Transcript health comp
Learning Objectives
• Know the definitions of Health and
fitness
• Know the different components that
make up Health
• Understand what these components are
and how they help us in every day life
and in sport.
• Understand the different somatotypes.
Health
Muscular strength
speed
cardiovascular endurance
Balance
Fitness
power
flexibility
muscular endurance
Body composition
agility
coordination
reaction time
State of complete, physical, mental and social well-being and
not merely the absence of disease.
The ability to meet the demands of the environment.
Components of Health
Muscular
strength
Muscular
endurance
Health related
exercise
Body
Composition
Flexibility
Cardiovascular
endurance
Definitions
• Cardiovascular endurance: The ability to
exercise the entire body for long periods of
time.
• Muscular Strength: The amount of force a
muscle can exert against a resistance.
• Muscular endurance: The ability to use
voluntary muscles many times without getting
tired
• Body Composition: The percentage of body
weight, which is fat, muscle and bone.
• Flexibility: The range of movement possible at
a joint
Cardiovascular Endurance
Important for health because if unchecked it could lead to
High Blood pressure, heart attacks, strokes and death.
Exercise can help maintain cardiovascular fitness.
Questions
• What is the definition of cardiovascular
endurance?
• What body organs make up the
cardiovascular system?
• If someone has a poor cardiovascular
system what illnesses could they suffer?
• How can you maintain a good
cardiovascular system?
Muscular strength
The greater the muscular strength the greater or the
easier it is to lift, throw and carry heavy objects.
This could be important for manual workers and for
sportsmen/women. Can you think of an example of
both where somebody might need muscular strength?
Muscular Endurance
Athletes like Julio Baptista need their muscles to be able
to continue working throughout their game/event allowing
them to maintain a high quality performance. This is the
same for anyone in a job that requires them to keep moving
all day. Can you think of a job which requires you to be
working/walking all day?
Flexibility
An increase in flexibility can help prevent muscle injury it
can also allow an athlete to perform better because they
have the ability to stretch and reach for a ball that
maybe otherwise out of reach. Good flexibility is
important as it will help prevent joint and muscle injuries
and maintain good muscle tone and posture in every day
life.
BODY
COMPOSITION/SOMATOTYPES
Somatotyping is a method of
classifying people by their body shape.
Your body type is something you are
born with because it is genetically
defined. Changing your diet taking part
in exercise can remove fat and
increase muscle mass BUT it can’t
change your height or basic bone
structure.
Endomorph
• D is for dumpy characteristics of an endomorph
are:
• Wide hips narrow shoulders.
• Large Head.
• Tendency to put on fat
• Short tapering limbs
• Round shape.
Mesomorph
• M is for muscular, characteristics of a
mesomorph are
• Broad shoulders and narrow hips.
• Heavy chest
• Muscular body
• High proportion of muscle
• Strong arms and legs.
• Wedge shaped
Ectomorph
T is for tall and thin, characteristics of an
ectomorph are:
•Narrow shoulders and narrow hips.
•Fragile delicate body.
•Thin, narrow chest, abdomen and limbs
•Very little muscle or body fat.
•Thin straight rectangular shape
William Sheldon designed the system in which he
categorised people according to their body shape.
He then scored them out of 7 so for example
An extreme endomorph would be given a score 7,1,1
An extreme mesomorph would be given a score 1,7,1
An extreme Ectomorph would be given a score 1,1,7
An average person would be given a score of 4,3,3
Mesomorph
Average Person
Endomorph
Ectomorph
See if we can work out this persons
somatotype score.
Mesomorph
Endomorph
Ectomorph
Theo Walcott
Consider his body shape and the characteristics of each of the
somatotypes, discuss with the person sitting next to you and
give him a score out of 7 for each of the categories starting
with Endomorph, then mesomorph and finally ectomorph.
Draw a table like this and add three characteristics that
describe each of the somatotypes. Examples are provided
Endomorph
Mesomorph
Ectopmorh
1. Round in shape
1. Muscular body
1.Fragile and delicate
frame
2.
2.
2.
3.
3.
3.
4.
4.
4.
QUESTIONS
• What component of Health would help someone who has
to lift and carry objects all day?
• What component of health would you need to be able to
run a marathon?
• Why is good flexibility important to a tennis player?
• If your body shape was thin and small what somatotype
would you be and what sport would best suite your body
shape.
• Dave wants to play rugby and be part of a team but he
feels his size and weight is against him. How would you
direct Dave if you was his PE teacher.
• Name a sports person of your choice and give him/her a
somatotype score and decide which somatotype s/he is
most like.
Learning Objectives
• Know the definitions of Health and
fitness
• Know the different components that
make up Health
• Understand what these components are
and how they help us in every day life
and in sport.
• Understand the different somatotypes.
• Can we answer yes to the above