Physical Activity & Physical Fitness

Physical Activity

Any body movement that works your muscles and requires more energy than resting.

Physical Activity

Regular _______________ is proven to help prevent and manage noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, hypertension, stroke, diabetes and several cancers.

It also helps to maintain a healthy body weight and can improve mental health, quality of life and well-being.

Physical Inactivity

One of the leading risk factors for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and death worldwide.

8 - 28, 19, 17, 28 - 32

Regular physical activity reduces risk of:

Many types of cancer by ________%;

Heart disease and stroke by ________%;

Diabetes by _________%;

Depression and dementia by_____________%.

4 - 5

It is estimated that _________ million deaths per year could be averted if the global population was more active.

Zumba

Most well-known and popular program is its namesake class.

This high-energy dance class features intervals that help improve cardiovascular fitness while also enhancing balance, coordination, agility, and to some degree, strength through the application of beginner-accessible choreography.

CrossFit

A functional strength training program that began in 1996. These exercises are considered strength-building conditioning.

They incorporate functional movements that build stamina, strength, and speed, among several other areas.

Functional Movements

Mimic things you do outside the gym, such as climbing the stairs or lifting objects.

Yoga

A practice that connects the body, breath, and mind. Was developed as a spiritual practice thousands of years ago.

It uses physical postures, breathing exercises, and meditation to improve overall health.

Bodyweight Exercise

These exercises are ones that use only your body weight as resistance.

That means no dumbbells or fancy gym equipment are required and you can knock out a workout wherever you are.

Bicycling

A form of transportation and a popular leisure-time physical activity.

Health benefits include improved cardiovascular fitness, stronger muscles, greater coordination and general mobility, and reduced body fat.

Biking/Cycling

Other names for Bicycling.

Physical Education

Is education through the physical. It is an important part of holistic schooling.

It is an academic discipline that promotes participation, inclusion, and sense of belonging which contributes to man's healthy living.

Physical Fitness

Is the ability to perform one's daily task efficiently without undue fatigue but with extra reserve in case of.

It involves the emergency. performance of heart, lungs and muscles of the body thus reduce sedentary behavior.

Cardiorespiratory Endurance

It's the ability to perform and activity, with our heart rate elevated for a certain amount of time. Walking, jogging, swimming, dancing or riding a bike.

Cardiovascular Fitness

By improving your _________________________, you'll be able to perform more activity without shortness of breath.

Muscular Strength

It's our ability to exert force during an activity. Strengthening exercises, lifting weights or walking stairs.

Strength

By improving your ____________________, daily activities such as carrying shopping bags, walking stairs and even standing up will be much easier.

Flexibility

The range of motion around our joints. Stretching exercises, mobility exercises, yoga or foam rolling.

Flexible

With more _______________ muscles and mobile joints, we can move as we should and help prevent any injuries.

Muscular Endurance

The ability of our muscles to continue to perform an activity without fatiguing.

Strengthening exercises like dancing, swimming, and rowing can reduce muscle fatigue by reducing the buildup of lactic acid, a buildup of fatiguing in muscles.

Body Composition

The amount of body fat, muscle, bone and other tissues that make up our body.

Fat & Fat-Free

Body composition is the breakdown of a person's total weight into _____ mass and ______________ mass.

Balance

It's our ability to maintain our center of mass over our base of support.

Having good balance is essential for staying on our feet and successfully performing daily activities.

Coordination

It's the smooth floor of movement in the execution of a physical task. Writing, cleaning, exercising or any activity where we have to trust our hands to do what our brain is telling us.

It's how well our body synchronizes with each other. Is related to most of our everyday activities.

Reaction Time

The time taken to react to an environmental stimulus.

It's the quickness with which we can initiate a movement in response to a signal, such as a ball coming towards us or a sprinter leaving the starting blocks at the sound of the pistol.

Agility

The ability to quickly and precisely move or change direction without losing balance.

Speed

It's our ability to move quickly across the ground.

It's the rate at which you can move your body or an object from one point to another.

Power

An important component of fitness to help keep us at our best.

It's our ability to produce force quickly.

Strength & Speed

Power is the rate at which we perform work, combining both ____________ and _____________.