Welcome to body toning!

Welcome to Body Toning — I am SO excited you're here! 🎉 This semester, we are going to build real strength, move better, feel better, and enhance your quality of life in ways you will actually notice every single day. Whether you're brand new to fitness or you already have a routine you love, this class is designed to meet you exactly where you are and help you grow. You made an amazing decision by signing up, and I cannot wait to cheer you on every step of the way. Let's have an incredible semester together — let's do this! 💪✨

Syllabus/Disclosure Information

Grade Weights:

1. Online Coursework = 20% of your grade.  

2. Two short video reflections = 30% of your grade

 3. Your physical activities/exercise = 50% These hours need to be logged in Edgenuity! 

• HERE is text and image information about how to TRACK your hours in the Edgenuity fitness log, and HERE is a video overview of this process.

HERE is text and image information about how to SUBMIT your exercise hours in the Fitness log assignment at the end of the course, and HERE is a video overview of this process. 

*Grades update in PowerSchool every Wednesday morning. 

You need to complete 40 hours of physical activities for full (.5) credit and 20 hours for quarter (.25) credit throughout the semester. I have created 2 workouts that you may use, and I have also linked below a collection of YouTube workouts you can do at home as well.  My workout #1 is a great place to start if you are new to strength training.  If you already have a routine that you are doing or strength workouts that you do, you may continue to do those if you like, or you may look through my video collection. Because this is a Body Toning class, I would like strength training to be your primary focus and for most of your logged exercise hours to come from strength-training activities whenever possible. That said, other forms of exercise—like running, walking, swimming, hiking, biking, or similar activities—can absolutely count toward your exercise hours as well.

My goal is for you to build healthy strength-training habits while also staying active in ways that you enjoy. As long as strength training makes up the majority of your workouts, you are welcome to include a variety of other physical activities in your fitness log.

Sample Workouts:

Workout #1 is made up of exercises that can be done with your own body weight, and is a great beginner workout. 

Workout #2 includes the use of weights from the gym or at home. 

NOTE: There is no need to purchase weights if you don't have them! You can use water bottles, cans of food, partially fill up used, rinsed out milk/juice jugs with water or sand...get creative and make your own weights! 

HERE is a link to a collection of workouts you can do at home.

If you want to create your own workouts, here are some ideas and resources you can use:

HERE is a list of exercises you can do at Home using body weight only.

HERE is a list of exercises you can do with free weights at Home or the Gym.

HERE is a slideshow of exercises with videos you can do using machines at the Gym.

NOTE: There is no need to purchase weights if you don't have them! You can use water bottles, cans of food, partially fill up used, rinsed out milk/juice jugs with water or sand...get creative and make your own weights! 

Logging your Workouts:

You need to complete 40 hours of strength training sessions and other physical activities throughout the semester for full credit (20 hours for quarter credit.) The last assignment in your course in Edgenuity is where you will report your strength training sessions. Please keep track of them so you can log them properly and accurately

*Please note that ther is a fitness log in Edgenuity you may use to help you keep track of your workouts if you want to use it. Using this log is optional, however. To receive credit for your workouts, you must report the total number completed in the last assignment in Edgenuity.

Here are some additional pieces of information that will help you be successful in this course:

• • How to Use the Student Progress Overview (*this one is SO helpful!)

  • How Do I Reattempt Work to Improve My Grade?

  • Am I on Pace?

  • UOS Onboarding Course

GRADING SCALE:

A  100-93 C+  77-79             D-   60-62

A-  92-90                C   73-76               F      0-59

B+ 87-89                C-   70-72

B   83-86                D+   67-69

B-  80-82                D    63-66