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comm u ni t y fi tn es s
and s oc i al d anc es
What is Fitness?

-Experts define physical fitness as “one's ability

to execute daily activities with optimal performance,
endurance, and strength with the management of
disease, fatigue, and stress and reduced sedentary
behavior.” 
Community Fitness

- It is a state of good health of the entire

community usually attained through nutrition,
physical activities and exercises.
What leads to community fitness?
-More people are engage in different physical
activities with the hope of becoming physically fit. It
also influence other people in the community to do
the same as well.
-But physical fitness is not only achieved by doing
physical activities alone. You can achieve it through
proper nutrition, exercise and enough rest.
Observing all these will not make individual
members of the community physically fit but the
entire community as well.
What is the role of nutrition to community
fitness?
-Basically, you need to
have good nutrition to be
physically fit. Observing healthy
eating habits will results to
good nutrition. If each member
of the community members
gain fitness, and in general, will
have good nutritional status. As
discussed, proper nutrition
helps in achieving community
fitness.
- To find out whether you
are observing good healthy
eating habits, you must know
“what to eat, how much of
these foods you need to eat,
and when to eat.” One way to
assess your eating habits is to
compare what you are eating
from the Nutritional Guide
Pyramid(NGP).
National Pyramid
Guide
Pinggang Pinoy
-provides a set of recommendation on the appropriate proportions
of various food groups for a truly healthy and balanced meals. The
idea is to fill up your food plate based on the recommended amount
and quality of food from NATIONAL PYRAMID GUIDE.
Social Dances
What is social dances?
- In order to attain physically fit body, you
need to have not only good nutrition but
also to engage in physical activities such
as dancing, running, biking etc.
- To promote community fitness, your
physical activities must involve the
community as well.
 Social Dance – A type of dance which is intended for socialization and to get to
know other people who are present in a social event. It focuses more on the
participation and not on the performance of the dancers.

Ballroom Dance- A social and a partner dance, which is enjoyed socially and
competitively because of its entertainment aspect.

Festival Dance- Suitable for special occasions and festivities.

Ceremonial or Religious Dance – Performed for religious ceremonies.

Occupational Dance – Dance that portrays work or labor.

Courtship Dance – Dance for courting and showing interest of having

someone for marriage.

War Dance- Dance for battle and war engagement.

Interpretative Dance – The dance’s movements interpret or depict nor tell a story
and emotion.
Why should we involved Dancing?
1.Keeps the body and brain active.
2.Helps us to learn about our body.
3.Offers insights from other cultures.
4.Leads to new career opportunities.
5. Offers creative outlet for people to
express their personalities.
Health benefits of Dancing
-Improved conditions of heart and lungs.
-Increased muscular strength and endurance as well as
motor fitness.
-Improved muscle tone
-Weight management
-Stronger bones and reduced the risk of osteoporosis
-Better coordination, agility and flexibility.
-Improved balanced and spatial awareness
-Improved general and psychological well-being
Skill related fitness components essential in
Dancing
1. Balance- ability to maintain an upright
position while standing and moving .
2. Coordination- Linking the senses from the
brain through the different parts of the
body.
3.Strength- Muscle’s ability to generate force
against physical object.
 Brought To you by:
Group 1
Erika Joyce Dictado
Deejay Ezekiel Tibayan
Jennica Diaz
Arisandra Mae Cultura
Thank You!