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STANDARD 2.6 (FITNESS) by Grade 6

Strands with Cumulative Progress Indicators

A. Fitness and Physical Activity

  1. Describe the physical, social, and emotional benefits of regular physical activity.
  2. Differentiate among activities that improve skill fitness versus health-related fitness.
  3. Describe how body systems adapt over time to regular physical activity.
  4. Describe how gender, age, heredity, training, and health behaviors impact fitness.
  5. Investigate technological advances that impact physical activity and fitness.
  6. Describe the relationship between physical activity, healthy eating, and body composition.

B. Training

  1. Discuss the relationship between practice, training, and injury prevention.
  2. Discuss how the principles of training including FIT, overload, progression, and specificity improve personal fitness.
  3. Apply the appropriate training principles to various forms of physical activity used to improve personal fitness.
  4. Describe the physical and behavioral effects of anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing substances and discuss legal and competition issues related to their use.

C. Achieving and Assessing Fitness

  1. Engage in moderate to vigorous forms of physical activity that address each component of fitness.
  2. Engage in physical activity at a target heart rate for a minimum of 20 minutes.
  3. Monitor physiological indicators before, during, and after exercise.
  4. Assess personal fitness, develop a personal fitness plan based on the findings, and use technology to implement the plan.
  5. Demonstrate age- and gender-specific progress towards improving each component of fitness.