Content Area: Health and Physical Education

 

Index: 2.6C Grade 8 CPI 5

 

Standard: 2.6 - Fitness

 

Strand: C -   Achieving and Assessing Fitness

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 5 -  The student will demonstrate age- and gender-specific progress towards improving each component of fitness.

 

Grade: 8

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        STEPS TO SUCCESS - Developing a personal fitness plan helps students reach their goals. Brainstorm a step-by-step approach to developing and meeting fitness goals. (A sample is shown below.) Students develop a personal fitness plan using the “step” approach and share with a partner. Partners review each other’s plans and make suggestions for improvement. Students implement the plan and report to their partner on a weekly basis. At the end of the semester, partners develop a written summary of their achievements, presenting factors that impacted the attainment of their goals.

 

STEPS TO FITNESS SUCCESS
-        Make it personal. Write the element you most want to improve.
-        Motivate yourself. Write a letter to yourself describing the goal you want to attain.
-        Choose activities you will continue to do.
-        Proceed at a reasonable pace. Don’t try to change overnight.
-        Plan time for fitness. Keep a calendar noting the times you exercise.
-       Make a list of any equipment you need to exercise, and make sure it is readily available.
-        Vary the type and location of your exercise. Take a walk in the park, jog along the river, or bike at the gym.
-        Find a friend. Exercising with a partner makes the activity more fun.
-        Enjoy yourself. Make a list of healthy activities you enjoy.
-        Reward yourself when you reach certain goals.