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High School Personal Fitness

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Description

Take it personally! Your health and fitness, that is. There’s no one-size-fits-all solution, so this course is designed with you at the center of achieving a lifetime of overall health and physical fitness. Learn about why and how your body moves with the components of fitness, as well as how to set and reach goals to keep improving. Stay safe with injury and disease prevention and keeping your body free of harmful substances. Emotional health is important, too. You’ll learn skills like building resiliency, managing stress, and maintaining healthy relationships. Let’s get started on your personal journey!

Module One: Ready for Action

-Benefits of Physical Activity and Exercise

-Risks of a Sedentary Lifestyle

-Recommendations for Activity and Exercise

-Common Injuries and Safety Equipment

-Remaining Safe While Working Out

-Responsible Behavior During Exercise

-Historical Influence of Sports

-Sportsmanship v. Gamesmanship (sports etiquette)

-Skill-related Components of Fitness

-Analyzing Movement/Biomechanics


Module Two: The Fitness Zone

-Health-related Components of Fitness

-Principles of Training/FITT

-Body Composition

-Cardiorespiratory Endurance

-Calculating Target Heart Rate Zone

-Monitoring Exercise Intensity

-Building Cardiorespiratory Endurance

-Warm-up, Cool-down, and Flexibility

-Muscular Strength and Endurance

-SMART Goals and Fitness Plans


Module Three: Risky Business

-Community Health and Inclusive Physical Activity

-Food and Healthcare

-Disaster Preparedness

-Prescription and Illegal Opioids, Stimulants, and Depressants

-Consequences of Drug Use

-Effects of Alcohol and Marijuana Use

-Asking for Help

-Tobacco, Vaping, and Nicotine


Module Four: It's All About You

-Healthy Behaviors

-Preventive Healthcare

-Choosing a Healthy Diet/Nutritional Needs

-Food Labels

-Impact of Stress/Stress Management

-Effects of Social Media

-Dimensions of Wellness

-Grit and Perseverance

-Peer Pressure/Healthy Relationships

-Resolving Conflict




 

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NCAA-Approved Courses

Our NCAA approved courses are updated often. Please visit the NCAA Eligibility Center and use our school code to see all current eligible courses. The FlexPoint Virtual School NCAA High School code is: 850171