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What Is Physical Fitness

Physical fitness is defined as having the ability to carry out daily tasks without fatigue, handle emergency situations, and have sufficient energy for leisure activities. Regular exercise provides many benefits like improved health, appearance, energy levels, and mental well-being. Components of physical fitness include health-related aspects like cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition, as well as skill-related components like agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time, and speed. Risk factors for poor health can be controlled through lifestyle choices like physical activity levels, obesity, and smoking or are not controllable like age, sex, and heredity.

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What Is Physical Fitness

Physical fitness is defined as having the ability to carry out daily tasks without fatigue, handle emergency situations, and have sufficient energy for leisure activities. Regular exercise provides many benefits like improved health, appearance, energy levels, and mental well-being. Components of physical fitness include health-related aspects like cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition, as well as skill-related components like agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time, and speed. Risk factors for poor health can be controlled through lifestyle choices like physical activity levels, obesity, and smoking or are not controllable like age, sex, and heredity.

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WHAT IS PHYSICAL

FITNESS ?
Physical Fitness is the

ability to carry out daily tasks


without undue fatigue

ability to handle emergency


situations

possession of sufficient energy to


enjoy leisure-time pursuits
BENEFITS OF EXERCISE
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
Improved appearance
Improved body image
Feelings of personal self-control
More enjoyment of life
Improved health
Improved muscular strength
BENNEFITS
Improved muscular endurance
Increased level of energy
Improved physical performance
Increased success in your school
work or job
Helps cope with stress
Sleep better
Increased life expectancey
WELLNESS
Term used to describe
someone’s commitment to live a
healthy and active lifestyle. It
encompasses mental, physical,
environmental, spiritual,
emotional, and social health.
COMPONENTS OF FITNESS
Health-related fitness — satisfactory or
healthy levels of flexibility,
cardiovascular fitness, muscular
strength and endurance, and body
composition.
Skill-related fitness — components of
physical fitness that contribute to the
ability to successfully participate in
sports
HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
COMPONENTS
Flexibility Muscular Strength Muscular Endurance

Cardiovascular
Fitness

Body
Composition
SKILL RELATED FITNESS
COMPONENTS
Agility Power Balance

Coordination Speed

Reaction Time
RISK FACTORS
I CAN CONTROL I CANNOT CONTROL

Inactivity Sex of individual


Obesity Heredity
High blood pressure Age
Cholesterol
Stress and tension
Smoking

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