Personal Fitness and Wellness

The following learning targets represent the major concepts studied and assessed in this course.  

Unit 1: Fitness

• Students will be able to identify why being physically active is beneficial for their health.
• Students will be able to identify the 5 components of physical fitness.

Unit 2: Warm Up/Cool Down Techniques

• Students will be able to explain the importance of a warm up and cool down
• Students will be able to use various movement concepts to perform a warm up

Unit 3: Cardiovascular Training

• Students will be able to identify and differentiate between many different types of cardiovascular training. 
• Students will be able to demonstrate a variety of exercises. 
• Students will be able to perform a variety of exercises to complete a workout. 

Unit 4: Strength

• Students will be able to identify exercises that will increase their strength.
• Students will be able to demonstrate strength based exercises.  

Unit 5: Flexibility Training

• Students will be able to identify primary movers.
• Students will be able to demonstrate correct technique for stretching primary movers.  

Unit 6: Lifetime Sports and Activities

• Students will be able to identify various benefits to lifetime sports and activities. 
• Students will be able to list various sports and activities.
• Students will be able to perform various skills and movements in activities.

Unit 7: Review

• Students will be able to create their own game with fundamentals and rules. 
• Students will be able to create their own workout routine incorporating each type of biomotor ability (strength training, flexibility, cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, agility)