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Fitness for Life 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 grade
Course Number: 7280 .50 Credits
Prerequisite: .50 PE credit
This elective class will require the completion of workouts with classroom material covering all
the fundamentals of weight training with safety procedures stressed and enforced. “Let’s Move” is a
concept where students will be introduced to lifetime activities/sports. Students will identify the difference
between Aerobic and Anaerobic activities. A healthy lifestyle is an active lifestyle. The healthy choices
include (1) the dangers of soda/energy drinks (2) Fast Food choices (3) dangers of smoking/drinking on
performance. Project: Students will research and create a poster reflecting the different Aerobic and
Anaerobic activities that can promote Lifetime Fitness. This course is designed for students to
instill the importance of lifelong fitness habits and explore such topics as:
● Fitness activities
● Group fitness
● Training methods
● Eating disorders
● Dieting
● Healthy choices
● Self-defense
● Nutrition
● Drugs, alcohol and tobacco
● Venereal disease
● Dating violence
● Prescription opioid abuse
● Anatomical gifts
The course will be taught in the classroom and Arcfit, both indoors and outdoors.
This course may be used to meet the Health Education requirement..
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