Fitness

Fitness In Scouting Aims of Scouting Scout Oath Advancement Personal Fitness MB SCOUTStrong Fitness Awards

Fitness Core component of Scouting program Journey to Excellent pushed it in past years Recently expanded into new advancement requirements Q: Is fitness a point of focus for your units? Q: Are your Scouters setting a good example? Q: Can your unit do better? Q: What resources are available?

Fitness in Scouting Aims of Scouting Scout Oath Character Development Citizenship Training Mental and Physical Fitness Scout Oath On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.

Tenderfoot Requirement Develop a plan and track for 30 days Pushups Situps Sit-and-reach 1-mile run Develop a plan and track for 30 days Re-test and show improvement Scout is always 30-days out from completing Tenderfoot until the complete their initial test

Second Class After completing Tenderfoot requirement Be physically active at least 30 min per day for 5 days per week for 4 weeks. Track your activities Scout is always 4 weeks out from completing Second Class until he starts and tracks this requirement

First Class After completing Second Class requirement Be physically active at least 30 min per day for 5 days per week for 4 weeks. Track your activities Scout is always 4 weeks out from completing First Class until he starts and tracks this requirement

Personal Fitness MB Fitness Awareness Complete the physical fitness tests Plan a 12-week physical fitness program based on your results Complete the 12-week physical fitness program Retest every 2 weeks Show improvement is each category in your final test

Unit Programs Q: How can you incorporate more fitness into your programs? Patrol competitions/challenges Unit activities Unit recognition

SCOUTStrong PALA Challenge SCOUTStrong Presidential Active Lifestyle Award Challenge Open for anyone (Scouts, Scouters, Parents, Volunteers, etc) Adults: 30 min/day, 5 days/week, 6 of 8 weeks Scouts: 60 min/day, 5 days/week, 6 of 8 weeks Troop program launch tips as a troop event Balanced food and fitness tracking logs http://www.scouting.org/Home/BSAFit/ScoutStrong.aspx

SCOUTStrong Healthy Unit Award Follow three healthy practices at all meetings and gatherings: Snack smart: Serve fruits or vegetables, when you have snacks (three meetings). Drink right: Make water the main beverage (six meetings). Move more: Include 15 minutes of fun physical activity (nine meetings). http://www.scouting.org/Home /BSAFit/fitfuelfun/healthy_unit.aspx

Other SCOUTStrong Resources http://www.scouting.org/ScoutStrong.aspx USA Ultimate SCOUTStrong Be MedWise

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