Physical Fitness
What is Physical Fitness?
is the ability of the body to carry our daily physical activities without getting out of breath, sore, or overly tired.
What does RHR stand for? How do you check for your RHR?
Resting Heart Rate / # of beats in 10 seconds x 6
Get conditioned.
Warm up and cool down.
Stretch.
Avoid dehydration.
Avoid overtraining.
Avoid overuse injuries.
Choose the correct equipment and clothing.
Non Rapid Eye Movement / Rapid Eye Movement
What is exercise?
is any physical activity that improves or maintains physical fitness.
What does MHR stand for? How do you check for your MHR?
What are Dietary Supplements?
They are products taken by mouth that contain dietary ingredients. Some dietary supplements can have dangerous side effects.
What is Insomnia? Common causes?
It is an inability to sleep even when one is exhausted.
Caffeine, Alcohol, Smoking, Stress, and Lack of Exercise.
What are the two important physical benefits of exercise?
Mental-of exercise include reduced stress levels, reduced risk of depression and anxiety, and increased energy and alertness.
Social- of exercise include increased self-esteem and increased opportunities to socialize with others who share your interests.
What does FITT stand for?
Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type
What does R.I.C.E stand for?
Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate
What is Sleep Apnea? Most common in?
It is an inability to sleep even when one is exhausted.
Older people or obese people
What are the 6 skills developed by fitness?
Coordination
Balance
Agility
Power
Speed
Reaction time
List some fitness goals to consider when exercising:
Your goals should be well planned and based on your abilities.
Choose goals you really want to achieve.
Divide your goals into short-term and long-term.
Write down specific objectives that will help you reach each short-term goal.
Keep track of your progress.
What are Anabolic steroids? What are some diseases that they may treat?
They are synthetic compounds that resemble the male hormone testosterone.
Muscle disease, kidney disease, breast cancer
How many hours of sleep do adults need? How many hours of sleep do teens and children need?
Most adults need 8 hours of sleep per night.
Teens and children need 8.5 to 9.25 hours of sleep per night.
What are the five components of health-related fitness?
Muscular strength
Muscular endurance
Cardiorespiratory endurance
Flexibility
Body Composition
Before getting started in a fitness program, what should you consider?
Do you have any special health constraints?
Are you healthy enough to start a program?
What types of activities do you enjoy?
How much will your planned activities cost?
What are some warning signs of over training?
Dehydration, feeling fatigue, feeling of irritability and depression, lost of interest in working out, loss of appetite and loss of weight, increased RHR, poor athletic performance and possibly poor school performance
What is circadian rhythm?
It is the body’s internal system for regulating sleeping and waking patterns.