SELF-ASSESS HEALTH-

RELATED FITNESS
 OBJECTIVES
• explain clearly the significance in assessing health
related fitness components,
• identify and explain the barriers in engaging physical
activity,
• familiarize with the proper diet and how this affects
in engaging recreational activity
Processing Question:
•What is/are the significance of
assessing one’ health-related fitness
before engaging/participating to
physical activity/ies?
Activity #1: WORD ASSOCIATION
• Heart, lungs, diaphragm
• Joints, hamstring
• Muscles, bones
• Height and weight
• Oxygen
• Single muscle contraction
• Wide range of motion
• Continues muscle contraction
• Body fat, lean
COMPONENT OF HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS

• Body composition- the relative percentage of body fat compared with

lean body mass.
• Muscular Strength- the amount of force that ca be produced by a
single contraction of a muscle.
• Muscular Endurance- the ability of a muscle group to continue muscle
contraction over a length of time.
• Flexibility- the ability to use one’s joints fully in a normal range of
motion.
• Cardiovascular Endurance- the ability of the circulatory system to
supply oxygen to working muscles during exercise.
Activity #2: Lead Me To Where I Am
• Listed below are examples of physical barriers. Draw a line to connect to its type
whether its a personal or an environmental barrier.
Barriers to a proper diet are the following:

1. lack of discipline, insufficient time to

prepare
2. Insufficient time to prepare
3. Limited budget
4. Limited options
Eating and exercise: 5 tips to maximize
your workouts
• Eat a healthy breakfast
• Watch the portion size
• Be careful not to overdo it when it comes to how much you eat before exercise. The general guidelines suggest:
• Large meals. Eat these at least 3 to 4 hours before exercising.
• Small meals or snacks. Eat these about 1 to 3 hours before exercising.
• Eating too much before you exercise can leave you feeling sluggish. Eating too little might not give you the energy you need
to keep feeling strong throughout your workout.

• Snack well
• Eat after you exercise
• Drink up
•Knowing when and what to eat
can make a difference in your
workouts. Understand the
connection between eating and
exercise.
 TAKE AWAYS:

• Choose and engage in any recreational activity that you inclined with.
• Assess your health-related fitness after engaging the chosen activity.
• Cardio-vascular endurance
• BMI Body Mass Index W/H2
• Get your weight in kilograms
• Get your height in meters
• Get/count your pulse rate before doing the activity – 60 seconds
• Get/count your pulse rate after doing the activity – 60 seconds
• Determine the difference of your pulse rate and give your reflection