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13. True or false. Burning muscles are a sign of a good workout.
14. What is the purpose of the warm-up period of an exercise session?
15. Why might skipping the cooldown period at the end of an exercise session
result in dizziness?
16. Identify factors. What factors impact your motivation to develop and
maintain a personal exercise program? What can you do to overcome
such obstacles?
17. Assess outcomes. Establish a personal exercise plan. Assess the
outcomes of following through with your plan at two-week intervals
throughout this course. What changes do you see in the health
components of physical fitness? skill components?
18. Poster activity. Create a poster illustrating activities that help develop the
five health components of physical fitness.
19. Rank fitness factors. List 10 sports on a sheet of paper. Rank the
importance of each skill component of physical fitness for each sport.
Compare your list with the rest of the class.
20. Calculate target heart rate. Measure your resting heart rate. Compute
your maximum heart rate and your target heart rate zone.
21. Exercise contract. Write a personal exercise contract. Identify a specific,
attainable fitness goal and list the steps you intend to follow to achieve
it. Follow the contract for three weeks. Then evaluate the strengths and
weaknesses of your plan. Revise the plan to address weaknesses.
22. Exercise video. Search the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Web site
for the Physical Activity for Everyone videos. Select one and watch one
of the video exercise activities. With a partner, create your own video
demonstrating this exercise for the class. Use a video camera or digital
camera equipped with video capabilities.
23. Electronic presentation. Use at least three Internet resources to prepare
an electronic presentation about physical activity targeted at a specific age
group. Possible presentation ideas include parents building more exercise
into the daily activities of their children, teens helping teens stay fit, or
fitness activities for older adults.
24. Activity graph. Identify the calorie content for your favorite fast-food
item. Then select five physical activities of varying intensity. Use Internet
resources to learn how many calories per hour each activity burns. Use
spreadsheet or graphing software to prepare a bar graph comparing the
amounts of time each activity must be performed in order to expend the
calories supplied by the fast-food item.
Critical Thinking
Technology Connections
Applying Your Knowledge