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Improving your fitness - Coggle Diagram
Improving your fitness
Elements of fitness
Muscular strength
need for all kinds of activities
ex) lifting, pushing, and jumping
Amount of force your muscles can exert
Cardiorespiratory endurance
Lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease
Ability to send fuel & oxygen during activity
Able to exercise long without tiring
Flexibility
Improve your athletic performance
reduce your risk of muscle strain & other injuries.
Ability to move body parts through their full range of motion.
Body composition
Low body fat reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease
Low body fat reduces other health problems associated with being overweight.
Ratio of fat to lean tissue
Muscular endurance
gives the power to do daily tasks without fatigue
ex) carrying boxes up and down a flight of stairs
Ability to perform physical tasks over long time without tiring.
Evaluating Fitness
Measuring Cardiorespiratory Endurance
test your endurance
practice endurance
improve your endurance
Measuring Muscular Strength and Endurance
partial curl ups
right angle push ups
repeat the process
Measuring Flexibility
measure how much you can move your legs
don't over stretch
chose a partner to help
Getting Fit
Improving Cardiorespiratory Endurance.
Your heart and lungs adapt to to the demands of aerobic activity.
Aerobic exercise helps manage weight and reduce risk of type 2 diabetes.
Aerobic exercise is good for Cardiorespiratory endurance.
Improving Flexibility
Stretching helps reduce risk of injury.
Don't stretch too much if it causes pain.
Stretching improves flexibility.
Exercise and Bone Strength
Exercise increases Bone density.
Exercise lowers risk of osteoporosis.
Weight bearing exercises help strength bones.
Improving Muscular Strength and Endurance
Isotonic exercises- Combine movement of the joints with contraction of the muscles.
Isometric exercises = muscle tension to improve strength with little movement
Isokinetic exercises- Exert resistance against a muscle as it moves.