INTRODUCTION

TO PHYSICAL FITNESS &

WELLNESS
DESIGNED BY GROUP 1

FITNESS AND WELLNESS 1

WHAT IS PHYSICAL
FITNESS
AND
WELLNESS? 2
 Who’s the Fittest?

A B C 3
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OBJECTIVES:

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 Lifestyle behaviors are the most
important factors in short-term and
long-term well-being.
 Daily physical activity is one of
the key components in developing
and leading a healthy lifestyle.
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Physical Fitness:
Multi-dimensional state of being.
Body’s ability to function efficiently
and effectively.
Not the same as physical health and
wellness.

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Health - state of being
associated with freedom from
disease and illness.
Wellness - the positive
component of health; sense of
well-being; a product;
multidimensional

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 1.1 LIFESTYLE: Health & Wellness
For generations people have believed that
health is simply defined by absence of
disease.
In addition, we have developed a
newer concept of wellness: to include
multiple dimensions of well-being.
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EXPERTS HAVE DEFINED 8 DIMENSIONS OF
WELLNESS

Wellness is
MULTlDIMENSIONAL

Being fit is NOT

ENOUGH to be well.

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The Dimensions of Health and Wellness:
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Depressed Emotional-Mental Happy
Ignorant Intellectual Informed
Unfit Physical Fit
Lonely Social Involved
Unfulfilled Spiritual Fulfilled
Negative Total Outlook Positive
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Achieving Wellness:
 Wellness is the product of healthy
lifestyles just like fitness is the product
of regular exercise.

 Wellness reflects how one feels about

life as well as one’s ability to function
effectively.

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Priority Lifestyles for Good Health:
 Three priority areas:
Physical activity, nutrition, stress
management
 Reasons why these lifestyles
are especially critical:
They affect the lives of all people
Many people can make
improvements
Small changes can have
a major impact on
individual and public Managing stress
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 The HELP Philosophy:
The basis for a healthy lifestyle
A personal philosophy that emphasizes HEALTH
H can lead to behaviors that promote it.

EVERYONE can benefit from healthy lifestyles

E regardless of age or current health status.

Healthy behaviors are most effective when

L practiced for a LIFETIME.

Healthy lifestyles should be based on

P PERSONAL needs and interests.
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1.2 PHYSICAL WELLNESS: Physical
Activity & Exercise :
There is overwhelming evidence of the
importance in maintaining or working toward
good health and overall wellness.
The World Health Organization (WHO)
and the American College of Sports Medicine
(ACSM) have established clear and widely
accepted recommendations and guidelines for
achieving optimal health and wellness.
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Physical Activity:
 Physical activity
is a priority
lifestyle that
impacts health,
wellness, and
fitness.

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Physical Fitness cont’d:
Consists of:
5 health-related fitness components
6 skill-related components (aka sports fitness
or motor fitness)
2 non-performance components

Specific, but interrelated components

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Physical Activity:
 Helps you to adapt to stressful
situations
 Provides a break
from reality
(“Time Out” hypothesis)
 Improves mood and self-esteem
 Reduces anxiety and depression
 Can aid in changing behaviors
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What physical activity can do
for health?
–Reduces risks of many chronic
diseases
–Promotes weight control
–Slows premature aging
–Improves quality of life

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Hypokinetic Conditions:
Cardiovascular disease
Cancer
Back problems
Obesity
Diabetes
Osteoporosis
Mental health
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Health Related Fitness:
 Cardiovascular
endurance
 Muscular endurance
 Muscular strength
 Flexibility
 Body composition
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Skill Related Fitness:
 Agility
 Balance
 Coordination
 Speed
 Power
 Reaction time
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Need for Fitness:
 Effective work
 Good health
 Face emergencies
 Enjoyable leisure
 Value of fitness
• Look good
• Feel good
• Enjoy life
• Be healthy
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Value of Fitness Assessments:
 Indicate areas needed for improvement
in health, fitness, or performance
 Provide baseline marker to track
progress in exercise programs
 Promote personal knowledge about
skills and abilities
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Factors Influencing Health, Wellness,
& Physical Fitness:

•Family history
•Physical activity
•Age
•Genetics
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SUMMARY
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 Physical Activity & Wellness::
Good physical fitness and regular physical activity
are important for optimal wellness.

Good physical fitness:

helps you enjoy leisure
helps you work more effectively and efficiently
keeps body functioning effectively
is the basis for dynamic and creative activity
can help you function safely and meet emergencies
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Factors that Cannot be Altered
Age
Heredity
Gender

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 Factors that Can be Altered
Physical activity
Diet
Stress
Tobacco use
Body (fatness)
Blood lipids, blood glucose, and blood
pressure
Reducing your risk of diseases
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Regular physical activity and good
fitness can promote good health, help
prevent disease, and be a part of
disease treatment.

Toomany adults suffer from hypokinetic

diseases.

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