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Physical Education:
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Standard 5.0 Physical Activity
Students will demonstrate the ability to use the principles of exercise physiology, social psychology, and biomechanics to design and adhere to a regular, personalized, purposeful program of physical activity consistent with their health, performance, and fitness goals in order to gain health and cognitive/academic benefits.
Topic
Indicator
- 1. Evaluate individual aerobic capacity/cardiorespiratory fitness.
Objectives
- Assess and predict aerobic capacity/cardiorespiratory fitness through standardized fitness tests.
- Justify and use aerobic activities to improve personal goals related to aerobic capacity/cardio respiratory fitness.
- Choose technology to defend the value of various activities for aerobic capacity/cardio respiratory fitness using heart rate monitors or instapulses.
- Assess and use principles of overload, progression, specificity, regularity, and individuality to enhance aerobic capacity/cardiorespiratory fitness.
- Defend the use of a target heart rate for improvement of aerobic capacity and fitness.
- Assess recovery time and its relationship to improved fitness and increased physical activity.
Topic
B. Muscular Strength and Endurance
Indicator
- 1. Evaluate individual muscular strength and muscular endurance.
Objectives
- Assess and predict muscular strength and muscular endurance fitness through standardized fitness tests.
- Justify and use developmentally appropriate activities to improve personal goals related to muscular strength and endurance fitness.
- Assess and use the principles of overload, progression, specificity, regularity, and individuality to enhance muscular strength and muscular endurance.
- Defend personal exercises in a daily exercise program that address the need for core strength development, proper posture, and safety.
Topic
C. Flexibility
Indicator
- 1. Evaluate individual flexibility.
Objectives
- Assess and predict flexibility through standardized fitness tests.
- Justify and use appropriate activities to improve personal goals related to flexibility.
- Assess and use the principles of overload, progression, specificity, regularity, and individuality to enhance flexibility.
- Justify examples of sport/activity specific stretches to enhance personal flexibility.
Topic
Indicator
- 1. Examine body composition.
Objective
- Identify and discuss the term somatotype and discuss various body types such as: ectomorph, mesomorph, and endomorph and their relationship to physical activity selection.
May 27, 2009
