MUSCLE GROUPS

Xavier University S.Y. 2020-2021

Physical Education Department
 The Facts About Muscle Group

 There are over 600 muscles in your body.

 Each muscle group has a unique function

within the body, and there are some muscles
you might be surprised exist!
The Facts About Muscle Group

 Knowing about all of the muscles of the

body helps you create customized daily
workouts to:
 tighten and tone up problem
areas during weight loss
 healthy weight maintenance
 muscle building.
The Facts About Muscle Group

 Skeletal muscle
 Smooth muscle
 cardiac muscles
 The Facts About Muscle Group

 Skeletal muscles are attached to the bones in your

body, and you can move these muscles when you
want to.
 Cardiac muscles work to make your heart function
properly, and contract on their own (involuntary
muscle movements).
 Smooth muscles are also involuntary muscles, and
part of your digestive tract and other internal organs.
The Facts About Muscle Group: Skeletal Muscles