Analyzing Fitness

Analyzing Fitness (26:00)

Health advocates continuously speak out on the need for physical fitness—but providing the skills to analyze and measure fitness isn’t always part of the educational package. This program addresses that crucial dimension of fitness training, guiding viewers through the major components of testing strength, endurance, and other aspects of fitness. Distinguishing between health-related fitness and skill- or performance-related fitness, the video demonstrates key procedures that will benefit both amateur and professional athletes as well as ordinary physical education students. Analyzing fitness within the framework of a particular sport is another important topic. (26 minutes)

What Is Fitness? (05:18)
Fitness is generally divided into several categories such as skills and performance, and general health. There are many benefits to maintaining and improving fitness. Fitness and a healthy diet promotes good health.

Fitness Components: Part I (04:10)
Aerobic power is the rate at which aerobic energy is delivered to the muscles. Anaerobic power is the rate at which anaerobic power is delivered to muscles. Fitness includes muscular strength and endurance, and speed.

Fitness Components: Part II (03:45)
Flexibility is the range of movement around a joint. Agility is the ability to rapidly change the position of the body. Balance is the ability to control the body's position. Fitness also includes reaction time and coordination.

Fitness Testing (05:46)
Fitness testing includes tests of aerobic power, anaerobic power, muscular strength, muscular endurance, standing long jumps, vertical jumps; it includes tests for muscular power, agility, static flexibility

Fitness Analysis (06:02)
Fitness analysis requires data collection. This is done by observation, testing, specific testing, and video recording. Results are compared with benchmarks. Analysis may also be done on movement patterns and muscle groups.