Introduction to Physical Fitness

1. Introduction to Physical Fitness Objectives: 1. What are the 5 health-related fitness components? 2. What are the 6 skill-related fitness components? 3. What are the 3 principles of fitness?

2. DESCRIBE WHAT YOU THINK IT MEANS TO BE PHYSICALLY FIT ?

3. Health Related Fitness • Cardiorespiratory Fitness • Muscular Endurance • Muscular Strength • Flexibility • Body Composition Helps to prevent the onset of hypokinetic conditions – conditions that are caused by a lack of physical activity.

4. Skill Related Fitness Helps an individual perform well during sports or activities that require certain skills • Agility • Balance • Coordination • Power • Reaction Time • Speed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_iQ5q8qPZ0

5. So how much physical activity is enough ?

6. Three principles of fitness • Principle of Overload • The only way to produce fitness and health benefits through physical activity is to require your body to do more than it normally does. • F. I. T. T. • Principle of Progression • The amount and intensity of your exercise should be increased gradually. • Principle of Specificity • The specific type of exercise you do determines the specific benefit you receive.

7. Training Safely using the F.I.T.T. Principle - Easy way to express overload, progression, and specificity. FREQUENCY INTENSITY TIME TYPE

8. Show me what You learned! • Pick a fitness activity / sport that you enjoy. • Which of the 5 Health – Related fitness components do you use? How? • Which of the 6 Skill – Related fitness components do you use? How? Health – Related Fitness Cardiorespiratory – Yes/No – example of use Muscular Endurance – Yes/No – example of use Muscular Strength – Yes/No – example of use Flexibility – Yes/No – example of use Body Composition – Yes/No – example of use Skill – Related Fitness Coordination– Yes/No – example of use Speed– Yes/No – example of use Power– Yes/No – example of use Balance – Yes/No – example of use Reaction Time– Yes/No – example of use Agility – Yes/No – example of use