Components of Physical Activity

Webercise
What are the recommendations for exercise?
http://www.acsm.org
1. How many minutes of moderate-intensity exercise should adults be getting per week?
2. How many times per week should adults be exercising their major muscle groups?
3. How many sets should people be doing to improve their strength and power?
4. How many times per week should people be stretching?
5. What is a neuromotor exercise?
6. What is sedentary behavior, and is that good for you?
Fitness Programming Overview
https://www.nsca.com
7. What are 4 factors that affect program design and client motivation?
8. What does the acronym S.M.A.R.T. stand for?
9. What is the first thing you should ask a person when helping to design a fitness program?
10. What are some benefits of doing a warm-up?
11. What are the four training variables?
12. Define drop-set.
13. What is muscular endurance?
14. What is hypertrophy?
Caloric Needs and Basal Metabolic Rate
http://www.active.com/fitness/calculators/calories
15. Calculate your basal metabolic rate on this interactive site.
16. Calculate your daily caloric needs.
Stretching
17. List three stretches from the following website you would recommend for a runner.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/multimedia/stretching/sls-20076840
After choosing, do the stretches and try to incorporate the stretches into your fitness plan.
Moving
18. In the following website, pick five fitness applications you can recommend to a friend. Pick
one for yourself to download (look for the free ones), and challenge someone to a step
challenge!
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2485287,00.asp
Make the step challenge after using the app for yourself for one week. You might be
surprised to see how much more motivated you are to move if you are competing against
a friend or a family member!
19. Go to the link below and read two articles about how to move better with your muscles.
https://dieselsc.com
After reading the articles, try out some of the exercises for yourself, and see if the
exercises help with your muscles and how they move.
Nutrition
20. Check out how to make your own plate of healthy food, how to make a great breakfast, or
even your own virtual pizza on this interactive website!
https://www.healthyeating.org/Healthy-Kids/Kids-Games-Activities.aspx
21. Check out this interactive site with different games about foods.
http://interactivesites.weebly.com/healthy-living.html
Diabetes
21. Research diabetes on the following website, and explain the differences between Type 1
and Type II Diabetes.
http://www.diabetes.org