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Chapter 1
Physical Fitness, Health, & Wellness
Health & Wellness
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Health (Healthy Triangle)
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is the total of your physical, social, emotional &
mental health
Health & Wellness
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Physical health
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Physical
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good cardiovascular endurance
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muscular strength
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muscular endurance
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flexibility
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body composition
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Energy to perform activities of daily living (ADLs)
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Resist disease and injury
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Cope with everyday challenges and stresses
Health & Wellness
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Social health
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ability to interact well with people & the environment
Mental /Emotional health
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ability to learn & grow intellectually
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Ability to control emotions
Wellness
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An overall state of well-being, or total health
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Prevention: practicing health and safety habits to remain free of
disease and injury
Healthy People 2010
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Health objectives for the nation
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Increase quality and years of healthy life for all
Remove health differences that result from
factors such as:
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Gender
Race
Education
Disability
Location
Assignment
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With the person sitting next to you outline
ways we could achieve this goal utilizing
individuals, families and communities
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Time: 5 minutes
Create 2 ways for each individuals, families and
communities
Assignment
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Then get in groups of 4 and combine
solutions:
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Time: 10 minutes
5 solutions for each of the 3 sections
Assignment
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Groups of 8 combine solutions
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Time: 10 minutes
10 solutions for each section
Neatly write them out on a piece of
construction paper
Components of Physical Fitness
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Physical Fitness
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ability to meet life’s demands & still have energy
remaining to be able to respond to unplanned events
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Cardiovascular endurance
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ability to supply & utilize oxygen over a period of
time, in sufficient amounts, to perform normal &
unusual activities
Components of Physical Fitness
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Muscular strength
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maximal pulling force of a muscle or a muscle group
Muscular endurance
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ability of a muscle to repeatedly contract or sustain
contraction
Components of Physical Fitness
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Muscular flexibility
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range of motion around a joint, or more simply the
degree to which you can move your limbs with grace &
efficiency
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Body Composition
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relationship between fat weight (fat) & lean body mass
(muscles, tendons, ligaments, connective tissue)
What Physical Fitness
Can Do For You
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Live longer
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Prevent coronary heart disease & cancer
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Harvard alumni study & MRFIT
#1 & #2 leading causes of death in U.S.
Improve physical health
What Physical Fitness
Can Do For You
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Improve emotional health
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effective means of managing stress
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enhances production of endorphins
Self-esteem & Physical Activity
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Feel good about how your body looks & feels
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Provides challenges that are faced & overcome
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Allows for trying & failing
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More confident & less shy regarding physically
challenging events
Your Personal
Physical Fitness Profile
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What level of physical fitness are you at now?
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What components of physical fitness do you want
to maintain?
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Which components of physical fitness do you to
improve?