Sci163 Week 2 Fitness and Nutrition Worksheet
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Physical Fitness and Nutrition Worksheet
To obtain optimal health, it is critical to be physically fit and eat a healthy and balanced diet. Becoming knowledgeable about what it means to be physically fit and learning how to evaluate the nutritional value of what you eat may greatly increase your ability to improve your health and wellness.
In this three-part worksheet, you identify the five components of health-related fitness, critique a recipe for nutritional value, and respond to two short answer questions about nutrition. Completing this assignment is a step towards gaining the knowledge needed to better manage your physical fitness and nutrition.
Part 1: Five Components of Health Related Fitness Table
Complete the table below. The first row has been filled in as an example.
Components of Physical Fitness | Description | How to Incorporate in Your Life | Benefit(s) |
Cardiorespiratory Fitness | Being able to exercise at a moderate to high intensity for a long period of time | Walk 2 miles at a brisk pace every day. | Reduced the risk of heart disease, hypertension, and high cholesterol. |
Muscular Strength | The amount of force a muscle or group of muscles can exert against heavy resistance. | Lifting weights or using your own body weight to provide resistance 2-3 days per week with a rest day in between. Slowly increase the amount of weight you use so that you do not injure yourself. | Reduce fatigue, increase metabolism, and help maintain a more normal weight, help in avoiding illness, and avoid accidents caused by weak muscles. Helps achieve better balance and coordination. |
Muscular Endurance | The ability of muscles or muscle groups to be able to maintain a particular position or use repetitive movements over an extended period of time. | Increase the frequency and length of your training sessions gradually. | Strengthens your immune system, and increases metabolism. Increases blood and oxygen flow to your brain. Helps reduce stress hormones and giving you a better sense of well-being. |
Flexibility | The ability of your joints and muscles to have a good range of motion both extending and flexing. | Incorporate 30 minutes of yoga or other stretching exercises on the opposite days that you do your muscle strengthening exercises. | Flexibility allows you to move much easier and decreases the possibility of injuring yourself by allowing you to have greater ability to bend and reach. It also allows you to decrease your chance of injury during any type of workout routine. |
Body Composition | The amount of body fat compared to lean body mass. | By following a structured exercise/training plan and improving your diet you will improve your body composition. | Reducing your body fat and increasing your lean body mass puts less work on your heart and makes you stronger and healthier. |
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