Health and Wellness Models It is Monday morning and students come to physical education prepared to self-assess their progress on developing cardiovascular fitness in a physical activity of their choice. Each student has set a personal goal and determined theirtraining heart rate zone necessary to reach that goal. Students enter the gymnasium from the changing rooms and pick up their heart rate monitors from the rack, get them on and secure, and begin to warm up in various activity groups. Those who have selected jogginghead outdoors while the step aerobics group begins low-level stepping. The in-line skaters move to theirworkout area while the basketball players begin activity. They warm up until their heart rates reach their self-determined training zone and they then attempt to maintain this level for 20minutes. Warm down is done as a group as students interact and talk about how they felt during activity. Students download their watches to the class computer, note on their own physical activity cards how many minutes they spent below, at, or above their training zone, and make notes in their physical activity journal. They will take time to reflect on their performance and how well they are working toward achieving their goals. Historically, physical fitness has been regarded by some as the goal of physical education. In the US, part of this was an outgrowth of poor youth fitness for the purpose of military readiness. Physical education thus became a prime vehicle to improve youth fitness. As Exercise Physiology evolved as an exercise science sub-discipline, this goal was coupled with an emphasis on strenuous activity that adhered to frequency, intensity, and duration guidelines. Such physical
Health and Wellness Models It is Monday morning and students come to physical education prepared to self-assess their progress on developing cardiovascular fitness in a physical activity of their choice. Each student has set a personal goal and determined theirtraining heart rate zone necessary to reach that goal. Students enter the gymnasium from the changing rooms and pick up their heart rate monitors from the rack, get them on and secure, and begin to warm up in various activity groups. Those who have selected jogginghead outdoors while the step aerobics group begins low-level stepping. The in-line skaters move to theirworkout area while the basketball players begin activity. They warm up until their heart rates reach their self-determined training zone and they then attempt to maintain this level for 20minutes. Warm down is done as a group as students interact and talk about how they felt during activity. Students download their watches to the class computer, note on their own physical activity cards how many minutes they spent below, at, or above their training zone, and make notes in their physical activity journal. They will take time to reflect on their performance and how well they are working toward achieving their goals. Historically, physical fitness has been regarded by some as the goal of physical education. In the US, part of this was an outgrowth of poor youth fitness for the purpose of military readiness. Physical education thus became a prime vehicle to improve youth fitness. As Exercise Physiology evolved as an exercise science sub-discipline, this goal was coupled with an emphasis on strenuous activity that adhered to frequency, intensity, and duration guidelines. Such physical
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