Weightlifting and Fitness

An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan

(This idea came from Ideas for Action, Sporting Goods Manufacturers Associations, 200 Castlewood Drive, North Palm Beach, Fl.33408. You can change the format to best fit your needs. The book is well worth the price).

Date: 1994

Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12

Subject(s):

• Phyiscal Education/Skill-Related Fitness

Overview:

• Counteracts major risk factors of heart disease
• Improves muscular strength, flexibility, endurance
• Improves self-esteem and self-control
• Helps regulate weight control, tones muscles
• Helps people strive for achievable, personal goals
• Helps students make appropriate decisions about their behavior

All students should become physically educated so that they:

• Learn skills necessary to perform a variety of physical activities.
• Participate regularly in physical activity
• Know the implications of and benefits from involvement in physical activities
• Value physical activity and its contributions to a balanced lifestyle

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I. Future Direction

List three realistic goals that you could implement to help you improve you current health status. Look at your present fitness level and write your goals based on the performance of your three weakest areas.

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3.__________________________________________________________

II. Priorities

Using the above list, select your top two goals in order of importance.

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2.__________________________________________________________

III. The Most Important Priority

Select one of the above goals which you consider as the most important health-related fitness priority for you, and one which you would really like to work on during the current semester of school. Write that goal below and set dates for starting towards and reaching that goal.

Goal_________________________________________________________

Target Date: Start _______________ Completion_______________

IV. Helps and Hindrances

What will help you reach your goal. What will stand in the way?

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V. How Do You Get There?

Establish a mental model. Think about the people, steps, and dates you must consider to reach your goal. In order to design a personal fitness program you should follow your specific steps.

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Purpose: To emphasize the physical and health benefits received from a personal fitness program.

1. Physical activity which contributes to all health related components of physical fitness can develop and maintain certain aspects of one's health. Identify three health problems less likely to occur as a result of a personal fitness program.

   A.___________________________________________________________
   B.___________________________________________________________
   C.___________________________________________________________

2. With one (1) being most important and six (6) the least important, rank the following contributions of a personal fitness program, in terms of their importance to you.

   _____A. Appearance	_____D. Health
   _____B. Enjoyment and satisfaction	_____E. Relaxation
   _____C. Slowing the aging process	_____F. More energy

3. As a result of participation in a personal fitness program, which of the following improvements would you expect in you appearance.

   _____Improved posture
   _____Muscle tone
   _____Efficient body movement
   _____Less fat tissue
   _____Improved complexion

4. List three goals of personal fitness you would like to achieve in the next three months.

   A.__________________________________________________________
   B.__________________________________________________________
   C.__________________________________________________________

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Goals for next week:

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