Title: Explain the relationship between physical fitness and wellness.
Course: Nutrition and Wellness (19253-36) > Section: Understanding Nutrition and Wellness

Explanation should include

- the definition of physical fitness
- the components of physical fitness (e.g., strength, endurance, flexibility) and their benefits
- the effect of physical fitness on handling stress.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Who is responsible for keeping you well? Why?
- What effect do lifestyle choices have on wellness (e.g., what are the effects of inadequate rest on physical, social, emotional, and intellectual wellness)?
- How can wellness affect physical fitness?

Communication

- What communication skills are needed to set goals concerning physical fitness and wellness?
- What parts of life reflect healthy wellness choices? Unhealthy wellness choices?

Leadership

- What leadership skills can help one make healthier choices?
- How can motivation help others make healthy wellness choices?
- What is the relationship between personal responsibility and wellness?

Management

- What are the effects of heredity on wellness? On physical fitness?
- What information and resources can help replace unhealthy wellness choices with healthy ones?

Teacher Resources:

- Fuel Up to Play 60
- Move Your Way Community Resources, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- My Food Diary: Aerobic vs. Anaerobic