Women's Health and Fitness

This course is designed to meet the needs of LHS females who are interested in focusing on nutrition, physical activity, and personal fitness. This is not a “sports-based” course. Students will be introduced to both traditional and non-traditional activities that address basic fitness principles in a non-threatening and supportive environment. Students will complete regular self-assessments of physical, emotional, and social wellness and will create and implement personal plans to address all aspects of wellness. Team building activities that address the aspects of fitness will be a large part of this course with the goal of fostering positive relationships among the class participants.

Scope of Curriculum:

FMS Testing: The FMS is a tool used to identify asymmetries which result in functional movement deficiencies. The FMS aims to identify imbalances in mobility and stability during seven fundamental movement patterns. These movement patterns are designed to provide observable performance of basic locomotor, manipulative and stabilizing movements by placing an individual in extreme positions where weaknesses and imbalances become noticeable if appropriate mobility and motor control is not utilized

Team Building Activities

2.26: Apply safe practices, rules, procedures, and sportsmanship etiquette in physical activity settings, including how to anticipate potentially dangerous consequences and outcomes of participation in physical activity

2.27: Define the functions of leadership in team sports (increasing motivation, efficiency, and satisfaction)

Volleyball

2.17 Demonstrate developmentally appropriate competence (basic skills, strategies, and rules) in many and proficiency in a few movement forms and motor skills (team sports, aquatics, individual/dual sports, outdoor pursuits, self-defense, dance, and gymnastics)

Dance Unit

2.12 Participate in activities that promote physical fitness, decrease sedentary lifestyle, and relieve mental and emotional tension

2.16 Describe the purpose and benefits of sports, games, and dance in modern society

Fitness Unit

2.20 Demonstrate exercises in strength training, cardiovascular activities, and flexibility training

2.21 Identify the components of physical fitness and the factors involved in planning and evaluating fitness programs for individuals at different stages of the life cycle

2.22 Conduct a personally developed physical activity program

2.24 Identify life-management skills and protective factors that contribute to achieving personal wellness health goals, including researching, evaluating, and implementing strategies to manage personal wellness, monitor progress, and revise plans

2.25: Understand how activity participation patterns are likely to change throughout life and identify strategies to deal with those changes, including a plan for life-long wellness

Badminton/Table Tennis

2.25: Understand how activity participation patterns are likely to change throughout life and identify strategies to deal with those changes, including a plan for life-long wellness

-Health Unit (several guest speakers within this unit)

Topics will include (but are not limited to):

Eating Disorders/Nutrition:

3.14 Describe how food choices are influenced by availability, individual and family preferences, media, and background, and identify healthy foods within various social groups

3.15 Explain the relationships among dietary intake (including nutritional supplements), eating behaviors, physical activity, and emotional health

3.21 Identify how social and cultural messages about food and eating influence nutrition choices

Mental Health, Stress Management, Suicide Prevention

5.11 Analyze healthy ways to express emotions and to cope with feelings, including the common causes of stress, its effects on the body, and managing stress

5.15 Describe the influence of gender on identity and self-concept

5.17 Identify common mental health disorders (for example, anxiety, schizophrenia, and mood, including depression and bipolar) and treatments (for example, psychological, biomedical)

5.18 Identify ways in which decision-making is influenced by sound character, family, and personal beliefs 5.19 Explain positive techniques for handling difficult decisions

*Sexual Health

4.13 Describe the effectiveness and consequences of various pregnancy, HIV, and STI prevention methods, including abstinence

4.17 Explain the importance of communication and setting limits in a sexual relationship

4.18 Identify and distinguish among types and degrees of sexual risk (pregnancy, sexual assault, STIs, including HIV/AIDS)

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Personal Safety- Self Defense, Awareness of surroundings, Uber safety, etc

Stress Management

Tennis

Walking

Ultimate Frisbee