Total Health: Becoming Physically Fit Series

This three-part video series will get students excited about the long- and short-term benefits of physical fitness. Total Health describes and illustrates the five main components of fitness: body composition, flexibility, muscle strength, muscle endurance, and cardiovascular endurance. Viewers will get all the facts about how physical activity improves performance, reduces risk of debilitating diseases, and improves emotional well-being. Each videotape in the series shows students how to measure their current state of fitness and provides a general program for achieving and maintaining a fit lifestyle. 

Muscle Strength and Endurance

This video demonstrates the importance of strength training in maintaining overall fitness. Students learn that muscle helps to metabolize calories faster and that strength training works hand-in-hand with the other components of fitness. Muscle endurance is singled out as an aspect of fitness that helps us perform at a high level whether we are doing day-to-day chores or trying to rise to one of life’s most arduous challenges.

Cardiovascular Fitness

This video explores the cardiovascular system of the human body and its critical role in overall health. Students learn that above all, they should aim to live active, energetic lives and engage in some form of aerobic activity virtually every day. Emphasis is placed upon the high payoff that results from a heart-healthy lifestyle and on the fact that many aerobic exercises and activities are simple and fun.

Composition and Flexibility

Physiologists and fitness experts describe what is meant by body composition and indicate some healthy ranges. Viewers are informed about the dangers of too much extra fat on their frames. Good nutrition and everyday physical activity are encouraged. In the segment on flexibility, viewers are told of the risk of injury that comes when stretching and flexibility are ignored. 

Includes: 

video, plus teacher’s resource book, student handouts  in digital format