Health-related Fitness

1. Health-related Fitness

2. Learning Objectives By the end of today’s lesson you should be able to: • Explain the 5 components of health related fitness, evaluate exercises and activities that relate to the components, and create a graph of the components in relation to a sport or activity of your choice.

3. Physical fitness: physical attributes that people have or achieve that relate to their ability to perform physical activity. Health: A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being; not merely the absence of disease.

4. 5 Components of Health-related Fitness Cardiovascular fitness Muscular strength Muscular endurance Flexibility Body composition

5. Cardiovascular Fitness …the ability to exercise the entire body for long periods of time This requires your heart (cardio) and blood vessels (vascular) to work together to provide muscles with oxygenated blood Basic cardiovascular fitness is needed in order to lead an everyday life (e.g. walking to the store, climbing up stairs, running to catch the bus) It also allows us to get involved in sports and leisure activities • Sports related: • The cardiovascular element of fitness is important when we take part in sports that involvestaminasuch as cycling, running and swimming

6. Cardiovascular Fitness Tip: Don’t get confused… The following terms are also used to describe cardiovascular fitness: Cardio-Respiratory fitness Aerobic fitness Stamina Endurance

7. Muscular Strength …the amount of force a muscle can exert against a resistance • A good level of strength can be very beneficial as it can help prevent injury, assist with good posture and it allows an individual to carry out everyday tasks without feeling fatigued (e.g. carrying shopping bags or school backpacks) • Sports related: • Weightlifting– to lift a heavy weight • Boxing – to produce a strong punch • Gymnastics– upper body strength when maintaining a handstand

8. Muscular Endurance …the ability to use muscles many times without getting tired • This is related to muscular strength but is concerned with the ability to move smaller weights repeatedly without getting too tired . • Muscular endurance is used in day-to-day life in activities such as climbing and gardening • Sports related: • Essential for long distance events such as: running, cycling, and rowing

9. Flexibility …the range of movement possible at a joint • Muscle fibershave elastic propertiesand are able to stretch and then return to their original position • However, if they are not regularly stretched then they can become stiff and inflexible • Flexibility is important for reducing the risk of muscle strain and injury and completing many everyday tasks such as tying your shoe laces! • Sports related: • Gymnastics/Dance–a flexible joint possesses a greater range of motion, which aids the performance of a skill • Running– a flexible hip joint allows a longer stride length

10. Body Composition …the percentage of body weight that is fat, muscle, and bone • Lean body tissue is water, blood, skin, muscle and bone. • From a health perspective it is important to have low body fat. • In relation to sport, a sports person’s levels of fat can accumulate through inactivity. • Sports related: • Most sports benefit from a leaner, more muscular body • Sumo wrestling –larger body composition is better

11. HR Fitness components in sport • Different sports favordifferent components of fitness • This is why some athletes are successful at their sport as their component may match the sport’s requirements • The components of fitness for an individual sport can be displayed in a bar graph. For example: MS BC ME F CF SHOT PUTTER