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Healthy People 2010 Goals for Teenagers:. Increase daily moderate activity. Improve fitness, health, & wellness through lifestyle changes. Increase info to teens concerning healthy lifestyle changes. STARTING AND STAYING ACTIVE…. HOW MUCH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS “ENOUGH”?.
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Healthy People 2010 Goals for Teenagers: • Increase daily moderate activity • Improve fitness, health, & wellness through lifestyle changes. • Increase info to teens concerning healthy lifestyle changes.
STARTING AND STAYING ACTIVE…. HOW MUCH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS “ENOUGH”?
Basic Principles of Exercise • PRINCIPLE OF “OVERLOAD” • Doing more than “normal”. • Increase the demand on body…forced to adapt. (overload). • EXAMPLES??
Basic Principles of Exercise • PRINCIPLE OF PROGRESSION: • Gradually increase amount of exercise and intensity level.
Basic Principles of Exercise • PRINCIPLE OF SPECIFICITY: • Specific exercise for a specific benefit. • Strive for “balance”. • EXAMPLES??
F.I.T.T. FORMULA: • WHAT YOU KNOW….. • Need to do more than “normal” • Stay within THZ to “improve”.. • So….how much is “enough”?
F.I.T.T. FORMULA: • F= FREQUENCY • How “often” • Goal should be several times per week. • Type of exercise and what you are trying to develop will determine frequency.
F.I.T.T. FORMULA: • I= INTENSITY • How HARD you work out. • Determined by type of activity. • For example…checking heart rate can determine cardio intensity….
F.I.T.T. FORMULA: • T= TIME (DURATION) • How LONG you work out. • Determined by type of activity and what you are trying to develop. • For example…building cardio means min of 20 minutes.
F.I.T.T. FORMULA: • T= TYPE • What type of activity chosen. • Determined by type of activity and what you are trying to develop. • F.I.T. When trying to determine how to improve areas of your fitness….
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PYRAMID Optimal benefits=
HOW MUCH “FITNESS” IS ENOUGH? • Fitness score comparisons… • You fitness level should allow you to: • Reduce risk of health problems • Achieve wellness benefits • Work effectively/meet emergencies. • Enjoy free time.
FITNESS RATING: • Low: • Above avg. risk of health issues. • Marginal: • Good start! Need more to move towards “good” • Necessary level of fitness to live full, healthy life. • Good: • High Performance: • Optimal level. Athletes, military, firefighters, etc.
FACTORS INFLUENCING FITNESS • MATURATION: • Physical maturity…fully developed • Examples? • AGE: • Older v Younger teens scores… • HEREDITY: • Phys. Characteristics from parents can influence results… • Examples? • Where you live? School setting? • Available play/workout areas. • Social setting. • ENVIRONMENT:
Fitness Testing & Misconceptions…. • Advantages and disadvantages of fitness testing…. ??? • Early success and early maturation… • Age & maturation can work against you… • Comparisons…. • Studies show that people who were good in sports but NOT active later in life, DIE EARLIER &/or are less healthy than those who do regular ex.
What’s Best For YOU? • Consider your FITNESS LEVEL. How should you choose a “good” activity? • Consider your INTERESTS • Consider possible GROUP ACTIVITIES. • Consider BENEFITS. • PRACTICE—PRACTICE—PRACTICE… • AVOID HIGH LEVEL SKILL DEMANDS
GOAL SETTING… • LONG TERM= • Mo/yr to reach • L.T Physical Act. Goal vs Fitness Goals • Set specific time frame • Specific fitness factor • Cardio? Strength? Flex? • 30/day/2 months
GOAL SETTING… • SHORT TERM: • Reached in short period of time… • S.T Physical Act. Goal vs Fitness Goals • Beware of “quick fixes” you need 4-6 wks! • 20-30 min/day/2 wks
GOAL SETTING TIPS: 1) Be Realistic: attainable/”easily” reached w/effort 2) Be Specific: “vague” are hard to reach specific= easy to see when reached. 3) Personalize: base on YOUR needs and abilities. 4) WRITE IT!: signals a personal commitment increases chance of success. 5) Know WHY you are setting goal: for yourself or someone else?
GOAL SETTING TIPS: 6) Consider goals for ALL parts of fitness: incorporate all areas but focus on your weakness 7) Self Assess and Keep Log: Ck for improvement. keeping a log = commitment 8) Focus on Improvement: Set a goal that is higher than your current level. Need lots of short term? 9) Set new goals: reach one? Reward! New goal! 10) Don’t be afraid to revise: Make adjustments…better to revise than to quit!
GOAL SETTING TIPS: 11) Reward yourself: Accomplished goal? Tell someone! Treat! • “Find a Friend”: Helps with motivation…someone to celebrate with when goals reached. 13) “Maintenance goal”: work to stay within “good fitness zone”.
ACTIVITIES FOR A LIFETIME • Prioritize Lifetime Physical Activities (LPA) “activities all people can do regardless of age or phys. ability 4-7x’s more energy than being sedentary (couch potatoes)
“met” = Metabolism… …amount of energy used…