Personal Fitness grades 9 - 10 ( 0.5 Credit )

In this course, students are introduced to exercise and physical fitness and the general recommendations for physical activity, while examining the benefits of exercise, lifestyle choices that can help prevent disease, and tips for kick-starting a healthier lifestyle. Students will explore each type of fitness, include the benefits, and the federal guidelines for exercise in detail. Students will also learn about bones and joints and the functions of the skeleton, and the different types of movements that occur at various joints, the different types of muscle in their bodies, and how they are structured, with particular attention to the different types of muscle fibers. Students will also explore the functions that muscles perform, how they work, and their interaction with the central nervous system and special considerations for safe and effective exercise.  Students will learn how the cardio and respiratory systems work and interact with each other and about the different blood vessels that make up the circulatory (vascular) system,  the body’s energy systems and how eating and drinking relates to exercise. Finally, students will learn about the psychology of exercising.