FITNESS?

PHYSICAL FITNESS
 Physical Fitness: Ability to do daily activities without
becoming tired, short of breath, or sore.
Physical Fitness is the body’s ability to
function efficiently and effectively. It
consists of Health Related Fitness and
Skill Related Fitness, which have
different components, each of which
contributes to total quality of life.
 Muscular Endurance Muscular
Strength
Components
of
Cardiorespirator Fitness Body
y Composition
Endurance

Flexibility
ACTUAL
MUSCULAR STRENGTH
 Amount of Force muscles apply

EXAMPLES:

PUSH-UPS
CURL-UPS
MUSCULAR ENDURANCE
 Ability to use a group of muscles over and over without
tiring

EXAMPLES:

PUSH-UPS
CURL-UPS
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/EMOTI
ONAL
SOCIAL
 PHYSICAL BENEFITS • SOCIAL BENEFITS
 Stronger – Meet people
 More flexible – Make friends
 Better working heart and lungs – Teamwork
 Burn fat – Surrounded by people who
 Better coordination influence you in a good way
 Prevents diseases (heart disease, – Support system in your team
obesity, diabetes) – 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
Stretching Techniques: Neck
Flexion and Extension

Neck flexion Neck extension

Stretching Techniques: Posterior of Upper Arm
Behind-Neck Stretch (Chicken Wing)

Stretching the triceps

Stretching Techniques: Upper Back
Cross Arm in Front of Chest

Stretching the upper back

Stretching Techniques: Lower Back
Spinal Twist (Pretzel)

Stretching the lower back and sides

Stretching Techniques: Hips
Forward Lunge (Fencer)

Stretching the hip flexors

Stretching Techniques: Hips
Supine Knee Flex

Stretching the gluteals and hamstrings

Stretching Techniques: Torso
Side Bend With Bent Arm

Stretching the sides, triceps, and upper back

Stretching Techniques: Calf
Wall Stretch/Calf Strectch

Stretching the calves

Activity