Fitness+And+Performance

** By Chad Beadell ** ** Level: High School or Middle School ** I am using the trade books and website listed below to have my students do a project and gather a better understanding of Fitness and Performance. The list is a great resource for my students to learn about fitness and the importance of it in everyday life as well as with preventing certain health issues as they get older (diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, cardio vascular disease, etc). I want my students to come up with their own fitness plan that they think they can stick with for a long period of time and have different variations to go to as their life and fitness levels change. The performance aspect is how to track their progress and understand what they are gaining out of their workouts.
 * Fitness and Performance **

This project is geared towards middle and high schools students and as we know, they all will have different reading and comprehension levels. I have provided different level books and websites to accommodate each student. Some of the books and websites have graphs and images to help those students who learn more visually.

Once the students have found the type of fitness program they can handle, they need to design a one week work out plan with the pre-testing options of their choice to see where their starting point is. With this I want them to be able to tell the class how they will chart their progress/performance with the program. The students can make a poster, slide show, or bring in examples of what they are going to be using in the program they have designed.

The list of books are resources for students to use to gather the information they need for this project. The book list is short because most of the books are text books. As I find more books I will add them to this list.

// Assess & Correct: Breaking Barriers to Unlock Performance: // (2009) Eric Cressy, Bill Hartman and Mike Robertson. This book is all about pushing past the everyday workout and changing them up so you can get more out of your workout. If you are an avid weight lifter, simple tricks such as arm angle or hand position are examples of how to change and enhance your muscle tone. Also, there is an opportunity for those people who run every day to find different interval training or sprint training workouts.
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// Movement: Functional Movement Systems: Screening, Assessment and Corrective Strategies: // (2010) Gary Cook, Lee Burton, Kyle Kiesel, Greg Rose, and Milo F. Bryant. This book tells the reader all about the full range of motion that people lose as they get older and how to keep the full range of movement through stretching and related sport movements. It also talks about the benefits of yoga and body weight training.

[] this article is about how teachers have a role to instill lifelong health and fitness habits. [] this website talks about health and fitness habits over two decades with such factors as smoking, nutrition habits and physical activity. [] this site talks about how it’s not always true, the more exercise you get the better off you will be. Everyone has to have a balance of exercise and rest. [] this site talks about how physical fitness can help teens avoid depression and give a better self-outlook. [] this site breaks down the benefits of exercise for every part of the body, including the mind.
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Erik Zier Addition Long, M. & Butler, C. (2010). The Long Run: A New York City Firefighter's Comeback from Crash Victim to Elite Athlete. This book is the story of a man who was severely injured in an accident and the struggles he endured to be able to walk, run, and compete again.

Jean Campbell Addition Groucher, K. (2011). Running for women: from first steps to marathons. This book is aimed at beginning runners and shares instructional advice on becoming a runner.