Self-Management 5.1 - Fitness For Life

skinfold testing

uses subcutaneous fat to estimate the proportion of your body mass that is body fat

essentials to good self-management skills

- define priorities - consider all parts of fitness - personalize their goals - time management - self asses and re-evaluate their goals periodically

benefits of self-management skills

- help a couch potatoes get starter - people to be more active - active people to be more active

skill

ability to perform a specific action

activator

beginning an activity program

couch potato

doing little of no physical activity

teenagers

girls are less active than boys in all types of activity other than flexibility activity levels tend to decrease as teens get older

body mass index

height and weight to determine

inactive thinker

is thinking about becoming active

sit and reach test

measures the flexibility of the lower back

activity levels

people from low economic groups are less active unfit people are less active then fit people older people are less active then younger people

planner

planning to be active

active exerciser

regularly active most days of the week

changing a behavior.......

self -assesment goal setting self-monitoring self- planning social support

motor skills

skills in physical activity

sports skills

success in a sport or game

self management skills

the ability to perform an action that helps you change your behavior