7 th Grade

 Fitness  Capability of the body of distrusting inhaled oxygen to muscle tissue during increased physical effort.  Effort  This concept defines how the body moves. It consists of three components: time (faster or slower), force (harder or softer), and flow (bound or free).

 Strength  Amount of force that muscles apply when they are used.  You use your strength when you lift boxes or push a lawn mower.  Endurance  Ability to do activities for more than a few minutes.  Paddling a boat uses both strength and endurance

 Flexibility  Ability to bend and twist joints easily.  You use flexibility when you bend down, twist your body, or reach for something  Body Composition  Compares the weight of your fat to the weight of your muscles, bones, and organs.  Physical activity can improve body composition.

 Why should you exercise?  Improve self-esteem, prevent or alleviate the effects of depression, and relieve.  Improve bone density.  Reduces the risk of some forms of cancer.  Improve the quality of life for people with diabetes, arthritis, and asthma.

 FitnessGram Test  Pacer  Curl-Ups  Push-Ups  Trunk Lift  Sit n Reach

 F: Frequency  Refers to how often you exercise  I: Intensity  Refers to how hard you exercise  T: Time  How long you exercise  T: Type  What you do when you exercise.

 One way to see how hard you are exercising is to check your heart rate.  Target heart rate zone is 60 to 85 percent of your maximum heart rate.  Maximum heart rate (MHR) is the largest number of times you heart can beat while exercising.  MHR = 220 – age

 On the board you have been put into a category. I.E. Pacer, Push-Up, Curl-Up or Sit- n-Reach  Your task is to come up with as many activities, sports, stretches, or games as you can that will help you do better at that Fitness Test.  Minimum is 10

 Create a television commercial to convince people to become fit.  Use songs, jokes, or catchy slogans to get the audience to exercise.

 Flexibility  The elasticity of muscles and connective tissue, which determines the range of motion of joints.  Goal  Aim: something that somebody wants to achieve. A predetermined plan of action.

 “A world-champion sprinter can run 100 meters in less than 10 seconds. But can a sprinter run a marathon in an hour?”  A sprinter can’t run a marathon in an hour. The sprinter would run out of energy before he or she could finish.  Sprinters and marathon runners use different energy systems when they run.

 Fun Fact!  Your body gets energy from the food you eat.  The sugars in foods, such as fruit and bread, are changed into sugar call glucose.  Your body uses oxygen to get energy from glucose.

 When your body uses oxygen to get energy, the process is called aerobic exercise.  Aerobic Exercise: exercise that uses oxygen to get energy.  Long distance running and swimming.

 Glycogen is another sugar made from the food you eat.  Your body releases energy from glycogen without using oxygen.  Anaerobic Exercise is fueled without using oxygen.  Sprinting

Sportsmanship: the ability to treat all players, officials, and fans fairly during competition.

 Someone who practices sportsmanship is called a good sport.  Always plays her best  Following rules of the game  She also considers the safety of the other players  She congratulates player for a good job, even if they are on a different team.  She is also polite if she loses and modest if she wins.

 You will draw cartoons illustrating when different sports, such as basketball or soccer, use aerobic energy and anaerobic energy.

 Muscular Endurance  The ability to contract your muscles repeatedly without excessive fatigue  Muscular Strength  The maximal force that you can exert when you contract your muscles.

 Warning Signs of Injury (6 common signs)  Sharp pain  Tenderness in a single area  Swelling  A reduced range of motion around a joint  Muscle weakness  Numbness or tingling

 Overtraining :condition that happens when you exercise too much.  You feel tired all the time  You aren’t doing as well during games and practices  You are less interested in the activity  Your resting heart rate increases  You may get hurt more often. Your body hasn’t had a chance to heal from past injuries.

 Acute Injuries: injury that happens suddenly.  Strains: muscle or tendon is overstretched or torn  Sprains: when a joint is twisted suddenly.  Fractures: cracked or broken bone

 Chronic Injuries: injury that develops over a long period of time.  Stress fracture: tiny fracture  Tendinitis: irritation of a tendon.  Your doctor should treat Chronic Injuries.

1. Warm Up and Cool Down 2. Stretch 3. Don’t Go Too Fast 4. Improve Your Form 5. Take A Break 6. Wear the Right Clothes 7. Use Your Safety Equipment 8. Don’t Exercise Alone

 Have students work in groups of four.  Ask groups to make a safety guidebook for a sport.  The guidebook should describe some common injuries of the sport and what causes them.  They should include information on preventing these injuries.

 Personal Fitness  The result of a way of life that includes living and active lifestyle, maintaining good or better levels of physical fitness, consuming a healthy diet, and practicing good health behaviors throughout life.