NSO Course Catalog

This course is created to help you create and implement your own Fitness Plan.
Note: Phy Ed 1 and 2 ARE NOT pre-requisites for this course. Phy Ed courses can be taken in any order.

Students Will:

• Assess their own personal fitness

• Pre- and Post-test a specific component of fitness

• Write weekly fitness goals, plans, execute and evaluate them

• Discover their preferred way to exercise

• Increase physical competence, self-esteem and the motivation to pursue lifelong physical activity

• Exhibit a physically active lifestyle through participation in a choice of activity.

Concepts:

• Components of Health-Related & Skill-Relted Fitness

• FITT Principle

• Target Heartrate Zone

• Perceived level of exertion

• MVPA (Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity)

• SMART Goals.

Assignments include:

• Worksheets (accessing information about various fitness topics)

• Activity Log (recording weekly activity with adult confirmation)

• Writing Goals and Workouts (using the FITT Principle)

• Reflection (summarizing the week and reviewing content)

• Current News (reviewing fitness articles )

• Final Project: Personal Fitness Plan Implementation

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