Course Name: Personal Fitness

Credit: 0.5

Completion Time: 5 Weeks

• Each student will be required to participate in one in-person session during either week 1 or week 5 of the Summer Term. 
  • This will meet the proctoring requirement for this class.
  • Dress for activity, wear gym shoes, and bring a water bottle.
• Dates for these sessions (students must attend ONE of the following):
  • Monday, June 26: 5:30-7pm
  • Tuesday, June 27: 9-10:30am
  • Wednesday, July 26: 5:30-7pm
  • Thursday, July 27: 9-10:30am

In this Personal Fitness course, students are required to participate in weekly cardiovascular, flexibility and strength and endurance activities. Students who are unable to participate in such physical exercises will be unable to complete the requirements of this course.

Personal Fitness combines the best of online instruction with actual student participation in weekly cardiovascular, aerobic, and muscle toning activities. The course promotes a keen understanding of the value of physical fitness and aims to motivate students to participate in physical activities throughout their lives. Specific areas of study include: Cardiovascular exercise and care, safe exercising, building muscle strength and endurance, injury prevention, fitness skills and FITT benchmarks, goal setting, nutrition and diet (vitamins and minerals, food labels, evaluation product claims), and stress management. Successful completion of this course will require parent/legal guardian sign-off on student-selected physical activities and on weekly participation reports to verify the student is meeting his or her requirements and responsibilities.


UNIT 1: P.E. DESIGNED FOR ME
Lesson 1: Online P.E.
Lesson 2: Fitness Logs
Lesson 3: Warm It Up, Cool It Down
Lesson 4: Setting Fitness Goals
Lesson 5: Career and Educational Options
Lesson 6: P.E. Designed for Me Wrap-Up

UNIT 2: IS MY BODY GOOD TO GO?
Lesson 1: Your Fitness Needs
Lesson 2: Safety Factors
Lesson 3: Don't Hurt Yourself
Lesson 4: Health Practices
Lesson 5: Is My Body Good to Go? Wrap-Up

UNIT 3: GREAT FOR THE HEART
Lesson 1: Work Your Heart Out
Lesson 2: Join the Team
Lesson 3: Team Concepts
Lesson 4: Sportsmanship
Lesson 5: Great for the Heart Wrap-Up

UNIT 4: FIT AS A FIDDLE
Lesson 1: Muscle Madness
Lesson 2: Time for Anaerobic
Lesson 3: Individual Sports
Lesson 4: Sports Downfalls
Lesson 5: Fit as a Fiddle Wrap-Up

UNIT 5: FITNESS ADVENTURE
Lesson 1: Outdoor Fitness Fun
Lesson 2: Have Fun and Be Careful

Outcomes of the Personal Fitness Course:

• Give students the knowledge and desire to establish personal health and fitness programs.
• Educate and motivate students to want to stay physically active and make healthy lifestyle choices far beyond their high school years.
• Help students realize that regular physical activity will increase their energy level and productivity.
• Provide safe, challenging, and enjoyable activities that will allow students to assess and evaluate their lifestyles.
• Help students to realize that personal fitness is just that personal and that their bodies will not be compared to others in any way.
• Help students understand the value of participating in physical activity to promote psychological well-being.
• Help students develop positive attitudes about their physical self-images because they will be making improvements in their programs and lifestyles.
• Give students the confidence to take control of many aspects of their lives

Grades will be based upon the quality of the student submissions, participation in discussions, and the ability to maintain consistent communication with the instructor. The grading scale that is used for this course is as follows: 

A 90-100 
B 80-89 
C 70-79 
D 60-69
E 59 or below 

All forms of academic dishonesty are prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, plagiarism, cheating, furnishing false information, forgery, alteration or misuse of documents or software, and misconduct during a testing situation. Any student cheating on an exam will receive a zero on the exam and may be withdrawn from the class at the instructor's discretion.