General Fitness Requirements
General fitness is the state of a person's health and overall well-being. Specific fitness involves focusing on fitness goals of an athlete to meet specific needs of an activity. The activity I picked is running/jogging.
Some specific fitness requirements for running/jogging are: strength, speed, endurance, flexibility, and coordination. The methods I use to maintain physical requirements are: stretch daily, eat healthy, do push-ups every 3 days, and do other exercises before and after I go running/jogging. It is important that I know the physical requirements because if not, I could get sore tendons or even tear a muscle. It is important to know my own fitness level because it gives me an idea of how long I will be running, how fast I will
be running, and where my areas of strength and weakness are so that I can improve. It is important to know the requirements for running/jogging because it helps me to know what will happen and what I can work on to improve. The most important reason that I should know these things is safety. Injuries can happen to anyone at anytime, so it is important that I continue to stay aware and informed at all times when I participate in running/jogging or any activity. This also applies to knowing my fitness level and limitations. I consider myself average to above average because I have been running/jogging for months. When I first started, I was only a beginner. I learned quickly not to go running without drinking water or on an empty stomach. I also began by doing between a half mile to a mile at a time, then I managed, over time, to work up to two miles at a time. If I exceeded my limit, I felt exhausted and I had to rest for the rest of the day. I know that I need to be well-hydrated and I do not do more than I feel comfortable. If I feel fatigue and I am only at a mile or mile and a half, I turn and go back because I know that I can go back out and run again later.
Cardiovascular fitness is important in running/jogging because when I run, I breathe heavily and my heart beats faster. My lungs and heart are working harder and there is more oxygen in my body. Cardiovascular activity gets the heart rate up and if increases breathing. This happens every time I run or jog.
Some specific fitness requirements for running/jogging are: strength, speed, endurance, flexibility, and coordination. The methods I use to maintain physical requirements are: stretch daily, eat healthy, do push-ups every 3 days, and do other exercises before and after I go running/jogging. It is important that I know the physical requirements because if not, I could get sore tendons or even tear a muscle. It is important to know my own fitness level because it gives me an idea of how long I will be running, how fast I will
be running, and where my areas of strength and weakness are so that I can improve. It is important to know the requirements for running/jogging because it helps me to know what will happen and what I can work on to improve. The most important reason that I should know these things is safety. Injuries can happen to anyone at anytime, so it is important that I continue to stay aware and informed at all times when I participate in running/jogging or any activity. This also applies to knowing my fitness level and limitations. I consider myself average to above average because I have been running/jogging for months. When I first started, I was only a beginner. I learned quickly not to go running without drinking water or on an empty stomach. I also began by doing between a half mile to a mile at a time, then I managed, over time, to work up to two miles at a time. If I exceeded my limit, I felt exhausted and I had to rest for the rest of the day. I know that I need to be well-hydrated and I do not do more than I feel comfortable. If I feel fatigue and I am only at a mile or mile and a half, I turn and go back because I know that I can go back out and run again later.
Cardiovascular fitness is important in running/jogging because when I run, I breathe heavily and my heart beats faster. My lungs and heart are working harder and there is more oxygen in my body. Cardiovascular activity gets the heart rate up and if increases breathing. This happens every time I run or jog.