This document defines fitness and health, and discusses the dimensions of fitness. Fitness is defined as the ability to carry out daily activities without fatigue or to meet environmental demands. Health is defined as a state of physical, mental, and social well-being free from disease. A person's overall fitness has two categories - health-related components based on physiology, and skill-related components based on neuromuscular interaction. The health-related components include cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular endurance, strength, flexibility, and body composition. The skill-related components include speed, power, agility, balance, coordination, and reaction time.

1. HEALTH, EXERCISE AND FITNESS
Learning Objectives:
Provide definitions of 'fitness' and 'health
Give reasons why the term 'fitness' is difficult to define
Define each of the following components or dimensions of fitness:
- cardiorespiratory endurance (stamina), muscular endurance, strength, flexibility, speed,
power,
- agility, balance and body composition
Learning Outcomes:
A – Provide in-depth definitions with
practical examples
B – Provide in-depth definitions
C – Provide basic definitions

2. WHAT IS FITNESS?
Fitness is defined as …
The ability to carry out everyday activities without undue fatigue
Or
The ability to meet the demands of your environment or lifestyle
Why might it be
hard to define
fitness?
So what does this
mean?

3. SO WHAT IS HEALTH?
Health is defined as…
A state of physical and social and mental well-being where we are
free from disease
Healthy
Physical
Mental
Social
So can you be fit and unhealthy and vice versa?

4. THE DIMENSIONS OR COMPONENTS OF
FITNESS
A persons overall fitness can be divided into 2 sub-catagories
which can then be divided again further
Health-related components – Those dimensions of fitness that are physiologically based and
determine how well a performer can meet the physical demands of the activity
Skill-related components – Those dimensions of fitness that are based on the interaction of the
neuromuscular system and determine how successfully a performer can carry out a specific skill
The combination of the
nervous system and the
muscles, working together to
permit movement, is known
as the neuromuscular system.
Both types are required in all
sports but the amount of
each differ between each
activity.

5. Flexibility
Health-related
components
of fitness
Body
Composition
Speed
Power/Elastic
Strength
Muscular/
Strength
Endurance
Speed
Maximum
Strength

6. Agility
Skill-related
components
of fitness
Balance
Coordination
Power/Elastic
Strength
Speed
Reaction
Time

7. TASK
Using your textbooks complete the hand-outs with all relevant
information.
Make sure your notes are a detailed summary of the information
that you can refer back to when it comes to revision time.

8. PLENARY
Keyword Bingo
Fill in the boxes given to you with any of the Components of Fitness
I will say the definition if you have the keyword cross it off
First person to get all 4 shouts Bingo and wins

9. HOMEWORK
1. Complete the revise as you go questions (pg. 17) on a spare
piece of paper
2. Bring the PowerPoint for Mondays lesson