Exercising for Health-Related Fitness
Human
beings were not made to be inactive.
Exercise makes us feel better, look better and, most importantly, improves our
health. This lesson focuses upon
health-related fitness and includes an in-depth look at the physical and
behavioral components of exercising. An understanding of these components is
necessary in order to fully understand lessons 3-5.
Use the resources linked above in order to answer the
following questions (which are the objectives to be mastered in this lesson):
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1. Define and describe the concept
"health-related fitness," including how it differs from
"performance-related fitness and its role in wellness.
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2. List and describe the 4 components
of fitness.
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3. Discuss the 6 principles of
exercise training.
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4. Describe the 3 phases in the
progression of an exercise program.
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5. Define "exercise
adherence" and some techniques to improve it.
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6. List the 5 parts of an exercise
prescription and what each part represents. |
Assignments:
1. Scan the major news websites for
health/wellness articles related to the subject of this chapter and write a
brief report on one of them. Your report should be about 1/2 page for each news
story. E-mail them to the instructor in MS Word format. Some of the major sites
include http://www.usatoday.com
http://www.msnbc.com
http://www.cnn.com and others of your
choice.
2.
Briefly, but completely answer the objectives listed above in
written form (typed or hand-written)
3.
Begin scanning the CD that came with the text for information related to this
chapter. This assignment does not have to be turned in.
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