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Discover the key elements of fitness essential for a healthier life: cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility. Learn about various assessments for each element, their benefits, and how they can prevent health issues. Assess your fitness results to identify improvement areas and set realistic personal fitness goals. Explore activities and principles for building your fitness, including specificity, overload, progression, and regularity. Begin your fitness journey today and track your success!
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BuildingONE STEP @ a TIME Are you up for the challenge?
Element of Fitness #1 • Cardiorespiratory Endurance [def: the ability of your heart, lungs, and blood vessels to send fuel and oxygen to your tissues during long periods of moderate to vigorous activity] What test was used to convey this? What can Cardiorespiratory Endurance prevent?
Element of Fitness #2 • Muscular Strength [def: the amount of force your muscles can exert] What test was used to convey this? What can muscular strength prevent?
Element of Fitness #3 • Muscular Endurance [def: the ability of your muscles to perform physical tasks over a period of time without tiring] What test was used to convey this? What can muscular endurance prevent?
Element of Fitness #4 • Flexibility [def: the ability to move your body parts through their full range of motion] What test was used to convey this? What can flexibility prevent?
Creating a FITNESS GOAL Looking at your results from your ELEMENTS OF FITNESS TESTING ask yourself the following questions… • What areas could use improvement? • What areas do I struggle with due to motivation? • What is going to benefit me in the future?
My FITNESS GOAL is… List your personal fitness goal…
How can I obtain my GOAL? • Identifying what your PERSONAL NEEDS are… • Cost • Where you live • Your Schedule • Your Fitness Level • Your Overall Health • Personal Safety
How can I obtain my GOAL? • Choosing a type of activity that INTERESTS you… • Moderate-Intensity Physical Activity • [ex – walking, chores, climbing stairs] • Aerobic Activity [3, 20min/wk] • [ex – running, dancing, sports] • Strength Training [2-3, 20-30min/wk]
How can I obtain my GOAL? 3. Get going!
Principles of Building Fitness During your activity/workout think about the following things… • Specificity – • choosing the right activity to improve a given element of fitness • Overload – • exercising at a level that’s above your regular daily activity
Principles of Building Fitness • Progression – • gradually increasing the demands on your body • Regularity – • working out on a regular basis
Working out has 3 stages What are they?
How do you know… If you are being successful? • Track your progress • Has your Resting Heart Rate [RHR] decreased?