Introduction
Cardiovascular endurance refers to the ability of the heart, lungs and blood vessels to deliver oxygen to working muscles and tissues for prolonged periods. This lesson will provide you with basic information on aerobic training, such as the definition of aerobic exercise.
You will also be given information that will help you recognize activities that are aerobic compared to anaerobic.
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Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...
- Identify the benefits of cardiovascular endurance.
- Define cardiovascular endurance.
- Determine personal target heart rate.
- Identify appropriate and safe techniques of training for aerobic benefits.
- Perform a workout with warm-up, cooldown activities, and using correct stretching techniques.
- Perform a workout for 45 continuous minutes.
Essential Questions
- What are fitness terms and what do they mean?
- What specialized skills can we learn to be more physically active?
- How can we safely participate in physical fitness activities?
- What are proper fitness techniques?
- What specialized skills can we learn to help with lifelong fitness (walking, jogging, stretching, dancing, etc.)?
Enduring Understandings
- 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.
- An active lifestyle benefits your life into adulthood.
The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: Kinesiology standards: 1.1, 1.3, 2.2, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9.