UNIT 1: PERSONAL FITNESS AND IMPROVEMENT V. WILSON 2011-2012

MINISTRY OBJECTIVES Demonstrate personal competence in applying complex movement skills and principles Develop personal health-related physical fitness Use decision-making and goal-setting skills to enhance daily lives Participate regularly in a balanced instructional program that includes a wide variety of physical activities that encourage lifelong participation

UNIT CONCEPTS Fitness terminology Benefits of fitness Systems that make our body work How to assess fitness Setting realistic goals Self advocacy, self starter, self monitor and self motivator

Sports and Activity Focus Tennis Lacrosse Softball Ultimate Circuit Training GLO’s

Assessment for Unit FORMATIVE PRACTICE: designing a fitness warm-up activity (that falls within the guidelines of the fitness terminology), prepare the necessary equipment and lead it. Starting next week you will be in charge of your own warm-ups. (15 minutes in length) Participation Self-Assessment SUMMATIVE: Assignment today that will also be the first piece of your portfolio

FITNESS TERMINOLOGY GAME To get started we need to be aware of some key terms when discussing fitness In groups assigned take an envelope and try to match up the definition with its term Go over def and complete handout

Benefits to Fitness Physical Emotional Social

Biological Systems Our body is made up of 10 major systems that we need to keep operating smoothly in order to ensure health and so we can stay fit. The skeletal system The Muscular system The Respiratory system The Circulatory system The Nervous system The Digestive system The Reproductive system The Immune system The Endocrine system The Urinary system

Before you begin a fitness program Questionnaires Complete Place in Portfolio

Self Self advocacy – the ability to speak and act on behalf of one’s self – involves self determination which is taking control and making decisions that affect one’s life Self starter – one who works on one’s own initiative without bringing others down or being influenced negatively by others Self monitor – being conscious of what one is doing and saying; recognizes behaviour of self ad checks that against others and social norms and standards and rules Self motivator – ability to satisfy a desire or goal without being influenced by another person Self assessor – gathering info about self, reflecting on it in order to understand why you are where you are or to make necessary changes to where you want to be.

Goals Any fitness program requires goals Complete goal sheet and place in portfolio

Assignment You are going to begin summative assignment today. See handout