4. WHAT IS PHYSICAL FITNESS?
HOW IS A PERSON CONSIDERED
PHYSICALLY FIT?
5. (USDHHS) THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES
Physical fitness
-a set of attributes that people have or
achieve that relates to ability to perform
physical activity
6. COMPONENTS OF HEALTH
RELATED PHYSICAL FITNESS
1. Cardiovascular- respiratory Fitness
2. Muscular Fitness
3. Flexibility
4. Body Composition
7. CARDIOVASCULAR-
RESPIRATORY FITNESS
The body of physically fit people can
sufficiently and efficiently supply fuel
or oxygen to the muscles during
physical activities via circulatory and
Respiratory systems.
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9. MUSCULAR FITNESS
-To one’s ability to use the muscles for
physical activities.
-Is measured through muscular
strength and endurance.
10. MUSCULAR STRENGTH
- shows how one’s muscle exerts a
single maximum amount of force
against some resistance, as in lifting a
heavy object.
11. MUSCULAR ENDURANCE
-Is the capacity of muscles to
utilize muscular strength without
getting tired easily
12. FLEXIBILITY
-This refers to a person’s ability to
move his or her joints smoothly
through a complete range of
motion.
15. BODY MASS INDEX
•The BMI is an attempt to quantify the
amount of tissue mass (muscle, fat, and
bone) in an individual, and then categorize
that person as underweight, normal weight,
overweight, or obese based on that value.
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17. SKINFOLD MEASURES
•Skinfold testing, also known as caliper testing
- is a commonly used method to determine a
clients body fat percentage.
- This technique of measurement is based on the
densitometry technique (underwater weighing) and
the prediction equations are 'population specific'.