Physical Fitness--3-5

Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness based upon continual self-assessment.

Know and apply the principles and components of health-related fitness. Apply the principles of health-related fitness to maintain the body as God intended.

Assess individual fitness levels. Assess fitness levels in an effort to maintain the healthy body, mind and spirit God gave us.

Set goals based on fitness data and develop, implement and monitor an individual fitness improvement plan. Set goals to maintain an active lifestyle that respects and protects our gift of life.

Describe the benefits of maintaining a health enhancing level of fitness.

Regularly participate in physical activity for the purpose of sustaining or improving individual levels of health-related fitness.

Monitor individual heart rate before, during and after physical activity, with and without the use of technology.

Match recognized assessments of health related fitness (e.g., AAHPERED, AAU) to corresponding components of fitness.

Set a personal health-related fitness goal.

Demonstrate the relationship between movement and health-related fitness components (e.g., running/cardio-respiratory, tug-of-war/strength).

Identify health benefits resulting from participation in health related activities (e.g., aerobic endurance, flexibility, fitness stations).

Identify and use activities appropriate for warm-up and cool-down.

Monitor individual heart rate before, during and after physical activity.

Define the effects of selected components of health-related fitness on current and future health. 

Explain why God expects us to do our best to stay healthy. 

Monitor heart rate before during and after physical activity.

Demonstrate the importance of warm-up and cool down activities.

Identify the health-related fitness components in various activities.

Accept differences as a celebration of our diversity and unity as members of the Body of Christ. 

. Explain the relationship between various movements and health-related fitness components (e.g., running/cardiovascular). 

Interpret their personal fitness results and discuss goals for future and how to achieve goals. 

Understand that our body is a gift from God.