Objectives

Upon completion of Lesson 1 you will have knowledge of the following:

v  Nineteenth century views on fitness

v    Twentieth century views on fitness

v Twenty-first century views on fitness

v Recent changes in views on fitness

v Organizations Influencing fitness standards

INTRODUCTION

Today, professionals, in any area related to sport, fitness, or physical education, must realize that fitness is a lifespan issue; in general, persons of all ages are involved in physical activity all of their lives, from birth until death.   Therefore, fitness should no longer be viewed as a matter of interest for few.   According to the fitness potential model, whether a person realizes it or not, fitness is a matter of interest for everyone who moves.  And one's level of fitness varies according to several factors that determine fitness throughout life.  Because of this, the fitness potential model proposes that at any point in time, during one's life, a person's level of fitness can be assessed and explained, in accordance with their lifestyle of physical activity and fitness potential, as well as with several other components of fitness that influence fitness: flexibility, endurance, strength, skill, body composition, energy, nutrition, and strategy.  Thus, because fitness is controlled by every individual, it behooves every American to learn what they must to optimize their levels of fitness.

Fitness applies to everyone; it is not limited to children and others who participate in play and sports or who visits  a local gym, home gym, or recreational facility.  Fitness, instead, applies to all twenty-four hour of every day and is controlled by each individual in accordance with his or her respective limitations.

Traditional views from the nineteenth century systems of gymnastics to the periods of physical education devoted to general goals of education, during the twentieth century, as well as to the twenty-first century, an era which promotes personal responsibility for fitness are evidence of the need for a paradigm shift, regarding how we must learn to view personal fitness.

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NINETEENTH CENTURY VIEWS ON FITNESS

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TWENTIETH CENTURY VIEWS ON FITNESS

TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY VIEWS ON FITNESS

RECENT CHANGES IN VIEWS ON FITNESS

ORGANIZATIONS INFLUENCING FITNESS STANDARDS

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