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🎯 Main Points

Fitness Components & Safety

PSY408 - Health Psychology

🔑 Key Definitions

Physical Fitness: Ability to perform physical activities effectively
Body Composition: Ratio of lean mass (muscle/bone) to fat mass
Flexibility: Range of motion in joints
Muscular Endurance: Ability of muscles to work repeatedly

🧠 Four Components of Fitness

  • Cardiorespiratory Endurance: Heart and lungs working efficiently
  • Muscular Strength: Maximum force muscles can produce
  • Muscular Endurance: Muscles working repeatedly over time
  • Flexibility: Range of motion in joints

📊 Exercise Guidelines

  • Warm-up: 5-10 minutes before exercise
  • Strength: 2 × 20-minute sessions per week
  • Endurance: 3 × 30-minute sessions per week
  • Cardio: 3 × 20-minute aerobic sessions per week
  • Flexibility: 10-12 minutes stretching daily
  • Cool-down: 5-10 minutes after exercise

🛠 Accident Prevention

  • Traffic Accidents: ~50% of accidental deaths
    • Wear seat belts
    • Wear helmets (bikes, motorcycles)
    • Driver training
  • Risk Factors:
    • Alcohol and drugs
    • Sleep deprivation
    • Distracted driving

💡 Exam Tips

  • FOUR fitness components: Cardio, Strength, Endurance, Flexibility
  • Always WARM UP before and COOL DOWN after exercise
  • Traffic accidents = ~50% of accidental deaths
  • Never mix alcohol/drugs with driving
  • Body composition = lean mass vs. fat mass ratio