Blog Assignment 13

Blog post #13

What Can We As Teachers Learn About Teaching Physical Fitness

Watch Flipped Lesson-5 Components of Physical Fitness and 5 Components of Fitness. Think about the five components of fitness and ways you can apply them in your classroom. Read What is Physical Fitness or you can research your own information and answer the driven question in a quality blog post.

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Assignment

Physical fitness is your ability to carry out tasks without undue fatigue. Also Physical Fitness is a general state of health and well-being or specifically the ability to perform aspects of sports or occupations. Physical fitness is generally achieved through correct nutrition, exercise, hygiene and rest. It is a set of attributes or characteristics that people have or achieve that relates to the ability to perform physical activities. There are five components of Physical Fitness; cardiorespiratory endurance, muscle strength, muscle endurance, flexibility and body composition. Cardiorespiratory enduarace is the ability of the circulatory system to supply oxygen during sustained physical activities. Muscle strength is the maximum amount of force a muscle can produce in a single effort. Muscle endurance is the ability of the muscle to perform without fatigue. Flexibility is the ability to bend and move the joints through the full range of motion. Body composition is a high ratio of lean tissue and fat tissue in the body. I could teach my students the definitions of the five components of fitness and help them work towards getting physically fit in order to maintain a healthy life style.