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Fitness (CSEP):

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a set of attributes that are either health related or performance related

2
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Fitness (ACSM):

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  • a set of attributes or characteristics individuals have or achieve that relates to their ability to perform PA
  • usually separated into health-related and skill-related components
3
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Health related fitness:

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attributes that are related to mortality or morbidity

4
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Mortality:

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related to the occurrence of death

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Morbidity:

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related to the occurrence of illness

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Health (WHO):

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a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being, not merely an absence of disease

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Health (CSEP):

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a combination of physical, social and psychological dimensions

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According to CSEP, positive health is associated with….

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  • the capacity to enjoy life and to withstand challenge

- not merely the absence of disease

9
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Performance/skill fitness may pertain to _____ or _____.

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  • sport

- occupations

10
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4 purposes of fitness and health assessments:

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  • to indicate strengths and weaknesses
  • provide info that can be compared to norms, acceptable standards, heath status, or competitive standing
  • provide baseline data for an exercise/training prescription or intervention (rehab program)
  • provide feedback for evaluating the effectiveness of a particular program/intervention
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3 things fitness and health assessments will not do:

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  • Cannot completely predict (guarantee) success in an activity or sport
  • Cannot completely predict (guarantee) the potential to improve achieve a particular status.
  • Cannot completely predict (guarantee) health outcomes
12
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3 things fitness and health assessments will do:

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  • provide objective measures of health and performance in relation to peer group
  • identify odds or chance of success within a domain based on comparable data
  • identify odds or chance of a particular health outcome based on known incidence, risk factors and comparable data