1. Medford Study Boys Growth Study 1956-1968

2. Medford Study u Look at growth of boys 7-18 u Physical & Motor Characteristics u Longitudinal Study u No Females u Dated Material

3. Physical Fitness u World Book Definition u A personal responsibility u A combination of qualities enable a person to perform well in vigorous physical activity u Healthy people may be unfit if they don’t exercise regularly u Aufsesser Definition

4. Physical Fitness u Benefits of Physical Fitness u Better physical performance is only one benefit u Increase capacity & efficiency of the heart u Help maintain proper weight u Fit people tend to be slender and look better than those who are unfit u Greater resistance to disease

5. Benefits u Recover faster if become ill u Fit people may be “ Happier”, more alert and relaxed u May be able to resist the effects of aging better than those who are unfit

6. Historical Look at Fitness u Basis for physical education programs u YMCA Triangle u Early Programs in New England u Dudley u Harvard Step Test u Rogers PFI u Kraus Weber Fitness Test u 1960 Presidents Council

7. Components of Physical Fitness u Health related u Strength u Muscular Endurance u Cardiovascular Endurance u Flexibility u Skill related Aspects u Balance u Reaction Time

8. Skill Related ( cont.) u Coordination u Agility u Speed u Fitness Tests usually tap one or more areas u Early Tests Health Related u Many Tests combine areas

9. Fitness Tests u 1960 Presidents Council on Physical Fitness ( Kennedy) u Focus on Health Related Aspects of Fitness u Businesses Fitness Programs u Exxon New Jersey u Productivity u Health of Executives

10. Fitness Tests u Kraus Weber, 1958 u AAHPERD Youth Fitness. 1976 u Health Related Fitness, 1980 u Physical Best u Fitness Gram u Jump Rope for Heart u Hoops for Heart

11. Fitness Tests u AAHPERD Youth Fitness Test (1965) u Revised 1976 u Versions u Pull-up u Sit-up u Standing broad jump u Shuttle run u 50 yard dash

12. Youth Fitness Test u 600 yard run/walk u Softball throw for distance u Modifications u Delete 600 run/walk: u Replaced with 1 mile or 9 min. (13& under) u or 1.5 mile or 12 minute (13 & Up) u Delete Softball throw

13. Health Related Fitness Test u Defined Fitness as:Cardiorespiratory u Body Composition ( leanness) u Abdominal and low back strength u Items: u Cardiovascular u 9 minute or 1 mile u 1.5 mile or 12 minute

14. Health Related Items u Body Composition u Sum of triceps & subscapularis u Abdominal & Low Back u Modified Timed Sit-up(60 seconds) u Sit & Reach

15. Use of Fitness Tests u Diagnosis strengths/ weaknesses u Set objectives u Program evaluation u Demonstrate importance of program u Motivate kids u Improve public relations

16. Overweight & Obesity u Definitions u 10% ideal weight u 20% ideal weight u Video “ Fat Chance in a Thin World u Set-point theory u Madison Avenue u Anorexia u Bulimia

17. Eating Disorders u Definition: an abnormal relationship with food. u Anorexia u Bulimia u Binge eating disorder (BED) u Compulsive over eating u All are considered mental disorders

18. Anorexia u Definition: described as an obsession with being thin u Called the starving Disease u There is no correlation with their actual weight and their desire u 90% are females

19. Bulimia u Eat and purge u Vomiting u Diuretics u Laxative abuse

20. Obesity u Baby Fat Myth