how well the heart and respiratory system can supply oxygen and fuel to the working muscles during exercise.

10. Strength
Muscular strength is the amount of force produced by a muscle or group of muscles.

11. Flexibility
Flexibility is the range of movement around a joint.

12. Muscular Endurance
Muscular endurance is the ability of a particular muscle group to work continuously at a high level.

13. Health Related Fitness
Watch the following video clips
Which is the most important component of fitness for that sport
Video
Sport
Main component of fitness 1 2 3 4 5

14. Video 1

15. Video 2

16. Video 3

17. Video 4

18. Video 5

19. Videos
Video
Sport
Main component of fitness (how was it used?) 1 2 3 4 5

20. TASK
Which components of fitness does Jessica Ennis need to be successful and why?

21. DIRT TIME….

22. Learning Objectives
Describe the components of fitness required for specific sporting activities
Apply this knowledge to exam questions
Evaluate your own answers and reflect on ways to improve on your own answers

23. Team answer cards

24. Take your marks, get set, go!

25. Repo reporter

26. Exam questions

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28. Evaluation station