Fitness in Physical Education By: Liz Faulkner

Goal: To improve and promote lifelong physical activity to students.

Fitnessgram/Activitygram Goals: Promotes lifetime physical activity Cost: $599 for first year Than an annual $150 a year This annual fee covers all updates to the fitnessgram and activitygram software Buy Online

Fitnessgram software Fitnessgram assesses many different areas of health-related fitness Aerobic Capacity, Muscular endurance and Strength, Flexibility and body composition Show students improvement over the year in P.E. class

Continued… Fitnessgram/Activitygram software makes it convenient for teachers to import students or manually enter their data assign students to classes and teachers enter test scores, or allow students to enter them pull reports on classes and students.

Activitygram/Activity Log Emphasizes to the students that they need 60 minutes of daily exercise The student enters their overall activity in a day for 3 days The program than generates the total minutes of activity each day compared to a goal of 60 minutes periods of time each day spent in activity Types of activities

Continued… The software also gives suggestions on how a student can maintain or improve their daily exercise This program helps students track their physical activity

Pedometers A device that counts steps during activity by detecting the motion on a person’s hips Purpose: This device can be used to count steps during the one mile walk Motivate students to try to get as many steps as possible during the walk Cost: $12 Bought at Creative Health products

Heartrate Monitors Accurex IIa HRM Can be used after any test on the fitnessgram to check the student’s heart rate. Purpose: To help student’s learn about heart rate and to match intensity with a number Cost: $60- $150 Can be bought at Creative Health Products

Skinfold Caliper A skinfold caliper is a device used to measure the amount of non-lean tissue on the body. By extension, it can be used to generate a rough estimate of body fat percentageskinfold Purpose: Teach students about the importance of body composition Cost: $5 Buy: Creative Health Products website

This program together can help students learn at an early age to be physically fit for the rest of their life