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Physical Activity on a
Continuum
Physical activity = any body movement
carried out by the skeletal muscles and
requiring energy.
Exercise = planned, structured, repetitive
movement of the body designed to
improve or maintain physical fitness.
Physical fitness = a set of physical
attributes that allows the body to
respond or adapt to the demands and
stress of physical effort .
Benefits of Different
Programs
Physical Fitness
Consists of:
5 health-related fitness
components
6 skill-related components
Health-Related Fitness
Components
4. Flexibility: the ability to move joints
through their full range of motion.
5. Body composition: the proportion of
fat and fat-free mass (muscle, bone,
and water) in the body.
Skill-Related Fitness
1.Agility
2.Balance
3.Coordination
4.Speed
5.Power
6.Reaction time
Diagnosing
Proving feedback
Setting goals
Charting improvement
Testing Options:
Physical Best & Fitnessgram (
www.fitnessgram.net)
Presidents Challenge Tests (
www.presidentschallenge.org)
Fitnessgram H.E.L.P.
HEALTH comes from regular physical activity and the
development of health related fitness.
Physical activity and fitness are for EVERYONE regardless
of age, gender, or ability.
Physical activity and physical fitness are for the LIFETIME.
Physical activity programs should be designed to meet
PERSONAL needs and interests.
Regular physical activity will improve a childs level of
health- and skill-related physical fitness.
The focus in the FITNESSGRAM program is on healthrelated fitness - -considered to be greater importance
than performance in sports. Important for children to
develop physical skills in order to perform physical
activity as adults. However, health related fitness is a
more important objective and is necessary for all people!