Health and fitness is a general state of health and well-being and, more specifically, the ability to perform aspects of sports or occupations. Health and fitness is generally achieved through correct nutrition, moderate-vigorous Exercising, exercising and sufficient rest.

1. Fitness for AllFitness for All
The Advantages of FitnessThe Advantages of Fitness
ByBy
Serge FrancoisSerge Francois

2. Fitness and HealthFitness and Health
 The word wellness is often associatedThe word wellness is often associated
only with wellness and health and fitness,only with wellness and health and fitness,
but there are other components ofbut there are other components of
wellness.wellness.
 FITNESS means “readiness”. FitFITNESS means “readiness”. Fit
individuals are better equipped than non-individuals are better equipped than non-
fit individuals.fit individuals.
 The health and fitness level includes allThe health and fitness level includes all
aspects of wellness and wellbeing.aspects of wellness and wellbeing.
 It affects actual, mental, and socialIt affects actual, mental, and social
wellness.wellness.

3. What is ActualWhat is Actual
Fitness?Fitness? Physical Fitness is thePhysical Fitness is the
capability of your bodycapability of your body
techniques to performtechniques to perform
effectively. A fit person iseffectively. A fit person is
able to conduct the commonable to conduct the common
actions of living, such asactions of living, such as
perform, and still haveperform, and still have
enough energy and vitalityenough energy and vitality
to reply to urgentto reply to urgent
circumstances and have funcircumstances and have fun
with spare time actions.with spare time actions.

4. Physical Action andPhysical Action and
ExerciseExercise
 Physical activity is aPhysical activity is a
standard phrase thatstandard phrase that
contains activities,contains activities,
dancing, and actionsdancing, and actions
done at work or at home,done at work or at home,
such as strolling, goingsuch as strolling, going
up the stairways, orup the stairways, or
buttoning a shirt.buttoning a shirt.
 When individuals doWhen individuals do
physical activityphysical activity
especially for theespecially for the
objective of getting fit,objective of getting fit,
we say they are doingwe say they are doing
work out.work out.

5. Wellness and health insuranceWellness and health insurance
coverage fitness Advantages ofcoverage fitness Advantages of
Actual ActivityActual Activity
 Regular exercising can do much to prevent diseaseRegular exercising can do much to prevent disease
and illness.and illness.
 It can help you look your best (with proper nutrition,It can help you look your best (with proper nutrition,
healthy posture, and good body mechanics).healthy posture, and good body mechanics).
 Besides looking better, people who do frequentBesides looking better, people who do frequent
exercising feel better, do better on academic work, andexercising feel better, do better on academic work, and
are less depressed than people who are less effective.are less depressed than people who are less effective.
 Regular exercising results in health insurance coverageRegular exercising results in health insurance coverage
health and fitness which is the key to being able to dohealth and fitness which is the key to being able to do
more of things you want to do and take it easy.more of things you want to do and take it easy.
 It allows you to be fit enough to meet emergencies andIt allows you to be fit enough to meet emergencies and
day-to-day demanding situations.day-to-day demanding situations.

6. The Parts of ActualThe Parts of Actual
Physical FitnessPhysical Fitness
 Health - RelatedHealth - Related
Physical FitnessPhysical Fitness
• It helps you stayIt helps you stay
healthyhealthy
• Skill - RelatedSkill - Related
Physical FitnessPhysical Fitness
 It helps you performIt helps you perform
well in sports and activitieswell in sports and activities
that require certain skillsthat require certain skills

7. Health - RelevantHealth - Relevant
Physical FitnessPhysical Fitness
 Cardiovascular fitness: to be able to exercise your physique for aCardiovascular fitness: to be able to exercise your physique for a
long time.long time.
 Strength: the amount of force the muscle tissue can produce.Strength: the amount of force the muscle tissue can produce.
 Muscular endurance: to be able to use the muscle tissue many timesMuscular endurance: to be able to use the muscle tissue many times
without tiring.without tiring.
 Flexibility: to be able to use your joints fully through a wide mobility.Flexibility: to be able to use your joints fully through a wide mobility.
 Body fatness – composition: is the percentage of bodyweight that isBody fatness – composition: is the percentage of bodyweight that is
made up of fat when compared to other whole body tissue, such asmade up of fat when compared to other whole body tissue, such as
bone and muscle.bone and muscle.

8. Expertise - RelevantExpertise - Relevant
Actual physicalActual physical
FitnessFitness Activities need differentActivities need different
places of expertise -relatedplaces of expertise -related
health and fitness.health and fitness.
 Many sports need severalMany sports need several
places. For example, aplaces. For example, a
skater might have excellentskater might have excellent
speed, but may not havespeed, but may not have
excellent power.excellent power.
 Some people have moreSome people have more
natural capability innatural capability in
expertise places thanexpertise places than
others.others.
 Good health does not comeGood health does not come
from behaving in skill-relatedfrom behaving in skill-related
health and fitness.health and fitness.

9. AgilityAgility
• AgilityAgility is the capability to modify the job ofis the capability to modify the job of
your body easily and to control body’s motions.your body easily and to control body’s motions.
People with higher agility are most likely to bePeople with higher agility are most likely to be
excellent at actions such as: snorkeling,excellent at actions such as: snorkeling,
football, ice boarding, struggling, etc.football, ice boarding, struggling, etc.

10. StabilityStability
• StabilityStability is the ability to keep a vertical positionis the ability to keep a vertical position
while status still or shifting. People withwhile status still or shifting. People with
excellent balance are most likely to work well inexcellent balance are most likely to work well in
actions such as gym, ice boarding, strokingactions such as gym, ice boarding, stroking
gym, ski-jumping, browsing, etc.gym, ski-jumping, browsing, etc.

11. PowerPower
• PowerPower is theis the
capability to usecapability to use
strength and rate.strength and rate.
People with goodPeople with good
power might havepower might have
the capability to putthe capability to put
the taken, toss thethe taken, toss the
discus, high leap,discus, high leap,
play soccer, rateplay soccer, rate
swimming, rateswimming, rate
skateboarding, etc.skateboarding, etc.

12. Reaction TimeReaction Time
• Reaction timeReaction time isis
how long it requireshow long it requires
to go once youto go once you
recognize the needrecognize the need
to act. People withto act. People with
good reaction timegood reaction time
are able to makeare able to make
quick begins inquick begins in
monitor or diving, ormonitor or diving, or
to avoid a quickto avoid a quick
strike in walls orstrike in walls or
martial arts.martial arts.
• ..

13. SpeedSpeed
• SpeedSpeed Rate is the ability to perform aRate is the ability to perform a
movement or cover a distance eventuallymovement or cover a distance eventually
frame. Individuals with leg speed can run quick,frame. Individuals with leg speed can run quick,
while people who have good arm speed canwhile people who have good arm speed can
throw quick or hit a ball that is thrown quick.throw quick or hit a ball that is thrown quick.

14. Lifetime FitnessLifetime Fitness
 Step1: Doing Actual ActivityStep1: Doing Actual Activity
 Step 2: Getting FitStep 2: Getting Fit
 Step 3: Self-AssessmentStep 3: Self-Assessment
 Step 4: Self-PlanningStep 4: Self-Planning
 Step 5: Life-time ActivityStep 5: Life-time Activity
 Step 6: Life-time FitnessStep 6: Life-time Fitness