Physical
Fitness
What is Physical Education?
Physical Education is an integral part of educational
program designed to promote optimum development
of the individual, physically, socially, emotionally, and
mentally through total body movement in the
performance of properly selected physical activities.
The word physical refers to the bodily characteristics
such as physical strength, physical development,
physical health, and physical appearance. It refers to
the body as contrasted to the mind.
What is Physical Fitness?
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. Physical Fitness testing ● Physical
is always an important component ● Mental
of physical education. It is so ● Emotional
significant that it has been ● Social
discussed and conducted since you ● Spiritual
were in elementary years. Physical
fitness means many things to
different people. Some assume that
being physically means being
muscular and being able to lift
Physical Fit individual
A physically fit person is able to perform schoolwork, meet
home responsibilities, and still have enough energy to enjoy
sport and other leisure activities. A fit person can respond
effectively to normal life situations, such as raking leaves at
home, stocking shelves at a part-time job, and marching in the
band at school.
You must expect
great things of
yourself before
you can do them.
-Michael Jordan
Physical Fitness Concept
● Fitness is not about being better than someone else. It is all about
being better than you used to be.
● Physical fitness is a combination of qualities that enable a person
well in vigorous physical activities.
● The body of human is framed in such a way that it can jump, climb,
bend, stretch and do more tedious work. The human body becomes
more stronger as it exerts more and muscles involvement matters a
lot in shaping it. Exercise helps in improving our health and builds up
our energy and stamina.
Importance and Values of Physical
Fitness
Physical fitness is a very vital part of our
daily life. Everyone, children, adolescents,
and adults of all ages, needs regular
physical activity. Physical activity
promotes good health, and you should
stay active throughout all stages of your
life regardless of your body type or BMI.
Physical Fitness allows an individual to
boost his immune system to fight common
diseases and illnesses.
THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL
FITNESS
1. It boosts overall health. Regular exercise is
an important part of staying healthy and
keeping your weight in check. more.
2. Harmonious Growth and development (PF)
is a good factor for growth and
development of body. It keeps our body
stretch and active
● 3. It helps prolong your
lifespan. Because it helps
prevent diseases, one of the
benefits of physical fitness
through physical activity also
aids in increasing your life
expectancy.
● 4. Personality development.
5. It promotes mental health.
6. It saves your health-related expenses.
A healthy body means less disease
and less injury, preventing unwanted
hospitalization and other healthcare
costs in the long term.
Exercise Types
● Cardiovascular/aerobic exercise - It is the exercise to availability of
oxygen due to the physical activity in other words Cardiovascular
exercise involves fitness relates to the ability of the circulatory and
respiratory systems to supply oxygen during sustained physical
activity. It is also referred to as cardiovascular endurance, aerobic
fitness and cardio-respiratory fitness.
● Anaerobic exercise - is an intense exercise that requires the body to
use other sources of energy besides oxygen to fuel the muscles. It
promotes strength, speed, power, and muscle mass.
Exercise Types
● Flexibility - is the components of physical fitness and this joint
Flexibility is a health-related component of physical fitness that
refers to the range of motion available at a joint, such as your knees
or shoulders.
● Balance - involves doing exercise that strengthen the muscles that
keeps you upright. These exercises can improve stability and help
preventing unwanted falls.
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