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Why is Physical fitness important?


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PHYSICAL FITNESS
STATE OF HEALTH AND WELL BEING AND MORE
SPECIFICALLY THE ABILITY TO PERFORM ASPECTS
OF SPORTS, OCCUPATIONS AND DAILY
ACTIVITIES.
Through regular exercises, physical fitness helps the individual:
Proper growth of young bones and muscles.
Improve the ability to avoid and recover from illnesses and accidents.
Improve posture and appearance by strengthening muscles that support the
body.
Minimize stress response.
Maintain proper body weight.
Prevent heart ailment.
Improve organic functions.
Delay the aging process.
Feel good and younger as a human being.
Experience joy of participation in any recreational or sports activities.

Importance of Physical Fitness


COMPONENTS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS
1. Health Related Physical Fitness-
involves exercise activities that you do in order to try to improve your
physical health and stay healthy.

2. Skill- Related Physical Fitness-


includes training to improve speed, agility, balance, coordination,
power, and reaction time. These are usually used to help athletes
improve performance for their particular sport or activity .
Components:
1. Cardio respiratory Endurance- The ability of the heart and
lungs to function efficiently and effectively
over a prolonged period of time.
2. Muscular strength ability of your muscles to exert force.
3. Muscular endurance - ability of your muscle to exert force
or to perform repetitive movements over
prolonged period of time
4. Flexibity ability to move our joints ad muscles through their
full range of motion.
5. Body composition ratio of lean muscle to fats in the body.

health Related physical Fitness


1. Agility Ability to change the direction of your body quickly
and efficiently at the speed of your travel.
2. Balance ability to remain in equilibrium while being
stationery or moving.
3. Coordination ability to use your body parts, muscles, to
move smoothly and accurately.
4. Speed ability to move your body from one point to another
as fast as possible
5. Reaction time- amount of time taken for you to respond to
stimulus ( based on sight and touch).
6. Power- application of speed and strength to produce a
muscular movement.
Skill-related physical fitness
Quiz #1 pe
1. State of health and well being and more
specifically the ability to perform aspects of
sports, occupations and daily activities.
2. Consist of specific components that have a
good relationship with good health or a lower
risk of illness.
3. Consists of components that have a
relationship with learning motor skills quickly
and the ability to achieve a high level pf
performance in sports
4. Ability to move our joints and muscles through
their full range of motion.
5. The ability to move quickly from one point to
another in one straight line.

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