physical fitness Flashcards
Why exercise?
To be generally fit, you need to be in good health and to be able to carry out everyday task comfortably
What is exercise
It can be defined as healthy physical exertion. It is an activity to improve health and fitness, it is the link between them
General benefits of exercise
Improve health
stronger muscles
better flexibility
improve posture
improve heart and lung system
better appetite
improve quality of life
better social life
Benefits of exercise
Physical, mental, and social
Physical domain
Improve physical fitness
Improve posture
Improve physical appearance
Mental domain
Able to cope with stress
Able to control emotions
Social domain
Improve social skills
Friends and supports
What is F.I.T.T?
Training programs are generally designed following the FITT principles
F.I.T.T stands for
Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type
FITT principle
The F.I.T.T principle is a basic philosophy of what is necessary to gain in training effect from an exercise program
Frequency means
It is the number of times you exercise each week
Fine balance between providing just enough stress for the body to adapt
Frequency
Intensity means
It is how hard you working while you are exercising
Heart-rate
Used to measure the intensity of cardio-respiratory training
Workload
Used to define the intensity of resistance training
