The foundation for healthy living is physical activity and personal fitness. Through a developmentally balanced program, the students will learn important health and fitness concepts that will encourage them to adopt a healthy and active lifestyle, outside of school and in the future. This knowledge will be acquired through physical activity/exercise, games, fitness testing, the use of various fitness equipment (e.g. treadmills, rowers, Arc trainers, Twall, Bravo XL, TRX, iDance, T-Bow, jump ropes, flex bands, medicine balls, dumbbells, sandbells, exercise balls, etc.) and the overall promotion of a safe and healthy lifestyle.
The purpose of this course is to learn basic skills and knowledge associated with resistance training, aerobic conditioning and anaerobic conditioning. Students will gain knowledge of the different muscle groups and which machines or activities will develop specific muscle groups. The course will also include activities to develop and improve flexibility, nutrition and wellness. This is a high school credit course.
The health course is designed to enable students in obtaining accurate information, developing lifelong positive behaviors, and making good decisions which will impact the wellness of themselves and others. Study will include: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Reducing Health Risks, Using Communication Skills to Promote Health, Setting Goals for Good Health.
All or parts of this course will be completed online. Students should be able to work independently and expect high school level work. This is a high school credit course and students are required to get AED/CPR training.
