This document provides an introduction to fitness principles and testing. It defines physical fitness as the body's ability to function efficiently, consisting of health-related and skill-related components. Health-related components include body composition, aerobic endurance, flexibility, muscular strength and endurance. Skill-related components include speed, agility, balance, coordination and reaction time. It then describes the Physical Activity Pyramid and FITT principles of frequency, intensity, time and type for exercise. Finally, it outlines the Beep Test for measuring aerobic fitness and the Illinois Agility Test for measuring agility.
There is a chance you are already aware of the importance of Exercise and ‘staying fit’ for keeping your weight in control. But the benefits of exercise are far more than this!
The importance of physical fitness cannot be emphasized enough. In today’s society that is moving towards a more sedentary lifestyle, there is a greater need than ever to increase the daily activity level to maintain both cardiovascular fitness and body weight.
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Exercise is vital for people of all ages in order to maintain good health, especially in the case of seniors citizens.Exercise can change your life, simply in that it will make you feel better both physically and mentally. Here we have discussed various benefits of exercise for our health . Watch this presentation to know more Importance of Exercise in Daily Life .
Exercise is the activity that results in contraction of skeletal muscle. The term is usually used in reference to any activity that promotes physical fitness. Although muscle contraction is the common element of all forms of exercise, many other organs and systems are affected, for example, the heart and lungs. Many people also find that regular exercise enhances their sense of mental well-being along with their general physical health.The importance of exercise in contributing to health is mentioned in this presentation.
There is a chance you are already aware of the importance of Exercise and ‘staying fit’ for keeping your weight in control. But the benefits of exercise are far more than this!
The importance of physical fitness cannot be emphasized enough. In today’s society that is moving towards a more sedentary lifestyle, there is a greater need than ever to increase the daily activity level to maintain both cardiovascular fitness and body weight.
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Importance of Exercise in Daily Life - Watch this PPT Fitness Freak
Exercise is vital for people of all ages in order to maintain good health, especially in the case of seniors citizens.Exercise can change your life, simply in that it will make you feel better both physically and mentally. Here we have discussed various benefits of exercise for our health . Watch this presentation to know more Importance of Exercise in Daily Life .
Exercise is the activity that results in contraction of skeletal muscle. The term is usually used in reference to any activity that promotes physical fitness. Although muscle contraction is the common element of all forms of exercise, many other organs and systems are affected, for example, the heart and lungs. Many people also find that regular exercise enhances their sense of mental well-being along with their general physical health.The importance of exercise in contributing to health is mentioned in this presentation.
The five components of health related fitnessDavid Stoffel
Physical Fitness is Defined as "A Set Of Attributes That People Have Or Achieve That Relates to the Ability to Perform Physical Activity".
In other words, It is more than being able to run a long distance or lift a lot of weight at the gym.
Being Fit is not defined only by what kind of activity you do, how long you do it, or at what level of intensity.
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Exercise 4: Cardiovascular Fitness
This exercise describes three assessments designed to help you estimate the present level of your cardiovascular fitness. The term “cardiovascular” refers to both the heart and blood vessels. Since the health of the respiratory system is so closely linked to that of the blood circulation, fitness of both will be referred to as “cardiorespiratory”.
During your fitness assessment, stop any test immediately if you begin to feel any pain, faintness, or dizziness. If you notice any other disturbing sensations such as headache or inability to get enough air, do not complete the test.
DETERMINING TARGET HEART RATE ZONE
If your heart rate becomes faster during physical activity, that exercise would be described as aerobic. These activities, when performed often enough and at long enough durations, result in increased efficiency of the circulatory and respiratory systems. The noted improvements are described as the training effect. The training effect has occurred if the heart rate is lower for a given type of exercise or if it takes more resistance to achieve the same heart rate.
In order to experience the training effect and improved cardiorespiratory health, the exercise duration should exceed twenty continuous minutes and the heart rate should be within the target heart rate zone.
There are numerous formulae that have been developed to determine an individual’s target heart rate. The range should ensure sufficient stress to result in improvement, yet not exceed what would be safe. The formula that follows is based on age and resting heart rate.
Resting heart rate is a simple way to assess current level of cardiorespiratory fitness. The average resting heart rate for healthy adults is 75, and ranges from 60-100 BPM (beats per minute). Well-conditioned endurance athletes have resting rates in the 30s and individuals with poor fitness would exhibit resting rates that are much higher. Powerful hearts and lungs circulate more oxygen per beat and can maintain the body at rest with fewer beats per minute.
True resting heart rate is a value that stays constant for days, weeks, and longer, unless cardiovascular changes take place. When measuring HR for these exercises, make sure to record it when you are truly at rest. This will be the lowest value that you record.
Use the calculations in Figure 5.1 as a guide to determine your personal target heart rate zone. Your heart rate should be within these limits whenever you participate in aerobic activities. Calculations should be revisited from time to time as resting heart rate will change with advancing age and, more frequently, due to effects of lifestyle changes.
MinimumMaximum
Maximum heart rate in healthy adult: 220 220
Subtract your age -20-20
200 200
Subtract resting heart rate - 60- 60
140 140
Multiply by
Lower and upper limit % .70.85
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2. You hear the words ‘fit’ or ‘fitness’ used almost every day in conversation, on television, on the radio, in newspapers or in magazines, yet probably you are not quite sure of: The actual meanings of the words How to get fit Whether you should bother to get fit
4. What is Fitness?? Physical Fitness is the body’s ability to function efficiently and effectively. It consists of Health Related Fitness and Skill Related Fitness, which have different components, each of which contributes to total quality of life.
5. Health Related Fitness Body Composition Aerobic Endurance/Fitness Flexibility Muscular Strength Muscular Endurance
9. How Much Is Enough? FITT Frequency How often. 3 or 4 sessions per week. Intensity How hard. It is important to get the heart rate up (within a safe range) for improvement to occur. Time How long. To get any real benefit you must exercise for at least 20 minute and continuously. Type For aerobic fitness choose aerobic type training eg. Running, swimming, cycling, etc.
10. The Stats Only half (49.8%) of Australian adults aged 25 years and over (55.6% males and 44.3% females) were undertaking “sufficient” physical activity to maintain good health. “Sufficient” was defined as at least 150 minutes of physical activity time a week. Approximately 1 in 6 (15.6%) reported no participation at all.
11. Why Bother? If you are active and fit, you decrease your risk of: dying of heart failure Adult onset diabetes Osteoporosis Other hypokinetic diseases Being overweight is largely determined by your level of physical activity (as well as your nutritional habits).
13. The Beep Test The 20m multistage fitness test is a commonly used maximal running aerobic fitness test. It is also known as the 20 meter shuttle run test, beep or bleep test among others procedure: This test involves continuous running between two lines 20m apart in time to recorded beeps. For this reason the test if also often called the 'beep' or 'bleep' test. The test subjects stand behind one of the lines facing the second line, and begin running when instructed by the cd or tape. The speed at the start is quite slow. The subject continues running between the two lines, turning when signaled by the recorded beeps. After about one minute, a sound indicates an increase in speed, and the beeps will be closer together. This continues each minute (level). If the line is not reached in time for each beep, the subject must run to the line turn and try to catch up with the pace within 2 more ‘beeps’. Also, if the line is reached before the beep sounds, the subject must wait until the beep sounds. The test is stopped if the subject fails to reach the line (within 2 meters) for two consecutive ends
15. The Illinois Agility Test Agility is an important component of many team sports, though it is not always tested, and is often difficult to interpret results. The Illinois Agility Test is a commonly used test of agility in sports, and as such there are norms available. procedure: The length of the course is 10 meters and the width (distance between the start and finish points) is 5 meters. Four cones are used to mark the start, finish and the two turning points. Another four cones are placed down the center an equal distance apart. Each cone in the center is spaced 3.3 meters apart. Subjects should lie on their front (head to the start line) and hands by their shoulders. On the 'Go' command the stopwatch is started, and the athlete gets up as quickly as possible and runs around the course in the direction indicated, without knocking the cones over, to the finish line, at which the timing is stopped.
17. Activities Set up the beep test and an Illinois agility test (instructions in booklets). Split into groups and complete each fitness test, recording your result. We will discuss individual results and work out your approximate fitness level (required for assignment)