Being healthy used to mean not getting sick. But today, being helathy means much more. It means a higher state of fitness, which some people call "wellness." Wellness is an optimum state of health and well-being, which focuses on prevention rather than treatment. There are 5 major components of physical fitness - cardiovasuclar endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and body composition. While each element is important, the most vital is cardiovascular endurance, which is improved by aerobic training.
Guiding Question
Your objective is to learn how exercise can benefit your cardiovascular system and how to exercise effectively and efficiently.
Questions
List 2 benefits of cardiovascular exercise for each one of the following:
Heart
Arteries
Blood
What is aerobic exercise?
List 5 kinds of aerobic exercise.
What is anaerobic exercise?
List 3 kinds of anaerobic exercise.
Why doesn't anaerobic exercise benefit the cardiovascular system?
What is a target heart rate in relation to exercising?
Calculate your target heart rate.
What types of exercise would you incorporate into your fitness plan that would benefit your cardiovascular system?