Fitness for Life: Middle School provides a foundation for
students to be physically active and fit throughout their whole
lives. This middle school version of the award-winning high
school text Fitness for Life meets the new NASPE National
Physical Education Standards and state standards, and it is an
ideal companion to the FITNESSGRAM/ACTIVITYGRAM assessment
program. This book includes everything that made the original
Fitness for Life one of the most widely used and respected high
school texts. In addition, Fitness for Life: Middle School
follows the IDEA formula: I = Integrates with other academic
areas (e.g., math, science, language arts) D = Developmentally
appropriate for middle school students E = Educationally and
pedagogically sound A = Articulates with the high school level
Fitness for Life In Fitness for Life: Middle School, students
follow the recommendations of the Physical Activity Pyramid to
perform the correct amounts and kinds of activities. They also
learn these skills: • Assess their own fi