Five Parts of Fitness and Target Heart Rate for Junior High Students

Five Components of Fitness

Target Heart Rate

Five Components of Fitness

ABSEF: All Bodies Should Exercise Forever

A-aerobic endurance(cardio-vascular endurance)-heart, lungs and blood vessels working together to move oxygen efficiently. 

How we improve this is through the FIT principle: Frequency-how often-4-5 times a week, Intensity-how hard 140-189 beats per minute for 6^th-10^th graders, and Time-20 minutes non-stop is the minimum.

B-body composition-having fat and muscle in proper proportion.

S-strength(muscular strength)-muscles working over a short period of time.

E-endurance(muscular endurance)-muscles working together over a long period of time.

F-flexibility-ability of your joints to move through their full range of motion

Two important reasons why it is important to be flexible is to 1)prevent injuries and 2)perform better in sports.

Calculating Target Heart Rate

 220-your age x 80%

Target Heart Rate _____________

This is the heart rate a person should be at for at least 20 minutes, 3-5 times a week.