Fitness

It is the ability of the whole body to work together to the highest level possible.

It’s the condition of your heart which is the most important measurement of your fitness.

• Flexibility

• Muscular strength

• Cardiovascular fitness

By controlling your blood pressure and cholesterol levels through aerobic exercise, you can increase your chances of living a longer and more active life.

• True

• False

It is the ability of the muscles to contract or create force in response to a resistance.

• Flexibility

• Cardiovascular fitness

• Muscular strength

It is the ability of your joints to move.

With a change in diet and exercise, we can decrease the percentage of body fat and increase your muscular strength.

• True

• False

Being informed about your true state of fitness is an essential part to your health.

• True

• False

It is the process of testing your current state of fitness.

Name one self-test.

It is a test that is used to assess the skin fold thickness.

• underwater weighing

• skin-fold measurement test

• Doctor’s physical exam