PE 116 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2-3: Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Body Composition, Respiratory System
19 Jun 2018
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❏There are five areas of fitness which help establish health benefits
❏Health related fitness helps you withstand physical challenges and protects
you from diseases
❏The five components are:
❏Cardiorespiratory fitness
❏Muscular strength
❏Muscular endurance
❏Flexibility
❏Body composition
❏Cardiorespiratory endurance: the ability to perform prolonged, large-muscle,
dynamic exercise at moderate to high levels of intensity
❏Cardiorespiratory system
❏Heart:
❏ pumps oxygen-poor blood to the lungs and oxygen-rich blood to the rest of
the body
❏Blood vessels:
❏Elastic pipes that carry blood away from the heart (veins, arteries,
capillaries)
❏Respiratory system:
❏Supplies oxygen to the body and carries off carbon dioxide
❏HAVING LOW FITNESS LEVELS CAN PUT YOU AT HIGHER RISK
FOR DISEASE AND EARLY DEATH
❏Summary of benefits of cardiorespiratory endurance:
❏Improves cardiorespiratory functioning
❏Improves cellular metabolism
❏Reduces body fat
❏Reduces chronic levels of inflammation
❏Reduced risk of chronic diseases
❏Improves immune function
❏Improves psychological and emotional wellbeing
❏Improves cognitive function
❏Promotes brain matter
❏Promotes the creation of new cells
