L3-Health Related Fitness (HRF) and FITT Principles
L3-Health Related Fitness (HRF) and FITT Principles
L3-Health Related Fitness (HRF) and FITT Principles
Physical Education 4
3rd Lesson: Health Related Fitness (HRF) and FITT Principles
Objectives:
1. To determine the components of Health-related fitness
2. To know what to consider in dancing.
3. To learn the level of effort in an activity.
The Health-Related Fitness Components
Before engaging any physical activities, you need to self- assess your health-
related fitness status and determine barriers to physical activity participation.
Health-related fitness involves exercise activities that you do in order to try to
improve your physical health and stay healthy.
Cardiovascular endurance is the ability of the heart and lungs to work together to
provide the needed oxygen and fuel to the body during sustained workloads. The
3-minute Step Test is used to test cardiovascular endurance.
Muscular strength is the amount of force a muscle can produce. The Push- Up
Test is most often used to test muscular strength.
Muscular endurance is the ability of the muscles to perform continuous without
fatiguing. The Basic Plank is most often used to test muscular endurance.
Flexibility is the ability of each joint to move through the available range of motion
for a specific joint. The Zipper Test and Sit and Reach Test is frequently used to
test body flexibility.
Body composition is the amount of fat mass compared to lean muscle mass, bones and
organs. The BMI is defined as the body mass divided by the square of the body
height, and is universally expressed in units of kg/m², resulting from mass in
kilograms and height in meters.
Getting FITT with Dance
When engaging in any form of dance, always consider the FITT (Frequency,
Intensity, Time, Type) principle of training to be able to perform efficiently and
minimize unnecessary body stress and injury.
Frequency (How Often)- number of training sessions that are performed during a
given period (usually one week). About 3 to 4 times per week or more are the
recommended times of exercise for an individual. Rest or easy days are in between
to allow your body to recover from physical exertion.
Example:
Example:
This Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale below is used to measure the
intensity of your exercise/ physical activity. This value gives a reference point for
an individual’s internal load which can be compared with others during a similar
session.
RPE CHART (Rate of Perceived Exertion)
Activity 3.1
Matching Type. Match Column A with Column B. Select the letter of your
choice.
Column A Column B
1. Cardio-vascular Endurance a. Sit & Reach
2. Muscular Strength b. Dancing and Zumba
3. Muscular Endurance c. fat mass over lean muscle mass
4. Flexibility d. Push-up
5. Body Composition e. Stork Balance Test
f. Basic Plank
Activity 3.2
Direction: Identify the following.
________________1. The ability of the heart and lungs to work together to provide
the needed oxygen and fuel to the body during sustained workloads.
________________2. The amount of force a muscle can produce.
______________3. It is most often used to test muscular strength.
______________4. It is the ability of each joint to move through the available range
of motion for a specific joint.
_______________5. What is frequently used to test body flexibility?
_______________6. It is the amount of fat mass compared to lean muscle mass, bones
and organs.
________________7. Principle of training needed to consider to be able to perform
efficiently and minimize unnecessary body stress and injury.
________________8. It is the number of training sessions that are performed during
a given period.
________________9. An individual’s level of effort.
________________10. A scale used to measure the intensity of your exercise/
physical activity.
Activity 3.3
Direction: Enumerate the following being ask. Good luck!
A. What are the three levels of effort?
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B. FITT stands for?
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C. Give three activity, exercise, sports that you like the most:
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Activity 3.4
Direction: Give one activity/exercise/sport that you like doing in life. Why do you like doing
that activity/exercise/ sport? Briefly explain.