Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Activity and Reproducibles Finder

vii

 

Preface

xiii

 

Acknowledgments

xvii

PART I

INTRODUCTION

1

Chapter 1

Teaching Health-Related Fitness to Elementary School Students

3

 

National Standards for Physical Education

4

 

National Health Education Standards

5

 

National Standards for Dance Education

5

 

Integrating Physical Best Into the Elementary

 

 

Physical Education Curriculum

5

 

Physical Best Activity Template

8

 

Summary

9

Chapter 2

Introduction to Health-Related Fitness Concepts

11

 

Health Related Fitness Versus Skill-Related Fitness

12

 

Physical Fitness

12

 

Inclusion in Physical Education

13

 

Principles of Training

14

 

Key Physical Activity Guidelines for Children and Adolescents

15

 

FITT Guidelines

16

 

The Activity Session

17

 

Motivating Students

17

 

Setting Goals

18

 

Summary

21

PART II

ACTIVITIES

23

Chapter 3

Aerobic Fitness

25

 

Defining Aerobic Fitness

26

 

Teaching Guidelines for Aerobic Fitness

26

 

Training Methods for Aerobic Fitness

28

 

Safety and Aerobic Fitness

28

 

Aerobic Fitness Newsletter

29

Chapter 4

Muscular Strength and Endurance

75

 

Defining Muscular Strength and Endurance

76

 

Teaching Guidelines for Muscular Strength and Endurance

76

 

Training Methods for Muscular Strength and Endurance

77

 

Motor-Skill Development Through Muscular Strength and Endurance Activities

77

 

Muscular Strength and Endurance Newsletter

78

Chapter 5

Flexibility

127

 

Defining Flexibility

128

 

Teaching Guidelines for Flexibility

128

 

Training Methods for Flexibility

129

 

Motor-Skill Development Through Flexibility Activities

130

 

Flexibility Newsletter

130

Chapter 6

Body Composition

167

 

Defining Body Composition

168

 

Relating Body Composition to the Other Health-Related Components

168

 

Nutrition

168

 

Teaching Guidelines for Body Composition

169

 

Body Composition Resources on CD-ROM

169

Chapter 7

Combined-Component Training

199

 

Teaching Guidelines for Combining Health-Related Fitness Activities

200

Chapter 8

Special Events

225

 

Appiendix

263

 

References and Resources

265

 

About the Author

267

 

How to Use This CD-ROM

270