Fitness for AllFitness for All

The Advantages of FitnessThe Advantages of FitnessBy By

Serge FrancoisSerge Francois

Fitness and HealthFitness and Health The word wellness is often associated only The word wellness is often associated only

with wellness and health and fitness, but with wellness and health and fitness, but there are other components of wellness.there are other components of wellness.

FITNESS means “readiness”. Fit individuals FITNESS means “readiness”. Fit individuals are better equipped than non-fit individuals.are better equipped than non-fit individuals.

The health and fitness level includes all The health and fitness level includes all aspects of wellness and wellbeing. aspects of wellness and wellbeing.

It affects actual, mental, and social wellness. It affects actual, mental, and social wellness.

What is Actual Fitness?What is Actual Fitness? Physical Fitness is the Physical Fitness is the

capability of your body capability of your body techniques to perform techniques to perform effectively. A fit person is effectively. A fit person is able to conduct the common able to conduct the common actions of living, such as actions of living, such as perform, and still have perform, and still have enough energy and vitality enough energy and vitality to reply to urgent to reply to urgent circumstances and have fun circumstances and have fun with spare time actions.with spare time actions.

Physical Action and ExercisePhysical Action and Exercise Physical activity is a Physical activity is a

standard phrase that standard phrase that contains activities, contains activities, dancing, and actions dancing, and actions done at work or at home, done at work or at home, such as strolling, going such as strolling, going up the stairways, or up the stairways, or buttoning a shirt.buttoning a shirt.

When individuals do When individuals do physical activity physical activity especially for the especially for the objective of getting fit, objective of getting fit, we say they are doing we say they are doing work out.work out.

Wellness and health insurance Wellness and health insurance coverage fitness Advantages of coverage fitness Advantages of Actual ActivityActual Activity Regular exercising can do much to prevent disease Regular exercising can do much to prevent disease

and illness.and illness. It can help you look your best (with proper nutrition, It can help you look your best (with proper nutrition,

healthy posture, and good body mechanics).healthy posture, and good body mechanics). Besides looking better, people who do frequent Besides looking better, people who do frequent

exercising feel better, do better on academic work, and exercising feel better, do better on academic work, and are less depressed than people who are less effective.are less depressed than people who are less effective.

Regular exercising results in health insurance Regular exercising results in health insurance coverage health and fitness which is the key to being coverage health and fitness which is the key to being able to do more of things you want to do and take it able to do more of things you want to do and take it easy.easy.

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.

The Parts of Actual The Parts of Actual Physical FitnessPhysical Fitness

Health - Related Health - Related Physical FitnessPhysical Fitness

• It helps you stay It helps you stay healthyhealthy

• Skill - Related Skill - Related Physical FitnessPhysical Fitness

It helps you perform It helps you perform well in sports and activities well in sports and activities that require certain skillsthat require certain skills

Health - Relevant Health - Relevant Physical FitnessPhysical Fitness

Cardiovascular fitness: to be able to exercise your physique for a Cardiovascular fitness: to be able to exercise your physique for a long time.long time.

Strength: the amount of force the muscle tissue can produce.Strength: the amount of force the muscle tissue can produce. Muscular endurance: to be able to use the muscle tissue many times Muscular endurance: to be able to use the muscle tissue many times

without tiring.without tiring. Flexibility: to be able to use your joints fully through a wide mobility.Flexibility: to be able to use your joints fully through a wide mobility. Body fatness – composition: is the percentage of bodyweight that is Body fatness – composition: is the percentage of bodyweight that is

made up of fat when compared to other whole body tissue, such as made up of fat when compared to other whole body tissue, such as bone and muscle.bone and muscle.

Expertise - Relevant Expertise - Relevant Actual physical FitnessActual physical Fitness

Activities need different Activities need different places of expertise -related places of expertise -related health and fitness.health and fitness.

Many sports need several Many sports need several places. For example, a places. For example, a skater might have excellent skater might have excellent speed, but may not have speed, but may not have excellent power.excellent power.

Some people have more Some people have more natural capability in natural capability in expertise places than expertise places than others.others.

Good health does not come Good health does not come from behaving in skill-related from behaving in skill-related health and fitness.health and fitness.

AgilityAgility

• AgilityAgility is the capability to modify the job of is the capability to modify the job of your body easily and to control body’s motions. your body easily and to control body’s motions. People with higher agility are most likely to be People with higher agility are most likely to be excellent at actions such as: snorkeling, excellent at actions such as: snorkeling, football, ice boarding, struggling, etc.football, ice boarding, struggling, etc.

StabilityStability• StabilityStability is the ability to keep a vertical position is the ability to keep a vertical position

while status still or shifting. People with while status still or shifting. People with excellent balance are most likely to work well in excellent balance are most likely to work well in actions such as gym, ice boarding, stroking actions such as gym, ice boarding, stroking gym, ski-jumping, browsing, etc.gym, ski-jumping, browsing, etc.

PowerPower• PowerPower is the is the

capability to use capability to use strength and rate. strength and rate. People with good People with good power might have the power might have the capability to put the capability to put the taken, toss the taken, toss the discus, high leap, play discus, high leap, play soccer, rate soccer, rate swimming, rate swimming, rate skateboarding, etc.skateboarding, etc.

Reaction TimeReaction Time• Reaction timeReaction time is how is how

long it requires to go long it requires to go once you recognize once you recognize the need to act. the need to act. People with good People with good reaction time are able reaction time are able to make quick begins to make quick begins in monitor or diving, or in monitor or diving, or to avoid a quick strike to avoid a quick strike in walls or martial arts. in walls or martial arts.

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SpeedSpeed• SpeedSpeed Rate is the ability to perform a Rate is the ability to perform a

movement or cover a distance eventually movement or cover a distance eventually frame. Individuals with leg speed can run quick, frame. Individuals with leg speed can run quick, while people who have good arm speed can while people who have good arm speed can throw quick or hit a ball that is thrown quick.throw quick or hit a ball that is thrown quick.

Lifetime FitnessLifetime Fitness Step1: Doing Actual ActivityStep1: Doing Actual Activity Step 2: Getting FitStep 2: Getting Fit Step 3: Self-AssessmentStep 3: Self-Assessment Step 4: Self-PlanningStep 4: Self-Planning Step 5: Life-time ActivityStep 5: Life-time Activity Step 6: Life-time FitnessStep 6: Life-time Fitness