Sci 162 Week 3

Associate Level Material

Physical Fitness Worksheet

Being physically fit is an important aspect of obtaining optimal health. Becoming knowledgeable about what it means to be physically fit may greatly increase your ability to improve your health and wellness.

In this worksheet, you identify the five components of health related fitness. Completing this assignment is a step towards gaining the knowledge needed to better manage your physical fitness.

Five Components of Health Related Fitness Table

Complete the table below. The first row has been filled in for you as an example.

|Components of Physical Fitness |Description |How to Incorporate in Your |Benefit(s) |
| | |Life | |
|Cardiorespiratory Fitness |Being able to exercise at a |Walk 2 miles at a brisk |Reduced the risk of heart |
| |moderate to high intensity for a|pace every day. |disease, hypertension, and high |
| |long period of time | |cholesterol. |
|Muscular Strength |Using maximum force to contract |Lifting patients at work. |Being able to lift heavy object.|
| |your muscles. |Being able to lift luggages|Help to be able to carry heavy |
| | |when travelling, groceries,|objects, and also to continue to|
| | |and heavy car parts. |do so |
| | |Lifting myself up when I do| |
| | |pull ups. | |
|Muscular Endurance | |Having a schedule to |Gives you energy, reduces |
| |Maintaining and being able to |exercise. Maintaining this |laziness and drowsiness. Makes |
| |repeatedly perform intensely |schedule in order to |you alert and increases your |
| |high muscle contractions, |maintain muscle. Helps to |metabolism. Helps to also reduce|
| |without getting tired. |not get tired easily while |illness, diseases and injuries |
| | |working out. Keeps body in |from your body |
| | |shape. | |
|Flexibility | |Stretching, and bending the|Reduces body and muscle sores. |
| |Moving your joints to their full|body. Warming up for a |Easy to do many flexible task. |
| |potential. |workout. Playing soccer or |Also helps to increase the blood|
| | |basketball, and riding the |flow throughout the body. |
| | |bicycle. Reduces pain. | |
| | | | |
|Body Composition | |Eating healthy, Consuming |Helps to keep you fit and |
| |This is the amount of fat mass |lesser portion rather than |healthy physically, mentally, |
| |or the amount of fat free mass |larger portion of foods. |and socially. Helps also build |
| |in your body |Maintaining a healthy diet.|your confidence. |
| | | | |