1. Presentation Package for Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Section IV: Concept 14: Performance Benefits of Physical Activity

2. 2Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Facts about Fitness and Sports Performance  High-level performance is not needed for health or enjoyment from activity  High-level performance in sports requires more rigorous training than is needed for health  High-level performance is more dependent on good genetics than health but requires both health- and skill-related fitness

3. 3Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Relationship Between Fitness and Performance

4. 4Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Dimensions of HRF (Health-Related Fitness)  Cardiovascular fitness  Muscular endurance  Muscular strength  Flexibility  Body composition

5. 5Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Dimensions of SRF (Skill-Related Fitness)  Agility  Balance  Coordination  Speed  Power  Reaction time

6. 6Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e SRF and Skill Learning  Good SRF improves ability to learn skills  Good SRF does NOT ensure good skills Practice is needed to learn skills.

7. 7Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Practice and Skill Learning  Soccer players most likely possess good agility and coordination, but skills in dribbling and kicking come only through extensive practice!

8. 8Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Skill Learning Guidelines  Learn the gross concept first  Learn technique correctly  Overlearn the skill (repetition)  Use mental practice

9. 9Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Benefits of SRF  Helps you stay active  Improves work efficiency  Helps in emergencies  Helps in learning new activities

10. 10Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Measuring SRF  Helps determine strengths  Helps you choose activities Lab 14a information

11. 11Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Types of Performance Training  Muscle Fitness  Aerobic and Anaerobic  Power  Flexibility  Skill Information on muscle fitness and aerobic/anaerobic training are covered in subsequent slides

12. 12Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Resistance Training Sports  Olympic weight lifting  Power lifting  Body building See “On the Web”14 for information on power lifting and body building

13. 13Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Techniques for Gaining Muscle  Muscle mass is increased in response to regular weight training  Metabolism is most effective at building muscle mass when smaller more frequent meals are consumed. –smaller more frequent meals are recommended for building muscle

14. 14Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Myths about Gaining Muscle  Supplements (e.g. creatine monohydrate) –Do not act independently to increase muscle size. They work by allowing an individual to do more total work during training (greater training stimulus to muscles).  High protein diets –Body has no storage form for protein –Extra protein does not stimulate protein synthesis

15. 15Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Types of Aerobic Training  Long Slow Distance –builds base  Interval Training –builds peak anaerobic capacity –Increases VO2 max  Threshold Training –improves ability to maintain race pace for continuous length of time See “On the Web” 14 for more information on aerobic training (click 1 and 2)

16. 16Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Sport Specific Training  For triathletes to be successful in swimming, they need to practice swimming in “open” water.

17. 17Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Laboratory Testing of Aerobic Athletes  Laboratory tests can reveal more specific information about training adaptations  Results can be useful to help athletes optimize training In this test, heart rate, and oxygen consumption are sampled during exercise See more info about lab tests

18. 18Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e General Issues Regarding Performance Training  Overtraining syndrome / staleness  Periodization and Tapering  Sports Nutrition

19. 19Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Overtraining Syndrome  If athletes push themselves too hard during training (without sufficient rest) they can get “overtraining syndrome”  Symptoms: –fatigue –poor or irregular heart rate –high resting heart rate (relative to normal) –irritability  Treatment: REST

20. 20Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Periodization of Training Elite athletes use cyclical training schedules to alternate the stress on their bodies and allow their bodies to adapt and prepare for competition

21. 21Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Sports Nutrition  Need more calories  Increase complex carbohydrates  Increased protein needs (easily met by eating more calories)  Get RDA of vitamins and minerals  Eat familiar foods

22. 22Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Web Resources “On the Web” “On the Web” pages for Concept Online Learning Center

23. Supplemental Graphics Lab Information Additional Graphics and Training Information

24. 24Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Lab 14a Information Evaluating Skill Related Fitness  Perform the various skill-related fitness stunts  Evaluate your performance using the corresponding rating scales  Discuss your particular strengths and weaknesses and how it might relate to your abilities in different sports. Return to presentation

25. 25Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Sample Results of Laboratory Testing Based on Van Handel, 1986 Return to presentation

26. Roger Bannister: A pioneer of interval training