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PATHFIT 1 Physical Fitness

Physical fitness is defined as the body's ability to function efficiently and carry out daily tasks and physical activities. The main components of fitness include cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. Physical fitness provides numerous health benefits such as reducing the risk of diseases, improving mood, and strengthening the heart. Factors like genetics, lifestyle, nutrition, and environment can impact one's level of fitness. Common tests to measure physical fitness include cardiovascular endurance tests, muscular strength and endurance tests, and flexibility tests. Maintaining an active lifestyle provides benefits while sedentary behavior is linked to negative health outcomes.

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PATHFIT 1 Physical Fitness

Physical fitness is defined as the body's ability to function efficiently and carry out daily tasks and physical activities. The main components of fitness include cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. Physical fitness provides numerous health benefits such as reducing the risk of diseases, improving mood, and strengthening the heart. Factors like genetics, lifestyle, nutrition, and environment can impact one's level of fitness. Common tests to measure physical fitness include cardiovascular endurance tests, muscular strength and endurance tests, and flexibility tests. Maintaining an active lifestyle provides benefits while sedentary behavior is linked to negative health outcomes.

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PATHFIT – 1

physical fitness

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“ Sound Mind
and
Sound Body”
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PHYSICAL FITNESS
▰ What is the definition of Physical Fitness?
▰ What are the main components of Fitness?
▰ What do you do to improve your fitness?
▰ Why is Physical Fitness important?
▰ What are the benefits of Physical Fitness?
▰ What are the factors affecting fitness?
▰ How do you test your Physical Fitness?
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“ ▰ Physical Fitness is
considered a measure of
body’s ability to function
efficiently and effectively
in a work and leisure
activities, to be healthy,
to resist hypokinetic
diseases, an to meet
emergency situations.

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“ ▰ General fitness is a
state of heath and
well-being.

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“ ▰ Specific fitness is a
task-oriented
definition based on
the ability to perform
specific aspects of
sports or occupations.

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COMPONENTS
OF
FITNESS
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Components of physical fitness
▰ HEALTH –RELATED ▰ SKILL-RELATED FITNESS
FITNESS

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Factors affecting fitness

Factors
Affecting
Fitness

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Benefits of physical fitness
▰ Your heart becomes stronger and works more
efficiently.
▰ You can lose weight if you combine exercise
and healthy eating
▰ You feel better about yourself
▰ You are less likely to be anxious or depressed
and feel more positive

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Benefits of physical fitness

▰ You may be able to bring down a slightly raise blood


pressure to normal
▰ You are likely to drink less alcohol and cut
down/stop smoking
▰ You are less likely to suffer from low back pain
▰ You feel positive benefits if you have specific health
problem such as lung disease, diabetes, arthritis or
renal diseases, or have had an organ
transplantation.
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“ ▰ How do you test
your physical
fitness?
▰ Fitness test help you check
how fit you are, and see how
your fitness improves with
exercise.
Sedentary lifestyle
▰ A type of lifestyle with no or irregular physical
activity (a couch potato)
▰ e.g. Sitting, reading, watching television and
computer use for much of the day with little or
no vigorous physical exercise.
▰ A sedentary lifestyle and lack of physical
activity can contribute or be a risk factor for
cardiovascular disease, mortality, depression,
obesity, etc.
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Sedentary lifestyle
▰ National guidelines recommend that young
people spend more than two hours each day
using electronic media for recreation.

▰ Why not make a deal to keep your body fit and


healthy? Even exchanging 30 minutes of TV
viewing for some physical activity will deliver
real health benefits.

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“ What Are The Effects
Of Physical Inactivity
And Sedentary
Lifestyle On Your
Health?
What Are The Effects Of Physical Inactivity And Sedentary Lifestyle On Your
Health?

Cardiovascular Musculoskeletal Psychological Pulmonary Cancer Weight


Diseases Disorder Disorder Diseases Management
 Congestive heart failure  Osteoarthritis  Anxiety  Asthma  Breast  Obesity
 Hypertension  Osteoporosis  Depression  Chronic  Colo  Diabetes
 Coronary Heart Disease  Back pain  Mood  Bronchitis  Lung  Overweight
 Atherosclerosis  Bone fractures and  Emphysema  Prostate
connective tissue

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Physical activity pyramid

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Alternative physical activities
▰ Recreational Sports: Noodle Hockey, Paddle, Jumping ropes.
▰ Bodymind Activities: Pilates, Yoga, Taichi, BodyFlow,
Relaxation
▰ Weight lifting, Bodypump
▰ Fitness walking, Jogging, Hiking
▰ Traditional Games
▰ Alternative Games/Sports: Floor ball, Frisbee, Flag Football
▰ Music Activities: Aerobic/Dance
▰ Cycling, Swimming, Skating, Sailing, Kayaking
▰ School, Gym, Outdoor, Clubs…

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HEALTH – RELATED
COMPONENTS

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Health-related COMPONENTS
▰ Cardiovascular Endurance it is the ability of the
circulatory and respiratory systems to supply fuel
during sustained physical activity. (Aerobic Fitness)

▰ To improve your cardiorespiratory endurance, try


activities that keep your heart rate elevated at a safe
level for a sustained length of time such as walking,
swimming or cycling.

▰ It is very important because the more cardiovascular


fit you are, the healthier your lungs, heart and
vascular system is
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Health-related COMPONENTS
▰ Muscular Strength is the ability of the
muscle to exert force during an activity.

▰ The key to making your muscle stronger


is working them against resistance,
whether that be from weights or gravity.

▰ It is important for your efficiency at


Activities of Daily Living. (ADL’s)
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Health-related COMPONENTS
▰ Muscular Endurance it is the ability of the muscle
to continue to perform without fatigue.

▰ To improve your muscle endurance, try


cardiorespiratory activities such as walking,
jogging, cycling or dancing.

▰ It is the bridge between muscular strength and


cardiovascular endurance.
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Health-related COMPONENTS
▰ Body composition refers to the relative
amount of muscle, fat, bone and other vital
parts of the body.

▰ Body composition is important to consider


for health and managing your weight.

▰ Having a poor body composition has many


negative physical and psychological effects.
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Body mass index (bmi)
▰ Formula ▰ Classifications

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Health-related COMPONENTS
▰ Flexibility is the range of motion around a
joint.
▰ Good flexibility in the joints can help prevent
injuries through all stages of life. If you want
to improve your flexibility, try activities that
lengthen the muscles or a basic stretching
program.
▰ Poor flexibility can directly affect
cardiovascular endurance, muscle strength
and muscular endurance.
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SKILL-RELATED
COMPONENTS

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SKILL-RELATED COMPONENTS
▰ Speed is the ability to move your body or
part of your body quickly.
▰ It involved in most the athletic skills such as
in sprint running, some skills of soccer,
basketball, etc.
▰ Ways to run faster: increase stride strength,
increase stride frequency, build speed and
power, train for agility, develop your
anaerobic threshold, decrease recovery time
and delay fatigue. 27
SKILL-RELATED COMPONENTS

▰ Power is the ability to exert maximum


muscular contraction instantly in an
explosive burst of movements.
▰ The two components of power are strength
and speed.
▰ e.g. jumping or a sprint start.

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SKILL-RELATED COMPONENTS

▰ Agility is the ability to change body’s


position and direction quickly.

▰ e.g. Zigzag running or cutting


movements.

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SKILL-RELATED COMPONENTS

▰ Balance it is the ability to control the


body position, either stationary or
while moving.
▰ E.g. handstand, gymnastic stunt

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SKILL-RELATED COMPONENTS

▰ Coordination it is the ability to


move body parts smoothly and
accurately in response to what your
senses tell you.

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SKILL-RELATED COMPONENTS

▰ Reaction time it is the time it


takes to respond to a stimulus.
▰ Reaction time + Movement
Time = Response Time
▰ Sprinters react to the starting
gun (e.g. 100 meters), Control of
an object (e.g. football or
hockey puck) 32
THANKS!
Any questions?
You can find me at:
▰ @PE Handover
▰ [email protected]

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Fitness test

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Fitness test

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LINK FOR VIRTUAL DISCUSSION AND ACTIVITY:
https://youtu.be/lUJczuBkN5c

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