Introduction
You will learn information about fitness basics for every workout. In this lesson, you will focus on flexibility.
Flexibility refers to the ability to move a joint or a series of joints through a full range of motion.
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Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...
- Identify the benefits of performing flexibility exercises and of being flexible.
- Perform a workout for 45 continuous minutes.
- Demonstrate how long you can jump rope.
- Perform warm-up and cooldown activities in daily workouts.
- Demonstrate correct use of stretching techniques.
Essential Questions
- What is General Fitness?
- What are fitness terms and what do they mean?
- What are proper fitness techniques?
- How can we safely participate in physical fitness activities?
- What specialized skills can we learn to help with lifelong fitness (walking, jogging, stretching, dancing, etc.)?
Enduring Understandings
- An active lifestyle benefits your life into adulthood.
- Understanding fitness terms and concepts links to developing a lifetime fitness plan.
- Competency in activity movement demonstrates your ability to learn new fitness moves to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: Kinesiology standards: 1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.12.