Fun through Fitness

Course Description

Physical and mental fitness plays a critical role in the enjoyment of activities, sport, and recreation that students participate in. This elective focuses on physical fitness and different ways to make participation fun and enjoyable. The elective looks at different training methods and extending each student to reach their full potential. Practical classes move away from traditional ball sports as ways of getting active and staying fit for life. If numbers permit, this subject may be offered a boy and a girl class.

Links, Learning & Pathways

Students will:

• develop their understanding of the physical, mental, social and emotional benefits of participation in physical activity, and examine factors which influence such participation.

• explore ways to measure their own fitness and physical activity levels.

• explore the relationship between physical activity and nutrition

• investigate and address positive and negative motivational factors that influence the value they place on participating in physical activity.

• may be introduced to new sports, games or activities

• investigate different components of fitness, how these vary between activities and how they contribute to the wellbeing of people at different stages of their lives.

• investigate community facilities available for health and physical fitness activities, engaging in a variety of recreational and outdoor adventure activities, and develop skills, knowledge and behaviours for enhancing safe participation in these activities.