Personal FitnessChapter 1Why Personal Fitness?

Bell Ringer• Food Journal Entries• Take out your Personal Fitness book and read pages 4-15• Write down 5 facts that you did not know while you are

reading

• Day 2 • Take out your 5 facts from yesterday• Food Journal Entries

Essential Questions

1. Why is fitness a state and national concern?2. What is the state of fitness in America?3. What are the definitions of: Health, Wellness and Physical

Fitness?4. What are some factors that determine your level of fitness?5. What are the skill related components of physical fitness?6. What is the relationship between fitness and lifestyle?

Fitness Habits of Students• Those who are active as children tend to be active as adults• Nearly half of youths (ages 12-21) are not vigorously active on

a regular basis• About 14% report NO physical activity or a sedentary life style• Most teens have poor eating habits. Why?• Therefore, teens’ blood pressure are higher today

• The percentage of overweight teens have tripled since the late 1970’s

Fitness in America• The good news is that Americans are aware of how important

fitness is• The bad news is that not enough Americans are doing

something about it• Only 10% of adults are doing the recommended amount of daily

activity• See leading causes of death chart on page 7• 3 leading causes of death in the U.S. – Cancer, Heart Attack and

Stroke• Leading cause of death for teenagers - Accidents

What Do They Mean?• Health – a state of complete physical, mental and social well-

being that enables you to function at an optimal level in many areas of your life.

• Wellness – is another way of describing the quality of your life. It suggests that not only your health is good but you function at a high level in other areas. The essential components of wellness are: intellectual, physical, emotional, spiritual, and social.

• Physical Fitness – the ability to attain certain physical attributes. The state of physical well-being that allows you to:• Perform daily activities with vigor• Reduce the risk of health problems• Establish a fitness base for participation in a variety of activities

Two Types of Physical Fitness• Health – Related:• Cardiorespiratory – activities over a long period of time• Flexibility - maximum range of motion• Muscular Strength – force on a single contraction• Muscular Endurance – continued muscle movements• Body Composition – body fat% vs. lean body tissue

• Skill – Related:• Coordination – integrating body movements• Agility – change direction• Reaction Time – time needed to start a movement• Power – combination of strength and speed• Speed – how fast from one point to another• Balance – body control

Factors• Heredity• Maturation• Environment• Lifestyle/Behavior – most important for your level of fitness• Motivation

• Which of these do you have control over?

Two Main Factors…• Of Lifestyle Diseases:• 1. Heredity• 2. Environment (What doe

Assignment• Behavior Change Evaluation – Answer these questions:• What are some changes that you can make in your lifestyle to

achieve improved wellness?• How will you make healthy choices and fitness a part of your daily

life?• With a partner• Write question and answer (the correct one only)• Pg. 17 (1-10)• Nutritional Analysis is Due tomorrow:• Fitness Pal – 5 days• Website – 1 full day, printed off

Test Day• Put your name on and pass up Nutritional Analysis• Fitness Pal: I will check for 5 days

• Get out pg. 16 and 17 to be checked• Study• Test on Chapter 1