Grade 11 HOPE 1

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Fitness Tips

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What is Physical Activity?

Anything that gets


you moving!
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Benefits of Physical Activity
• Helps people achieve and maintain a healthy weight
• Reduces feelings of stress, anxiety & depression
• Builds and maintains healthy bones, muscles & joints
• Boosts energy level
• Improves quality of sleep
Physical Activity Reduces the risk of
• Dying from heart disease or stroke
• Developing high blood pressure, cholesterol & diabetes
• Developing obesity
• Developing osteoporosis – exercise builds strong bones & muscles
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Finding a Balance
Calories in Food > Calories Used = Weight Gain

Calories in Food < Calories Used = Weight Loss

Calories in Food = Calories Used = Weight Control

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Exercise is Important…
Why Don’t We Do It
I don’t have enough time
I get bored!!
The gym is too intimidating
I Don’t Like It!
I am too tired!!
I don’t know what to do!

I need to take care of the family


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Making Physical Activity
a Part of Your Life.

There are 1440 minutes in every day...


Schedule 30 of them for physical activity.

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What is Physical Fitness?

Good health or physical condition,


especially as the result of exercise
and proper nutrition.

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Components of Fitness?
4 Components of Fitness:
– Aerobic
– Muscular
– Flexibility
– Body Composition

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Aerobic Fitness
Defined – The body’s ability to take in and use oxygen
to produce energy. Aerobic activities make you breathe
hard & they increase your heart rate.

Some of these activities include:


- Jogging
- Walking
- Cross-country skiing
- Bicycling

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Muscular Fitness
Defined – The strength and endurance of your muscles.
Benefits:
• Improve performance
• Injury prevention
• Improves body composition
• Improves self image
Some activities include:
- Weight Lifting
- Push-Ups

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Flexibility
Defined – The ability to bend joints and
stretch muscles through a full range of
motion.

Some activities include:


- Stretching (Sit & Reach)
- Warm-up & Cool-down

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Body Composition
Defined – The amount of fat tissue
relative to other tissue in your body.

- Your body composition is based not


on how much you weigh, but rather on
how much of your weight is fat as
opposed to muscle.

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Exercise Your Body & Mind
Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi

• Reduce Stress
• Increase strength
• Increase Flexibility
• Increase Energy

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Stages of Change

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“We are what we repeatedly do.”
— Aristotle

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Steps to Fitness
• Write Your Personal Fitness Goal
• Pre-participation Checklist
• Start Moving!

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Write Your Personal Fitness Goal

My goal is to ______________________ for at least


(Write one favorite activity here)

__________ minutes ____________ times each week.


(minutes / day) (Number of times)
Ok, Now What?
 Create an Action Plan:
1. Decide what you want (your goal)
2. Visualize achieving this goal
3. Write it down
4. Include details
5. Reread it often
6. Reward yourself
“There is no easy way out. If there were, I would have bought it. And
believe me, it would be one of my favorite things.” Oprah Winfrey
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Final Tips For Being More Active
• Park the car farther away from your destination.

• Take the stairs instead of the elevator.


• Play with children or pets. Everybody wins.
• Take fitness breaks
• Perform gardening or home repair activities.
• Exercise while watching TV
• Keep a pair of comfortable walking or running shoes
in your car and office.

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Exercise Safely and Wisely
• Drink extra water
• Always warm-up & cool-down before
and after your workout
• Wear comfortable clothing
• Pay attention to any discomfort you may
feel during exercise
• Follow your doctor’s recommendations
concerning medications you may be
taking

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Believe…

…anything is possible!
“The only reason the bumble bee can fly is because no
one told him that he can’t!”
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