Fitness and Health
    Fitness and Health
       The word health is often associated only 
         The word health is often associated only 
        with physical fitness, but there are other 
         with physical fitness, but there are other 
        components of health.
         components of health.
       FITNESS means “readiness”. Fit people 
         FITNESS means “readiness”. Fit people 
        are better equipped than non-fit people.
         are better equipped than non-fit people.
       The level of fitness includes all aspects of 
         The level of fitness includes all aspects of 
        health and life. 
         health and life. 
       It affects physical, mental, and social 
         It affects physical, mental, and social 
                                
          health.               
         health. 
    What is Physical Fitness?
    What is Physical Fitness?
        Physical Fitness is 
          Physical Fitness is 
          the ability of your 
          the ability of your 
          body systems to 
          body systems to 
          work efficiently. A fit 
          work efficiently. A fit 
          person is able to 
          person is able to 
          carry out the typical 
          carry out the typical 
          activities of living, 
          activities of living, 
          such as work, and 
          such as work, and 
          still have enough 
          still have enough 
          energy and vigor to 
          energy and vigor to 
          respond to 
          respond to 
          emergency situations 
          emergency situations 
          and to enjoy leisure 
          and to enjoy leisure 
                                     
           time activities.          
          time activities.
   Physical Activity and Exercise
   Physical Activity and Exercise
                                       Physical activity is a 
                                        Physical activity is a 
                                        general term that 
                                        general term that 
                                        includes sports, dance, 
                                        includes sports, dance, 
                                        and activities done at 
                                        and activities done at 
                                        work or at home, such 
                                        work or at home, such 
                                        as walking, climbing 
                                        as walking, climbing 
                                        stairs, or mowing the 
                                        stairs, or mowing the 
                                        lawn.
                                        lawn.
                                       When people do physical 
                                        When people do physical 
                                        activity especially for the 
                                        activity especially for the 
                                        purpose of getting fit, we 
                                        purpose of getting fit, we 
                                        say they are doing 
                                        say they are doing 
                                        exercise.
                                        exercise.
                                      
                                      
    Health and Wellness 
    Health and Wellness 
    Benefits of Physical Activity
    Benefits of Physical Activity
       Regular physical activity can do much to prevent 
        Regular physical activity can do much to prevent 
        disease and illness.
        disease and illness.
       It can help you look your best (with proper nutrition, 
        It can help you look your best (with proper nutrition, 
        good posture, and good body mechanics).
        good posture, and good body mechanics).
       Besides looking better, people who do regular physical 
        Besides looking better, people who do regular physical 
        activity feel better, do better on academic work, and are 
        activity feel better, do better on academic work, and are 
        less depressed than people who are less active.
        less depressed than people who are less active.
       Regular physical activity results in physical fitness 
        Regular physical activity results in physical fitness 
        which is the key to being able to do more of things you 
        which is the key to being able to do more of things you 
        want to do and enjoy life.
        want to do and enjoy life.
       It allows you to be fit enough to meet emergencies and 
        It allows you to be fit enough to meet emergencies and 
        day-to-day demanding situations.
        day-to-day demanding situations.
       Being physically active can build fitness, which, in turn, 
        Being physically active can build fitness, which, in turn, 
        provides you with many health and wellness benefits.
                                      
        provides you with many health and wellness benefits.
                                      
          The Parts of Physical 
           The Parts of Physical 
                           Fitness
                           Fitness
          Health - Related                Skill - Related 
            Health - Related                  Skill - Related 
           Physical Fitness               Physical Fitness
            Physical Fitness              Physical Fitness
                                   
                                         It helps you perform 
                                          It helps you perform 
                                  well in sports and activities 
                                 well in sports and activities 
              It helps you 
              It helps you         that require certain skills
                                   that require certain skills
                                      
            stay healthy              
            stay healthy