Physical Fitness Physical Fitness Ability to do daily

Physical Fitness • Physical Fitness: Ability to do daily activities without becoming tired, short of breath, or sore.

Muscular Endurance Muscular Strength Components of Cardiorespiratory Fitness Endurance Body Composition Flexibility ACTUAL

Muscular Strength • Amount of Force muscles apply EXAMPLES: PULL-UPS CURL-UPS

Muscular Endurance • Ability to use a group of muscles over and over without tiring

Cardiorespiratory Endurance • Ability of your heart and lungs to work efficiently during physical activity EXAMPLES: RUNNING WALKING BIKING SWIMMING

Flexibility • Ability to use joints easily (involves muscles, tendons, and ligaments) EXAMPLES: SIT AND REACH TEST

Body Composition • Ratio of weight of fat to the weight of bones in your body

How do we maintain physical fitness? ? ?

Exercise!!! • What is exercise? ? ? – Any activity that maintains or improves your physical fitness • Ask yourselves now…. Why do we exercise? What are the benefits? ?

BENEFITS OF EXERCISE • PHYSICAL • MENTAL/EMOTIONAL • SOCIAL

• PHYSICAL BENEFITS – – – Stronger More flexible Better working heart and lungs Burn fat Better coordination Prevents diseases (heart disease, obesity, diabetes) • SOCIAL BENEFITS Meet people Make friends Teamwork Surrounded by people who influence you in a good way – Support system in your team – People cheer for you, rely on you – – • MENTAL – EMOTIONAL BENEFITS – – – – Releases endorphins (chemical that makes you feel calm, happy, awake) Improves blood flow to your brain Think more clearly Feel more awake Improves self esteem Reduces stress Relieves tension