Physical fitness
-is the capacity of each individual to
accomplish daily tasks with alertness
and vigor .
☺refers to the ability of your body systems to
work together efficiently to allow you to be
healthy and perform activities of daily living.
Do you consider
yourself as
physically fit?
Physically fit individual
-fit people are considered physically fit if
they can perform their daily work
efficiently and effectively with alertness
and vigor.
☺You can consider yourself physically
fit when your body is able to do what you ask
it to do.
Components of
Physical
Fitness
Components of
Physical Fitness
A. Health-related
Fitness
B. Skills-related
Health-Related Fitness
1.Cardio-respiratory Endurance
-being able to do and continue physical
activities involving the whole body for a
long period of time.
☺Your body can keep exercising for a long
time without stopping. More
specifically, cardiorespiratory endurance is
the level at which your heart, your lungs, and
Health-Related Fitness
-ability of the heart, lungs
and blood vessels to deliver
oxygen to working muscles
and tissues, as well as the
ability of those muscles and
tissues to utilize the
oxygen.
1.Cardio-respiratory Endurance
Health-Related Fitness
2. Body Composition
- is the amount of muscle, fat, bone, cartilage etc
that makes up our bodies. A healthy amount of
fat for a man is between 15&18% and for women
is higher at 20-25%.
☺Body composition refers to the proportion
of fat you have, relative to lean tissue (muscles,
bones, body water, organs, etc). This measurement
is a clearer indicator of your fitness.
2. Body Compostion
Hand-held electrical
Caliper bioimpedance
BMI (Body Mass Index)
Weight- The heaviness or lightness of
the person.
Height- Distance between the feet on
the floor to the top of the head in
standing position.
Waist Circumference
-To measure visceral fat which
contributes to more risk of
cardiovascular disease and diabetes
Health-Related Fitness
3.Muscular Strength
-ability of the muscles to generate
force against physical objects.
☺Muscular strength is the amount of
force you can put out or the amount of
weight you can lift.
3. Muscular Strength
Health-Related Fitness
4.Muscular Endurance
- is the ability of a muscle to make
repeated contractions over a period of
time.
☺ Muscular endurance is how many
times you can move that weight without
getting exhausted
4. Muscular Endurance
Health-Related Fitness
5.Flexibility
- ability of the joints
to move through a full
range of motion.
5.Flexibility
Skills-Related
Fitness
Skills-Related Fitness
1.Speed
-ability to perform a
movement or cover a
distance in a short
period of time.
Skills-Related Fitness
2. Power
-ability to transfer energy into force at a
fast rate.
☺- refers to the ability of the
muscles to release maximum force in
the shortest period of time
Skills-Related Fitness
3. Coordination
-the ability to use the senses withy the
body parts perform motor tasks
smoothly and accurately.
☺Coordination is the ability to select the
right muscle at the right time with proper
intensity to achieve proper action
Skills-Related Fitness
4. Balance
-maintenance of the equilibrium while
stationary or while moving.
☺ Equal distribution of weight, amount, etc .
Skills-Related Fitness
5. Agility
-ability to move and change
direction quickly .
☺it is also the ability of an individual
to change direction or position in space
Skills-Related Fitness
6. Reaction Time
-The time elapsed
between stimulation
and the beginning
of reaction to that
stimulation.
