1. Physical Fitness
Physical Fitness: Ability to do daily activities without becoming tired, short of breath, or sore.

2. Components of Fitness Muscular Endurance Muscular Strength Flexibility
Body
Composition
Cardiorespiratory
Endurance
ACTUAL

3. Muscular Strength Amount of Force muscles apply EXAMPLES: PULL-UPS
CURL-UPS

4. Muscular Endurance
Ability to use a group of muscles over and over without tiring

5. Cardiorespiratory Endurance
Ability of your heart and lungs to work efficiently during physical activity
EXAMPLES:
RUNNING
WALKING
BIKING
SWIMMING

6. Flexibility
Ability to use joints easily (involves muscles, tendons, and ligaments)
EXAMPLES:
SIT AND REACH TEST

7. Ratio of weight of fat to the weight of bones in your body
Body Composition
Ratio of weight of fat to the weight of bones in your body

8. How do we maintain physical fitness???

9. Exercise!!! What is exercise??? Ask yourselves now….
Any activity that maintains or improves your physical fitness
Ask yourselves now….
Why do we exercise?
What are the benefits??

10. PHYSICAL MENTAL/EMOTIONAL SOCIAL
BENEFITS OF EXERCISE
PHYSICAL
MENTAL/EMOTIONAL
SOCIAL

11. MENTAL – EMOTIONAL BENEFITS
PHYSICAL BENEFITS
Stronger
More flexible
Better working heart and lungs
Burn fat
Better coordination
Prevents diseases (heart disease, obesity, diabetes)
SOCIAL BENEFITS
Meet people
Make friends
Teamwork
Surrounded by people who influence you in a good way
Support system in your team
People cheer for you, rely on you
MENTAL – EMOTIONAL BENEFITS
Releases endorphins (chemical that makes you feel calm, happy, awake)
Improves blood flow to your brain
Think more clearly
Feel more awake
Improves self esteem
Reduces stress
Relieves tension