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• Organizing community fitness events


  A challenge because of the sedentary lifestyle of Filipinos
• How to start organizing community fitness events


  1. Motivate the community towards the goal of overcoming health issues

  2. Utilize modern technology and up-to-date information

  3. Come up with programs / interventions to promote healthy living and implement them

  4. Study, maintain and evaluate public programs that promote healthy living

  5. Organize groups and coalitions that advocate health awareness
• Responsibilities of a Fitness Organizer


  • Come up with programs / interventions to promote healthy living and implement them
  • Study, maintain and evaluate public programs that promote healthy living
  • Organize groups and coalitions that advocate health awareness
• Organizing a Fitness Event


  1. DEVELOPMENT PHASE

  2. PREPRODUCTION PHASE

  3. PRODUCTION PHASE

  4. POSTPRODUCTION PHASE
• Development Phase


  • Conduct a risk/safety assessment
  • Determine proper insurance coverage
  • Come up with an initial budget
  • Present a proposal
  • Initiate contractual agreement
  • Determine the purpose / goal / objectives
  • Site requirements
  • Define the scope of work
  • Have a concept of event
  • Make a marketing plan for your event. Ex: promotional strategy, social engagement strategies and sportsmanship programs.
  • Make an event evaluation criteria
  • Develop an organizational chart (for staffing)
  • Determine the flow of events
  • Secure all of the necessary documents
  • Devise contingency plan
  • Conduct pre-event production meetings / orientations
  • Execute the contractual agreement
  • Reassess the resources / time restrictions
  • Implement record-keeping procedures
  • Have a calendar of events
• Preproduction Phase


  • Respond to and document incidents and changes
  • Execute load-out and conduct post-event inspection
• Production Phase


  • Implement the production schedule
  • Conduct an inspection / execute a load-in
  • Set the location
  • Finalize the communication systems
• Postproduction Phase


  • Audit and reconcile finances and present the final budget
  • Archive information / documents
  • Determine the success of the event by using an evaluation criteria
  • Analyze and evaluate the entire management process
• Sports


  An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment
• Different sports categories


  • Individual sports
  • Dual/partner sports
  • Team sports
  • Outdoor/challenge sports and extreme sports
• Individual sports


  • A single individual participates, most often to perform to the best of his / her ability
  • Many of these sports are considered as "lifetime sports"
• Individual sports


  • Boxing
  • Fencing
  • Swimming
  • Gymnastics
  • Taekwondo
• Dual/partner sports


  • A sport that can be done with another person
  • Played with 2 individuals in a team
• Dual/partner sports


  • Tennis
  • Table Tennis
  • Badminton
• Team sports


  • A group of more than 2 individuals work together to defeat an opposing group of the same number of individuals
  • A collective effort of a group
• Team sports


  • Basketball
  • Volleyball
  • Football
• Outdoor/challenge sports and extreme sports


  • Sporting events or pursuits characterized by high speeds and high risk
• A person needs prerequisite skills and fitness levels to actively participate in sports
• Examples of injuries that you might get if you are not fit enough


  • Injuries from physical contact
  • Injuries due to fast sprinting
  • Injuries due to fast starts and stops
  • Injuries due to vigorous jumping
  • Injuries due to bad falls
  • Injuries due to overstretching of muscles
• Phosphagen system


  • Muscles obtain energy the fastest
  • Used in short spurts of activity
• Anaerobic system


  • Responsible for Anaerobic glycolysis, which provides energy that keeps muscle contracting
  • Glucose is broken down to produce ATP
• Aerobic system


  • Provides the energy generated at a slower rate compared to the previous 2 systems
  • Can provide much energy for a sustained period of time
• Guidelines in choosing a sport


  • What abilities / skills do I have which can be useful to this sport?
  • Do I have any illness that could hinder me from playing?
  • What health-related benefits do I want to gain from the sport?
  • Do I have time to learn the skill needed to play the sport? Am I interested?