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PHYSICAL FITNESS AND ITS TYPES

PHYSICAL FITNESS , ITS TYPES, AND COMPONENTS

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PHYSICAL FITNESS AND ITS TYPES

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  1. PHYSICAL FITNESS AND ITS TYPES Jean Melanie Vincent Haymo Physical Education Teacher MPhil Scholar Punjabi University ,Patiala MPED L.N.I.P.E , Gwalior

  2. Physical Fitness • It is the ability of an individual to carry out daily task with vigor and alertness without getting undue fatigue and ample energy to meet emergency situation. • These days, physical fitness is considered a measure of the body’s ability to function efficiently and effectively in work and leisure activities, to be healthy, to resist hypokinetic diseases, and to meet emergency situations. • The ability to carry out daily tasks with alertness and vigour, without undue fatigue, and with enough energy reserve to meet emergencies or to enjoy leisure time • Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness (a state of health and well-being) and specific fitness (a task-oriented definition based on the ability to perform specific aspects of sports or occupations). Physical fitness is generally achieved through exercise.

  3. General or Health Related Fitness • Health related fitness is what everyone should have whether they play a sport or not. • Health-related physical fitness is defined as fitness related to some aspect of health. This type of physical fitness is primarily influenced by an individual’s exercise habits • Keeping the body fit for health incorporates the following components:-

  4. Components of Health Related Fitness • Cardiovascular fitness Requires the heart and blood vessels to supply the working muscles with oxygen for long periods of time. • Strength Is normally measured by the amount of weight the muscles can lift, or applying a force against a resistance. • Flexibility Is an important part of fitness that we need to keep into our old age. Babies have a natural suppleness and can suck their toes (not that as a teenager you would probably want to do this still), we lose flexibility as we grow older. We should always remember to warm up before competition to stretch our muscles and tendons. • Muscular endurance Is the ability of the muscle to work for long periods of time without tiring. A marathon runner is an extreme case of a person who has muscular endurance in the leg muscles (Hamstrings and Gastrocnemius in particular).

  5. Body composition is the amount of muscle, fat, bone, cartilage etc. that makes up our bodies. It includes fat mass and fat free mass (muscle mass). A healthy amount of fat for a man is between 15&18% and for women is higher at 20-25%. It is important to maintain a healthy percentage of body fat because: • Fat-free mass includes bone, water, muscle, and tissues. Body fat is literally fat located within the body • Excess body fat can contribute to developing a number of health problems such as heart disease and diabetes • Places strain on the joints, muscles and bones, increasing the risk of injury.

  6. Specific Fitness or Skill Related Fitness • Specific or task-oriented fitness is a person's ability to perform in a specific activity with a reasonable efficiency: for example, sports or military service. Specific training prepares athletes to perform well in their sports. Examples are: • 400m sprint - in a sprint the athlete must be trained to work anaerobically throughout the race. • Marathon - in this case the athlete must be trained to work aerobically and their endurance must be built-up to a maximum.

  7. Components • Agility: -The ability to quickly change direction in response to outside stimuli. Agility may be defined as the physical ability which enables an individual to rapidly change body position and direction in a precise manner. • Balance:-The ability to maintain the body in a defined position over changing centers of balance . balance is an ability to maintain the centre of gravity of a body within the base of support with minimal postural sway. When exercising the ability to balance, one is said to be balancing. • Coordination:-The ability to move the body in ways that requires complex inputs and carefully graded muscle contractions. It is the ability to do motor movements in stabilized and generalized manner.

  8. Power:-it is the ability of an individual to release maximum force in the fastest possible time. It is a combination of strength and speed. It is the ability to overcome resistance with high speed. • Reaction time:-The ability to initiate movement and respond to a stimulus. It is the ability to react quickly and effectively to a signal.Reaction time (RT), is the elapsed time between the presentation of a sensory stimulus and the subsequent behavioural response • Speed: - The ability to rapidly contract muscles in a sequenced manner to propel the body. It is the ability to execute motor movements with high speed.

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