******** COLLECTING GYM LOCKS********
6TH GRADE
"M" DAY - THURS., MAY 24
"T" DAY - FRI., MAY 25
7TH/8TH GRADE
"T" DAY - WEDS., MAY 30
"M" DAY - THURS., MAY 31
BRING A BAG ALONG TO TAKE EVERYTHING OUT OF YOUR LOCKER.
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*****SPRING HEALTH RELATED FITNESS TESTS*****
(THEY'RE HERE!!!!!!!!!)
IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO START PREPARING FOR THE SPRING HEALTH RELATED FITNESS
TESTS. THE SPRING ROUND OF TESTING SHOULD BEGIN THE END OF APRIL BEGINNING
OF MAY. THE FOUR TESTS ARE THE MILE RUN (CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE/HOW STRONG
ARE YOUR HEART AND LUNGS), SIT AND REACH (FLEXIBILITY), SIT UPS (ABDOMINAL
STRENGTH/ENDURANCE), PULL UPS/FLEXED ARM HANG/90 DEGREE PUSH UPS (UPPER BODY
STRENGTH/ENDURANCE). CHECK OUT THE SECTIONS ON THIS SITE THAT DESCRIBE THE
FITNESS TESTS ... HOW THEIR RESULTS RELATE TO OVER ALL WELL BEING ... AND
WHAT THE MINIMUM STANDARDS ARE BY GENDER AND AGE. STANDARDS INDICATE A
MINIMUM LEVEL OF FITNESS THAT STUDENTS SHOULD STRIVE FOR IN ORDER TO
PREVENT/REDUCE THE RISK OF PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW FITNESS LEVELS BOTH
NOW AND LATER ON IN LIFE.
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****CONGRATULATIONS TO MACKENZIE YURKOWITZ****
MACKENZIE IS THE WINNER OF THE 2011 WHAT'S IN THE PINK BAG RAFFLE. GIRLS
RECEIVED A RAFFLE CHANCE FOR EVERY PINK YOPLAIT OR DANNON YOGURT LID THEY
TURNED IN. YOPLAIT AND DANNON WILL DONATE 10 CENTS FOR EVERY PINK LID
RETURNED TOWARDS BREAST CANCER RESEARCH. THIS YEAR STUDENTS COLLECTED 941
LIDS WHICH WILL TRANSLATE INTO $94.10 FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH. WAY TO GO
GIRLS!!! WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU!!!
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****IMPORTANT NEW WEB SITE****
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/
The Food Pyramid has been replaced by "My Plate" ... it's a simpler way of
reminding people the hows and whys of healthy eating. Check it out!!!
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*****FALL 2011 FITNESS FOOTIES AND ATHLETIC ACCESSORIES WINNERS*****
GIRLS EARNED CHANCES FOR "GYM JEWELS" AND "FITNESS FOOTIES BY SCORING MINIMUM
ON THE FITNESS TESTS AND/OR BY IMPROVING THEIR SCORES FROM THE FALL.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE FALL GYM JEWELS AND FITNESS
FOOTIES!!!
KELSEY ACKLEY- UPPER BODY
KAYLA COLLEY - SIT AND REACH
BRITTANY WAID- SIT UPS
LAUREN KAHLE - MILE
ABBEY BURGESS- MINIMUM ON ALL FOUR TESTS
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**********GREAT NEW WEB SITE**********
www.letsmove.gov This is the web site for the
Let's Move program, an initiative sponsored by Michelle Obama. The goal is to
erase the problem of childhood obesity within one generation. The web site
provides lots of valuable information that is designed to help adults and
children make healthier choices in what they eat and what they do. The web
site is well designed ... easy to naviagate ... easy to understand ... a
wealth of information provided by a host of reliableresources. I strongly
urge everyone to check out this site.
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CHECK OUT THE SECTION "PURINA HEALTHY STEPS" TO LEARN HOW TO GET IN SHAPE
WITH YOUR PETS!!!!
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*******STAY ACTIVE THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR*********
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS SHOULD STRIVE TO BE ACTIVE A MINIMUM OF 60 MINUTES
EVERY DAY ... IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ONE CHUNK OF TIME ...
IT CAN BE SPREAD OUT OVER THE ENTIRE DAY. REMEMBER - IN ORDER TO MAKE YOUR
CARDIOVASCULAR
SYSTEM (HEART AND LUNGS) STRONGER YOU NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ACTIVITY THAT
RAISES YOUR
HEART RATE TO YOUR TRAINING/TARGET HEART RATE ZONE (THZ)[(207- (.7 x YOUR
AGE)]x .6 TO
[(207 - (.7 X YOUR AGE)] X .85 - AND KEEPS IT THERE A MINIMUM OF 20 MINUTES,
A MINIMUM OF
3 DAYS A WEEK. THOSE 20 MINUTES CAN BE CUMULATIVE IF YOU DON'T HAVE A 20
MINUTE BLOCK OF
TIME. TO SEE IF YOU'RE IN YOU'RE THZ ... CHECK YOUR PULSE ... EITHER AT YOUR
WRIST OR
OVER YOUR HEART ... PERIODICALLY WHILE YOU'RE EXERCISING. FOR MOST MIDDLE
SCHOOL STUDENTS
YOUR HEART RATE SHOULD BE BETWEEN 11 AND 17 BEATS FOR 6 SECONDS TO BE SURE
YOU ARE
WORKING OUT IN YOUR THZ. YOU CAN ALSO USE THE "TALK TEST" ... IF YOU CAN'T
TALK ...
YOU'RE WORKING TOO HARD ... IF YOU CAN TALK TOO EASILY ... YOU'RE NOT WORKING
HARD ENOUGH
... IF YOU CAN TALK BUT NEED TO TAKE SOME BREAKS ... THAT'S FINE. THERE IS
ALSO THE
PERCEIVED RATE OF EXERTION SCALE. ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10 ... YOU NEED TO BE
WORKING
BETWEEN 5 AND 8 TO MAKE YOUR HEART STRONGER. DON'T FORGET FLEXIBILITY AND
MUSCULAR
STRENGTH/ENDURANCE - EACH OF THOSE AREAS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AT LEAST 3 TIMES
PER WEEK
