Fitness & Weight Management
Goal 7.01
What is Fitness?
• Fitness is the ability to
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
__________
What does a person need in order to be
fit?
• Healthful _______ __________
• Regular _______
Physical Benefits of Fitness
• _____&_____work efficiently
• The body has ______ _____capacity
• _______ ______ stays normal
___________ are burned efficiently
Nonphysical benefit of Fitness
• High ______ _______
• Less ______
• Clear __________
Muscle Strength
• Muscle strength
is_______________________________
Strengthening exercise
• _______ _________help improve your
performance during physical activity
• Help _______ muscle injury
Aerobic Exercise
• Aerobic exercises are_________, rhythmic
_________ that improve the efficiency of the
_____ and the _____
• i.e. running, swimming, walking
How many times/week must you exercise
for it to be effective?
• ________ times
Benefits of Stretching Exercise
• _____________
• Prevents muscle _____ and _________
Begin a Workout
• Begin with warm-up activities such as
___________ and ________
End a Workout
• End with a ___________ – slow movements
and additional stretching
Healthy Weight
• Factors that determine a person’s healthy
weight:
– Height
– Age
– Gender
– Bone structure
– Body build
Obese
• To weigh at least 20% more than the healthy
weight recommended by physicians
Underweight
• To weight at least ___% less than the healthy
_______ recommended by a physician
Can Thin People be Unfit?
• Some thin people may not have an adequate
amount of ______ and _______to maintain
good health
• (While the research remains unclear, there is
strong evidence that being both fit and at a
healthy weight is key to good health)
Basal Metabolism
• ______ _________is the minimum amount of
energy required to maintain the automatic
functions of the body (breathing, blood
flowing, heart pumping, etc.)
Exercise Affects Metabolism
• Exercise ___________ the metabolic rate and
helps burn energy faster
The Affect on Metabolism of Drastically
Lowering Your Food Intake
• It can lower the metabolism and make it
difficult to lose weight
Increasing Exercise helps in Weight
Management
• Physical activity burns calories and increases
the metabolic rate
Achieving Weight Loss Goals
• To lose weight, take in fewer calories than the
body burns and increase physical activity
What food do you eat while trying to lose
weight?
• _____-____, _____-_______, nutrient dense
foods
_______ _______ products vegetables fruits
Avoid Fad Diets
• Fat diets often exclude one or more of the
basic food groups and can be ___________to
health
Anorexia Nervosa
• An eating disorder that involves an extreme
urge to lose weight by starving oneself
How do Anorexic’s View their own
Body?
• They have a _____ ______ ________in which
they see themselves as fat even when they are
painfully thin
Bulimia
• Someone with bulimia has bouts of extreme
__________followed by attempts to get rid of
the food eaten by __________
Treating Eating Disorders
•
•
•
•
_______ _______
Nutritional ___________
____________ counseling
Support of family & friends