Enhancing Health, Study, Work, and Play Through Physical Fitness Chapter 11 Sport Books Publisher

Objectives To identify the various components of fitness To understand the contribution of physical fitness to overall health To examine your own physical fitness level and to develop an awareness of personal fitness requirements To develop a personal fitness and lifestyle program Sport Books Publisher

Introduction What is Fitness? Sport Books Publisher

Introduction: What is Fitness? Is multidimensional: physical, emotional, social, and intellectual components Is the ability to adapt to the demands and stresses of physical efforts Represents one’s functional readiness and level of effectiveness Sport Books Publisher

Introduction: What is Fitness? Fitness includes… Cardiorespiratory endurance Flexibility Body composition Muscular strength Muscular power Muscular endurance Sport Books Publisher

Introduction A high level of fitness is important to competitive athletes General fitness is a prerequisite for the optimal development of sport-specific fitness Sport Books Publisher

Definition of Physical Fitness The ability of the body to adjust to the demands and stresses of physical effort Physical fitness is thought to be a measure of one’s physical health Sport Books Publisher

Definition of Physical Activity Any movement carried out by the skeletal muscles Requires the use of energy Sport Books Publisher

Definition of Exercise Physical activity that is planned, structured, and usually involves repetitive bodily movements Designed to improve or maintain physical fitness Sport Books Publisher

Physical Activity Versus Physical Fitness Physical activity and physical fitness are related measures Physical fitness is an achieved condition that limits the amount of physical activity that can be performed A physical activity-exercise continuum exists, so that what may be considered physical activity to a fit person may be considered exercise to an unfit person Sport Books Publisher

Components of Physical Fitness

Components of Physical Fitness Muscular Strength Power Muscular Endurance Cardiorespiratory Endurance Flexibility Psychomotor Ability Body Composition Sport Books Publisher

Muscular Strength Sport Books Publisher

Force = Mass x Acceleration Muscular Strength The ability of a muscle or muscle group to exert force against a resistance Commonly measured as a maximal value Force and strength are synonymous (greater muscle mass results in greater strength) Force = Mass x Acceleration Sport Books Publisher

Power Sport Books Publisher

Power The ability to overcome external resistance at a high rate of muscular contraction The ability to exert force is dependent on muscular strength Therefore, power is a derivative of muscular strength Sport Books Publisher