Meat of the day

Chapter 3
Identify the meaning of fitness
Identify participants fitness as a goal in
recreational sport programming
Identify components of total fitness in
recreational sports, and
Understand the role of fitness as it relates
to wellness.
 Understandthe direct and indirect
programming methods recreational sport
managers use to deliver fitness
programming.
A universal concern.
 the quality of being suitable to fulfil a
particular role or task
 the condition of being physically fit and
healthy.
(if we want to become strong and productive members of the society or
athlete, we must address the very basic requirement of such goal, the
sustaining base of any endeavor we undertake , fitness.)
 More than 30 countries are part of the
Sports for All concept that documents
efforts of nations to create and support
fitness programs nationally.
(These initiatives yield impressive results:
Mass sport events, competitive walking
and running, and physical fitness
demonstrations.
 AMERICA
Research findings agree- that inactivity,
high stress, and poor nutrition are risk
factors that can bring on illness and
shorten life expectancy.
-Whereas healthy behaviors can
improve longevity and the quality of life
(Blair, Kohl, and Gordon 1992).
Achieving the initiatives for a healthier
America begins with:
Increasing fitness offerings in k to12
physical education programs, college
and university recreational sport, work
site physical activity, and public agency
and commercial fitness programs.
Recreational Sport Program-can provide
opportunity for physical fitness experiences.
(Involvement in P.A. leads to participation in a
spectrum of sport programs. This
progressive involvement counteracts a
sedentary lifestyle and stimulates
participation in sports and fitness programs
that can improve physical activity.
→Physical and Mental health associated
with good nutrition, exercise, positive
health practices, and an optimistic
outlook on life.
PHYSICAL ASPECT OF FITNESS
1. HEALTH COMPONENTS
2. PERFORMANCE COMPONENTS
 Health-related fitness = physical
capacities that contribute to health
(Component of physical fitness that is a
necessity for daily living)
Five components:
1. Cardiorespiratory endurance = the ability of
the body to perform prolonged, large-muscle,
dynamic exercise at moderate-to-high levels of
intensity
2. Muscular strength = the amount of force
a muscle can produce with a single
maximum effort
3. Muscular endurance = the ability of a
muscle or group of muscles to remain
contracted or to contract repeatedly
4. Flexibility = the range of motion in a
joint or group of joints
5. Body composition = the proportion of fat and
fat-free mass (muscle, bone, and water) in the
body
1.Speed-the rate at which a person moves
his or her body or body parts from one
point to another.
2. Power-ability to transfer energy into a
fast rate of speed.
3. Agility-ability to change the direction of
the body or body parts rapidly.
4. Coordination-is the integration of muscular
movements necessary to execute a task
smoothly.
5. Reaction time-time required to initiate a
response to a stimulus.
6. Balance-involves an ability to maintain body
position.
Benefits to health from sport participation
depend on the frequency, intensity, and
duration of participation
• Frequency—How often
• Intensity—How hard
• Time—How long (duration)
(Determining the relationship of sport or exercise to
health-related fitness requires an understanding of
the following:)
1. Fitness Training zone-Identify the range of
participation from the minimum necessary
to improve fitness to a maximum
amount.(This continuum constitutes the
fitness training zone).
2. Overload Principle- engage in more than
normal (overload) participation. Placing
increasing amounts of stress on the body causes adaptations
that improve fitness; progression is critical.

3. Threshold of training-Identify the minimum

amount of participation that will improve
each aspect of health-related fitness.
Specificity—Adapting to Type of
Training
Reversibility—Adapting to a
Reduction in Training
Individual Differences— Limits
on Adaptability
Indirect delivery-
represents a recreation and
leisure studies application
and places the role of fitness
as a benefit of the recreational
sports experience, not as a
goal for staff to monitor.
Direct delivery-
represents a physical
education and kinesiology
application that that
influences fitness through
direct supervision.
INDIRECT FITNESS DIRECT FITNESS
PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING
• Instructional • Testing
• informal • Monitoring
• Intramural and extramural • Assessment
• Club
1. Instructional Sport Fitness
 Clinics and Workshops
 Orientation Workshops
 Lecture
 Fitness Consultation Center
 Fitness Classes
 Personal Training

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2. Informal Sport Fitness

 This unstructured, casual, and

general supervision process allows
individuals to participate in their own
style.

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3. Intramurals and Extramural Sport and
Fitness
 Fitness may not be the primary
motivation in intramural sport, but it can
be a part of the process to facilitate
satisfaction, even in a losing situation

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4. Club Sport and Fitness
Recreational sports club come
together because of their desire to be fit
and well.
They are motivated by its ideals, they
socialize around its principles, they
interact and enjoy one another’s
company because of their fitness
commitment.
1. Testing
Decide the purpose of the results.
Testing provides a:
a. Physician
b. Program coordinator, or exercise leader
with sufficient information to plan
appropriate participant activity
2. Monitor
Exercise prescription modules monitor a
person’s profile for the most recent
percentage body fat, strength, flexibilty,
and cardiovascular date.
3. Assessment
 Analyze a person’s health history and
current lifestyle.
 Train the way you want your body to
change
 Train regularly
 Start slowly, and get in shape gradually;
do not overtrain
 Warm up before exercise
 Cool down after exercise
 Exercise safely
 Listen to your body, and get adequate rest
 Cycle the volume and intensity of your
workouts
 Try training with a partner
 Vary your activities
 Train your mind
 Fuel your activity appropriately
 Have fun
 Track your progress
 Keep your exercise program in perspective
 Wellness Worksheets can be accessed online at
www.mhhe.com/fahey8e
1. From the website above, click on “student edition” at the bottom
left column.
2. Click on “wellness worksheets”
3. Click on “126 Wellness Worksheets are available online” in the
middle of the page.
4. Click on “69: Your Physical Activity Profile” and complete the
worksheet.
5. Print out the completed worksheet and submit on Monday, January
30th.
The role of fitness in recreational sport
takes on two directions-inderect fitness
attainment through progreamming and
direct fitness . The former is the concern
of a recreational sport manager, and the
latter requires attention to developing
programs with a fitness apecialist.
Fitness is recognized in a recreational
sport environment as one of the goals of
participation, along with enjoyment and
diversion.
Fitness delivery occurs through
programming recreational sport and
through the recommendation resulting
from fitness testing.
 Attaining holistic health condition
 Awareness on how to achieve physical
fitness.
 Providing varied views and ideas in
participation to fitness programming.
 Reflection

Life is a matter of choice. It is what we

make it. Making just a few changes in our
lifestyle can help us live longer. Physical
activity and exercise is a major contributor
to a healthy lifestyle and the only way to
engage our self into it is to be self
motivated. Our interest and willingness to
change our self is of great factor for
change.
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