FITNESS FOR FUN

There are five major components to overall fitness! Can you name them?

      1.  2.  3.

      4.  5.

Aerobic Endurance        

 

Your Aerobic system uses: OXYGEN        CARBON DIOXIDE            NITROGEN   to break down carbohydrates and covert them into lasting energy.

 

For maximum fitness benefit, maintain your target heart rate for minutes at least times per week.          

 Find your target heart rate:            

 

        Muscular Strength          

Muscular strength is the capacity of your body's muscles to generate extreme amounts of force in a short period of time utilizing anaerobic energy.

Enhanced muscular strength often increases muscle and connective tissue size and density by enlarging cells, or "building" muscles.  

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                                                Tips for building strength:   

1. Concentrate on activities that work .

2. Stretching before and after workouts can prevent .

3. Like aerobic workouts, gradual progression of stress on muscles will increase .

4. A warm-up is crucial to any .

5. days recovery time is necessary for maximum effect and injury prevention.

click here to Size up your strength                         

 

Muscular Endurance        

Muscle Endurance is the measure of how well muscles can repeatedly generate force, and the amount of time they can maintain activity.

 

Tips for Building Muscular Endurance:

the muscles makes them stronger and gives them more endurance.

When weight lifting, averaging sets of 10-12 lift repetitions is an excellent way to build endurance.

in between workouts.

Flexibility        

Flexibility is the ability to stretch your muscles and the tendons and ligaments that connect them to your bones.

Tips for Increasing Flexibility:

You should before stretching to reduce the risk of injury.

Stretching after a workout helps relax strained muscles and prevent .

Stretch gently so you feel it, but not so much that you feel it .

For maximum results, stretch regularly, several times a day, at least a week.

 

How's your flexibility?              

Body Composition     

Body composition describes the percentages of fat, bone and muscle in your body. These percentages provide an overall view of your health and fitness in relation to your weight, health, and age.

 

Body Composition Basics:

A healthy male's body should be approximately percent fat. In females the number is slightly higher; approximately 14 percent to 20 percent fat.

Knowing your body composition can help you formulate an and set sensible fitness goals.

What are two benefits of body fat?

 

Welcome to the Fitness Quiz!                

 

This scavenger hunt covers the healthful living curriculum for grades 9-12, HE 97.1, 97.2, 97.3, 97.4, 97.5, 97.6.

Created by Captain Mike Riddell, Iredell-Statesville Schools, November 2000.