1. Chapter 2: Physical Fitness and your Health Lesson One: Physical Fitness and You

2. What is Physical Fitness? One’s ability to carry out everyday tasks and daily demands while retaining an energy reserve to respond to unanticipated demands. Benefits all three domains of Health: PHYSICAL…MENTAL…SOCIAL

3. Physical Health Benefits Reduces chances of getting certain diseases (cardiovascular, obesity) Allows you to be more active by giving you more energy Improves posture

4. Mental Health Benefits Relieves stress Controls depression Gives a sense of pride and a positive self esteem

5. Social Health Benefits Cuts down stress and improves relationships Offers opportunity to interact with others Self-confidence helps you to deal better with people

6. 5 AREAS OF FITNESS Health related fitness broken down to 5 areas: Body Composition Flexibility Muscular Strength Muscular Endurance Cardiorespiratory Endurance

7. BODY COMPOSITION  Ratio of body fat to lean body tissue

8. FLEXIBILITY   Ability to move a body part through a full range of motion

9. MUSCULAR STRENGTH   The amount of force that a muscle can produce

10. MUSCULAR ENDURANCE   The ability of the muscles to do different physical tasks over a period of time without causing fatigue

11. CARDIORESPIRATORY ENDURANCE .(Aerobics)  The ability of the heart, blood vessels and lungs to circulate fuel and oxygen through the body during long periods of vigorous activity.(Aerobics)

12. How to measure?  Body Composition: Skin calipers, Underwater weighing, electronic devices

13.  Flexibility: Various stretching activities

14.  Muscular Strength: Heavy lifting or  Muscular Strength: Heavy lifting or push-ups

15.  Muscular Endurance: Sit-ups

16.  Cardio respiratory Endurance: Treadmills and Step-up tests