PE, Health and Wellness Department
Grade 10-12 PE (Fitness)
Introduction to Fitness - Fitness for Life / Everyday Fitness
Introduction to Fitness - Foundations of Strength and Conditioning
Fitness - Group Exercise
Functional Movement Training / American Ninja Warrior Skills
Introduction to Fitness - Foundations of Strength and Conditioning
Fitness - Group Exercise
Functional Movement Training / American Ninja Warrior Skills
(Courses Above Are Not Included in GPA)
Offerings will be 1 quarter in length (0.25 credit.) Additionally, all grade 10/11/12 courses will include a specific health/wellness unit for a short portion of the course.
Introduction to Fitness - Fitness for Life / Everyday Fitness
This course is intended to teach students how to safely and effectively work out in a fitness facility. We will learn and explore functional fitness, aerobic and anaerobic fitness, metabolic workouts, endurance training, muscular endurance and strength, and heart rate monitors. Students will explore the combinations of both strength and cardiovascular fitness. All classes are instructor led and workouts are predetermined by the teacher including progressions and regressions. Students will be expected to create their own plan and work on it after teacher approval. Students will also learn about heart rate and how it relates to exercise. Grading in this course will be based upon effort, attitude, and creating and maintaining a fitness log. If you’re looking to learn about general fitness or improve your current level of overall fitness, this course is for you!
Introduction to Fitness - Foundations of Strength and Conditioning
The main focus of this course will be on strength training with conditioning being a secondary focus. While conditioning will be incorporated into workouts, strength exercises will be done first and take precedent. Students will learn about traditional strength and power exercises as well as Olympic lifting. The focus of this class is learning proper technique and safety to complete the aforementioned lifts. All classes are instructor led and workouts are predetermined by the teacher including progressions and regressions during the beginning of this course. After this introductory period, students will be expected to create their own plan and work on it after teacher approval. Students will also learn about heart rate and how it relates to exercise. Grading in this course will be based upon effort, attitude, the ability to know and understand the varying components of strength and conditioning, and creating and maintaining a fitness log. If you’re looking to learn about strength and conditioning and or increase your current knowledge base, this course is for you!
Fitness - Group Exercise
This course will offer a combination of group fitness exercises (Zumba, Step Aerobics, Spinning, Resistance bands, TRX, Crossfit, PiYo) that are relevant and popular in many gyms. Students will participate in each group exercise as part of their participation for the class. Students will be required to help teach a group fitness class to the class during the course. Students will work in groups to agree and collaborate exercises for their fitness class performance. Students will also be learning to access valid health information from their local community about fitness programs in their area. Students will be assessed on their daily participation and on their presentations via rubrics.
Functional Movement Training / American Ninja Warrior Skills
Functional movements are the basis for all movement activities in both sports and life. Push, pull, squat, lunge, hinge, twist and walk are examples of functional movements that can be combined to create proper movements that can be applied in virtually any situation. In this course students will be exposed to functional movement skills, assessed on their strengths and weaknesses and provided opportunities to improve their own functional movements. Additionally, students will actively participate in obstacle courses and other physical challenges where they can combine and apply their functional movement skills. A variety of games and challenges will be presented throughout the semester to challenge the students physically and mentally. Students will be assessed via rubric on their daily participation, as well as their demonstration of improvement in functional skills along with a small research project.