02: Birmingham Groves High School

Karen C. Edwards
Birmingham Groves High School
Beverly Hills, MI

Lesson Title: Personal Fitness Goal Setting
Lesson #: 02
Grade Level: 9th - 12th

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: Students will develop and implement a personal wellness program to facilitate achievement and maintenance of a health-enhancing level of physical fitness. Students will use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions.

ACTIVITIES/PROCEDURES: All related documentation must be maintained and submitted in a 1 ½ inch 3-ring binder.

Construct a personal health and fitness profile by completing the following TriFIT assessments: 3 youth HRA's (health risk appraisals), PAR-Q, 3 biometrics, youth strength and flexibility assessments, and 1 cardiovascular assessment.
Use the health and fitness profile to identify all areas in need of improvement, and, areas to maintain.
Using the guidelines for goal setting (realistic, specific, measurable), determine:

2 long term goals (10-15 weeks)
overall objective (Why is this goal important to you?)
3 short term goals, used as stepping stones to the long term goals (2-3 weeks)

Develop personal fitness program indicating the following:

action plan (implementation steps)
plan to monitor progress (log, journal, etc.)
evaluation procedure for goal achievement
motivation partner
personal reward

Complete 1-2 page reflection indicating:

I was surprised to learn…
I was successful in…
I was frustrated with…
I will continue…
I will change…
New goal…

RATIONALE: (NASPE Standards)

Students will:

1. Exhibit a physically active lifestyle.

Develop and conduct independently a personal physical activity program meeting their needs.
Have the skills, knowledge, interest, and desire to independently maintain an active lifestyle throughout their life.
Understand how activity participation patterns are likely to change throughout life and have some strategies to deal with those changes

2. Achieve and maintain a heath-enhancing level of physical fitness.

Use principles of training for the purpose of modifying levels of fitness
Assess personal health-related fitness status.
Begin to design personal health-related fitness programs based on an accurately assessed fitness profile.
Demonstrate skill, knowledge and desire to monitor and adjust activity levels to meet personal fitness needs