Semester 1 of 2 – What does it mean to be healthy and fit? How can physical activity help an individual to become healthy and fit? This course allows students to become acquainted with different types of movements, and enables them to understand how they’re used within different instances of physical activity, while working toward their own, personal, physical activity goals. The course will encourage students to reach out into the community for examples of physical activities, and try their luck with participating in these activities which help them develop habits to stay physically active throughout their life. This course is personalized to the likes, dislikes, and performance of each individual student, and will encourage students to reflect on accomplishments and struggles as a method for improvement and success. On their journey, students will understand the connection between fitness and proper nutrition, and will show the enjoyment available from participating in group and team sports, as well as those that can be completed independently. Practicing good sportsmanship, methods used to help students with getting along with others, and different fitness components will also be addressed. The course touches upon health and wellness basics that affect physical activity, and address the sport science related principles that pertainThe course closes by enabling students to take a look at their own personal accomplishments, as it is encouraged for them to keep a fitness log, and the relationship between the value of physical activity and lifelong fitness is explained.




