Fitness

The general syllabus is on the syllabus page.  The entire first semester will 
focus on fitness.

Journal/Portfolio:  Each student will be required to keep a journal/portfolio 
   with all daily assignments and note sheets.  This folder will be kept in   
   the teacher’s office and returned as needed.

Fitness Projects:   Deadlines:   Out of class participation contract          
                                 Friday, August 22 		
	                     Out of class participation record sheets      
                                 Fridays Aug 29 – Oct 3
				       	(Counts two test grades)
			     Personal Fitness Plan (Two test grades)
	                         Tuesday, December 9
	
Tentative Outline:     	Aug 18 – Sept 5	     Introduction, Course objectives
					     Define physical fitness
					     Identify health risk factors
					     Identify benefits to exercise
					     Activity 1-2 & activity 1-4
					     
					     Components of Fitness
                                             Health-related & skill-related
					     Describe methods of 
                                             assessment for each component
					     Health-Related Fitness testing –
                                             FITNESSGRAM (PI#4)
					     Out of class participation 
                                             contracts due 8/22/08 (PI #3)
					     Begin Out of class participation 
                                             8/22/08 (PI #3)          
					     
			Sept 8 – Sept 26     Team Building Activities
                                              Trust fall, knots, killer,
                                              circle to circle, tin can 
                                              pass,reversin' pyramid, keep 
                                              it up, moon ball, etc.
					      
			Sept 15 - Sept 19    Guidelines for exercise
                                              Describe the steps in warm-up
                                              and cool-down
                                             Introduce weight lifting 
                                             Activity 4 - 2
					     
                        Sept 29 - Oct 10     Principles of Training
					     Define:  Principle of 
                                                Overload
					     FIT Formula
				             Principle of Progression
					     Principle of Specificity
				             Determine target heart rate
                                             Activity 5-1, 5-2, & 5-4
					     Fitness re-testing
                                             6 week Outside of class   
                                             participation due Oct 3 (PI #3)

			Oct 13 – Oct 17   Flexibility
					   Describe assessment methods
                                           Apply FIT to flexibility 
                                            improvement
                                          Activity 6-2 & 6-4   

			Oct 20 - Oct 31	  Cardiovascular fitness
                                           Identify a variety of activities
                                           that promote cardiovascular fitness
                                          Describe assessment methods
                                          Explain how the circulatory 
                                           and respiratory systems are 
                                           related to cardiovascular fitness
                                          Apply FIT formula for improvement
                                          Activity 7-2, 7-3, & 7-5
                                          FITNESSGRAM testing
                        
                        Nov 3 - Nov 14   Muscular Fitness
                                          Define muscular strength & 
                                           endurance
                                          Identify common myths about weight
                                           training  
                                          Describe safety procedures for
                                           muscular fitness activities
                                          Describe assessment methods
                                          Apply FIT formula for improvement
                                          Activity 8-1, 8-3, & 8-4
                                          Begin 6 week program planning (PI 2)

			Nov 17 - Nov 28   Body Composition / Weight Control
                                          Describe the three body types
					  Define ideal body weight,  
                                          overweight, & obesity               
					  Describe weight loss, weight 
                                          gain, & weight maintenance
					  Describe assessment methods for 
                                          body fat

                        Dec 1 - Dec 19    Videotaping of curl-ups for 
                                            FITNESSGRAM
                                          SCPEAP Final test
                                          Finalize all fitness information 
                                            going to SCPEAP office
                                          Fitness Plan Due Dec 9(PI#2)

                        Dec 22 - Jan 2    Winter Break

			Jan 5 - Jan 15    Take exams
                                          Review for exams