1. Ch. 1 Physical Activity & Personal Fitness
Lessons 1-4

2. PEBPE Standards
PEBPE2.d
The learner will be able to integrate health & skill related fitness components into their daily activities.
PEBPE5.c
The learner will show respect for the diversity, strengths, and weaknesses of other learners.
PEBPE6.a
The learner will describe the role physical activity plays, in reducing the risk factor for disease, by maintaining appropriate health-related fitness components.
PEBPE6.b
The learner will describe the life-long benefits of regular physical activity.
PEBPE6.c
The learner will develop positive relationships with other students.

3. Ch. 1 Physical Activity & Personal Fitness
KEY VOCABULARY
Aerobic
Anaerobic
Cardiovascular disease
Health Related Physical Fitness
Metabolism
Obesity
Optimal Health
Risk Factors
Wellness
TOPICS FOR THIS UNIT
Introduction to the Fitness Industry
Making Better Choice
Personal Fitness Profile
Comparing Wellness

4. Lesson 1: Physical Activity, Exercise, and Health
The ABC’s of Personal Fitness.
Any Body Can develop a plan to become and stay physically active for life.
Be Aware of challenges you will face.
Assess your level of physical fitness and your progress
Learn about changes in personal habits
Take responsibility for planning, developing, and maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle
Designing a physical-activity and fitness program that can meet your individual needs throughout your life.

5. Lesson 1: Physical Activity, Exercise, and Health
What is physical activity?
Physical Activity: any movement that works the larger muscles of the body, such as arm, leg, and back muscles.
Exercise: is physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive, and that results in improvements in fitness.
Why are physical activity and exercise important?
Physical Fitness: is the body’s ability to carry out daily tasks and still have enough reserve energy to respond to unexpected demands.
Personal fitness.
Personal Fitness: Total, overall fitness achieved by maintaining acceptable levels of physical activity, a healthy eating plan, and avoiding harmful substances.

6. Lesson 1: Physical Activity, Exercise, and Health
Is a combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-beings.
Wellness:
Total health in all three areas.

7. Lesson 1: Physical Activity, Exercise, and Health
Physical Health
Benefits of Physical Health include.
A higher energy level.
Improved strength, flexibility, and muscle tone.
Better heart and lung function.
Healthier weight and reduced body fat.
Improved coordination.
More restful sleep.
Physical Inactivity leads too.
Heart Disease.
High Blood Pressure
Stroke
Diabetes
Certain forms of cancer, including colon cancer.

8. Lesson 1: Physical Activity, Exercise, and Health
Mental/Emotional Health
Personal Fitness improves mental health.
Think more clearly and concentrate on work or school.
Better handle the stress and challenges of everyday life.
Experience high self-esteem, or feelings of self-confidence.

9. Lesson 1: Physical Activity, Exercise, and Health
Social Health
Personal Fitness improves social health.
Develop and maintain friendships.
Work well as part of a group.
Effectively recognize and resolve conflicts.
Playing sports teaches individuals how to resolve disagreements in a professional manor.

10. Lesson 1: Physical Activity, Exercise, and Health
Methods for evaluating Health-Related Fitness
Cardiovascular Fitness:
Jumping Jacks
Body Composition:
Finger Pinch Test
Flexibility:
Zipper Stretch
Muscular Strength:
Push-ups
Muscular Endurance:
Wall Sit

11. Lesson 1: Physical Activity, Exercise, and Health
Functional Fitness:
Is a person’s physical ability to function independently in life, without assistance.
People have a high levels of health and wellness and reduced risk of chronic problems.
Healthy People 2010 and Fitness
Skill-Related Fitness
Health-Related Fitness

12. Lesson 2: Risk Factors and your behavior
Personal Fitness and Risk Factors
Quality long life is important.
Risk Factors: Conditions and behaviors that represent a potential threat to an individual’s well-being.
Factors you can’t modify
Age
Heredity
Gender
Factors you can modify
Becoming Physically Active
Practicing Healthful Eating Habits
Avoiding Smoking and the use of Tobacco Products.
Managing Stress in Your Life
Add Chart on page 13 Diseases and risk factors

13. Lesson 3: Developing a positive Fitness Attitude
Your Attitude
Play a role on the decisions you make.
Personal Beliefs shape your attitudes about physical activity
Example:
Exercise is boring
I’ll Start watching what I eat when I get to be an adult.
I don’t have time for breakfast in the morning
I only need about 4 hours of sleep a night to function fully the next day.
Peer Influence
May create Positive or Negative attitudes towards physical activity.
The Media

14. Lesson 3: Developing a positive Fitness Attitude
A Commitment to Change
Starts with your attitude.
Make a Commitment.
Adherence: the Ability to stick to a plan of action.
Its your body and your responsibility.
Be aware of your negative attitudes.
You can change them.
What’s the difference between commitment and adherence?

15. Lesson 3: Developing a positive Fitness Attitude
Benefits of Personal Fitness
Enhancement of Self-Esteem.
Self-Concept: The view you have of yourself.
Stress Reduction
Exercise reduces blood pressure.
Improvement in academic and Physical Performance
Exercise improves concentration span and Energy Levels
Increased Life Expectancy
High Levels of Functional Health and Fitness

16. Lesson 4: Guidelines for getting started
“Don’t put off ‘till tomorrow what you can do today!”
Setting Fitness Goals
Make a contract with yourself.
Make a list of goals.
Make a detailed schedule.
Be patient.
Enjoy it.

17. Lesson 4: Guidelines for getting started
Setting Fitness Goals Cont.
Choosing your physical Activities.
Safe
Enjoyable
Realistic
The Behavioral- Change Stairway
Beginning to climb.
Planning your journey.
Staying on track.
Staying at the top.
Chart on page 26.
Beginning to Climb
The hardest step sometime is to move from not thinking about fitness to starting to think about fitness.
Getting into the habit of exercising and eating healthy is hard at first.
Identifying negative habits and what created them is a good start.
Planning your Journey
Developing a game plan, including setting goals and a realistic schedule.
Ask yourself, “what are my goals.”
Staying on Track
This is the step people most often tend to fall backwards.
Make up your mind to stick with your plan.
Staying at the Top
Work hard at finding new activities.
Get your friends and family involved. This will help you stay motivated.

18. Lesson 4: Guidelines for getting started
Physical Activity and Exercise Guidelines
“The harder you work the greater the rewards to your health and fitness”
Regular Physical Activity or Exercise
Daily Activity and Exercise
Moderate Physical Activity or Exercise
Activity or exercise that ranges in light-to-borderline intensity.
Vigorous Physical Activity or Exercise
Activity or exercise that ranges from heavy to maximum intensity.

19. Lesson 4: Guidelines for getting started
Jump Starting Your Personal Fitness Program
In this course you will participate in a conditioning program that will allow you to experience the benefits of physical activity and regular exercise.
The program will include health and skill-related fitness.
Information from chapter one Glencoe: Foundations Of Personal Fitness.
Health-Related Fitness
Cardiovascular
Walking
Jogging
Cycling
Aerobic Dance
Muscular Strength and Endurance
Calisthenics
Flexibility
Stretching or range-of-motion activities.