The students came back to PE after our Holiday break learning about New Years Resolutions and what it meant. Students were asked what they though it meant and a lot of them came up with some accurate meanings. " a change", "setting goals", "starting something new", "stopping something", "a new start", etc... were some of the things students were saying. We then talked about some examples of what a New Years Resolution could be. I then explained that exercise was one of the most popular New Years Resolutions among people and how they wanted to get more exercise and to "get in shape". I then tied in that with our own PE class.
We started our fitness unit and more importantly Circuit training which is a popular way for people to train and exercise as it maximizes time and efficiency, and it challenges the entire body. Within the Circuit training information, we covered the 5 fitness components, target heart rate, and the major muscle groups. During the circuit training, students were in partners and participated in a variety of stations that worked a certain part of the body and targeted one or more of the fitness components. After each class, we would talk specifically about the stations and what muscles they worked on and which stations made their heart work the hardest and which stations took the most strength and endurance. We also talked about which ones were the most enjoyable and the least enjoyable.
Please enjoy the video and pictures of students doing circuit training and also checking their heart rate using our schools pulse bar determining if they are within their target heart rate.....
We started our fitness unit and more importantly Circuit training which is a popular way for people to train and exercise as it maximizes time and efficiency, and it challenges the entire body. Within the Circuit training information, we covered the 5 fitness components, target heart rate, and the major muscle groups. During the circuit training, students were in partners and participated in a variety of stations that worked a certain part of the body and targeted one or more of the fitness components. After each class, we would talk specifically about the stations and what muscles they worked on and which stations made their heart work the hardest and which stations took the most strength and endurance. We also talked about which ones were the most enjoyable and the least enjoyable.
Please enjoy the video and pictures of students doing circuit training and also checking their heart rate using our schools pulse bar determining if they are within their target heart rate.....