1. Physical Fitness
By: Ms. Smialek

2. Physical Activity Form of movement that causes your body to use energy
For example: playing sports, exercising, or doing chores around the house

3. Physical Fitness
Ability to carry out daily tasks easily and have enough energy reserved for unexpected physical demands

4. Benefits of Physical Activity
The benefits lasts a lifetime!
It helps strengthen you:
*physically
*mentally/emotionally
*socially

5. Physical Health Benefits: Makes your body stronger
Increases your energy
Improves your posture
Reduces chronic fatigue & stiffness
Reduces the risk of diseases

6. Continuation of Physical Health
Improves the following body systems
Cardiovascular: strengthens the heart, allowing blood to flow efficiently
Respiratory: can breathe easily without the muscles tiring quickly
Nervous: improves your reaction time

7. Mentally/Emotionally
Benefits
Reduces stress
Helps manage anger and frustrations
Improves your mood
Decreases risk of depression
Increases self-confidence
Improves concentration

8. Socially Benefits Meet new people Builds self-confidence
Helps manage stress

9. Risks of Physical Inactivity
Teen Facts (2000/2001):
1 in 3 teens (35%) do not participate regularly
Decline in regular physical activity from 73% in 9th grade to 61% in 12th grade
29% attend a physical education class

10. Sedentary Lifestyle Involves little physical activity
Teens spend too much time:
Watching TV
Playing video games
Texting
ing
Talking on the phone

11. Negative Effects of Sedentary Lifestyle
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
Diabetes
Cancer
Osteoporosis
Reduces the ability to manage stress
Decreases the opportunity to meet people

12. Physical Activity & Weight Control
Fact: ½ of Adults and 14% of Teens are OVER WEIGHT
Due to over eating & sedentary lifestyle

13. Metabolism Process in which the body gets energy from food
Metabolic rate rises when your active
Stop exercising your metabolic rate slows down

14. Calories Foods energy is measured in units of heat
Need a certain amount each day to function
Are burned through physical activity
If not burned off they turn into FAT-yikes!

15. Fitting Physical Activity into Life
Recommendations
3-5 days a week
30-60 minutes
Take the stairs
Play a sport
Walking, swimming, biking, running, etc.
Carrying the groceries to the car/house
Mowing the lawn
Washing your car

16. Replace the underlined words with the correct terms.
Mini Quiz
Replace the underlined words with the correct terms.
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Metabolism
Osteoporosis
Sedentary lifestyle
Watching TV, taking naps, video games, texting are examples of physical activity.
Physical fitness is a form of movement that causes your body to use energy.
Osteoporosis refers to the process in which your body gets energy from food.