Physical Fitness - Refers to the ability of your body systems to work together efficiently to allow you to be healthy and perform activities of daily living. Being efficient means doing daily activities with the least effort possible. - Physical fitness is generally achieved through proper nutrition, moderate-vigorous physical exercise, and sufficient rest along with a formal recovery plan.
1. ENDURANCE Endurance is your body’s ability to take up, process and deliver oxygen to your working muscles. You increase endurance by performing aerobic exercise at a moderate intensity. Example: Run or Bike for ~30 minutes at a moderate intensity (~75-80% of max effort)
2. STAMINA Stamina is like endurance but with a twist. It’s your body’s ability to process and deliver energy so that you can repeatedly perform a movement at a high intensity. Example: Alternating Running
3. STRENGTH Simply put, strength is the application of force. Rather than trying to work at a lower intensity for a long period of time, building strength is all about lifting heavy loads for a short period of time. Example: Front Squat at 80% of your 1RM
4. FLEXIBILITY Your flexibility is determined by the range of motion of a particular joint. Improving your flexibility will increase your range of motion. Static stretching, where you’re holding a stretch for 20-30 seconds, is the most popular way to work on flexibility. But you can work on this skill through more dynamic movements, as well. Example: Samson Lunges, Perfect Stretch, Bodyweight Squat
5. POWER Power is strength with speed added as a variable. It’s your ability to apply maximum force in minimum time. Any explosive movement has a power component and will work on improving this skill. Example: Olympic Lifts
6. SPEED Speed is pretty straightforward; this skill is all about moving as fast as possible. Example: 100 or 200-meter Sprint Intervals
7. COORDINATION Coordination is your ability to take separate patterns of movement and “coordinate” them into one mega-movement. Example: Muscle-Ups
8. AGILITY Agility is your ability to transition quickly from one movement to another. The more agile you are, the faster you can change directions (horizontally, vertically, or laterally). Example: Burpee Box Jumps or Burpees over a Barbell
9. BALANCE Balance is how well you’re able to control your body’s center of gravity while supported on some type of base. Example: Pistol Squats or Walking Lunges
10. ACCURACY Accuracy is a skill all about controlling your movements in a given direction and at a particular intensity. You practice this skill by either moving your body or an external object (like a medicine ball) into a planned and specific spatial arrangement. Example: Snatch, Clean, or Wall Balls
A well-balanced exercise program should include activities that address all of the health-related components of fitness.
5 C omponents of Physical Fitness 1. B ody Composition 2. Flexibility 3. M uscular Strength 4. M uscular Endurance 5. C ardiorespiratory E ndurance
1 . Body Composition Body composition is the body's amount of fat relative to fat-free mass. Individuals with optimal body composition are typically healthier, move more easily and efficiently, and generally feel better.
2. Flexibility Flexibility is one of the most important, yet often overlooked, components of physical fitness. Without flexibility, the muscles and joints would grow stiff and movement would be limited. Flexibility training ensures that your body can move through its entire range of motion without pain or stiffness.
3 . Muscular Strength This is the “power” that helps you to lift and carry heavy objects. Without muscular strength, your body would be weak and unable to keep up with the demands placed upon it. The way to increase strength is to train with heavy weights, working in the 4 – 6 or 12 – 15 rep ranges. The heavier the weight, the fewer reps you should perform!
4 . Muscular Endurance Endurance is the ability of your muscles to perform contractions for extended periods of time. Rather than just lifting or carrying something for a few seconds, the muscles are used for minutes. The way to increase strength is to train with light weights, working in the 20 – 25 rep range. Working with lighter weight will train the muscle fibers needed for muscular endurance, and the higher rep range leads to a longer period of exercise.
5 . Cardiovascular Respiratory Cardiovascular endurance is your body’s ability to keep up with exercise like running, jogging, swimming, cycling, and anything that forces your cardiovascular system (lungs, heart, blood vessels) to work for extended periods of time. Together, the heart and lungs fuel your body with the oxygen needed by your muscles, ensuring that they have the oxygen needed for the work they are doing. The Cooper Run (running as far as possible in 12 minutes) is a test commonly used to assess cardiovascular endurance, but many trainers use the Step Test (stepping onto a platform for 5 minutes). Both are accurate measures of a subject’s cardiovascular endurance.
There are six skill-related fitness components: A gility, B alance C oordination S peed P ower R eaction time - S killed athletes typically excel in all six areas.
Reaction Time - I s the time is take for you to initiate an action or movement in response to a stimuli.
Health
Holistic health
Holistic health is an approach to life that considers multidimensional aspects of wellness. It encourages individuals to recognize the whole person: physical, mental, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual.
5 dimensions of Holistic health
1. Physical health - can be defined as the normal functioning of the body. Representing one dimension of total well-being, it's about how your body grows, feels and moves, how you care for it, and what you put into it.
2. Mental health - Includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being . It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices. 1 . Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.
3. Emotional health - is about how we think and feel. It is about our sense of wellbeing, our ability to cope with life events and how we acknowledge our own emotions as well as those of others. It doesn't mean being happy all of the time.
4. Social health - is a term that refers to the ways in which people create healthy and positive interpersonal relationships with one another. Having good social health helps people improve their emotional wellbeing and feel supported in their daily lives.
5. Spiritual health - I ncludes a purposeful life, transcendence and actualization of different dimensions and capacities of human beings. Spiritual health creates a balance between physical, psychological and social aspects of human life.
1. T ake Proper Sleep 2. Eat a Balanced Diet 3. Expose your body to sunlight 4. Deal with stress 5. Exercise daily 6. Stay away from smoking and alcohol 7. Be social as much as you can 8. Find and Practice New Hobbies 9. Learn to Live in the Present