Grade: Senior
Subject: Phys Ed

#2954. Fitness- Body Composition

Phys Ed, level: Senior
Posted Tue Oct 14 09:54:17 PDT 2003 by Michael Bartolotti (muellerbart@yahoo.com).
Lake Shore Central, Angola, NY USA
Materials Required: Body Fat % scale, frisbees, jerseys
Activity Time: 85 minutes- Block schedule
Concepts Taught: Body types, Body Fat%, Interval training, Ultimate frisbee.

Fitness Lesson- Body Composition

Objectives

SWBAT list and define the 3 basic body types.
SWBAT execute the basic fundamentals in an interval training warm-up.
SWBAT measure their own body fat %.
SWBAT execute basic techniques involved in a game of ultimate frisbee.

Anticipatory Set

Students will be asked if they have ever watched the television sitcom "Seinfeld". This will lead into a discussion regarding the three male characters and how each falls into one of the basic body type categories. George would be considered an endomorph, Kramer an ectomorph, and Jerry a mesomorph. The qualities could then be described for each and the students will be made aware that these qualities are mainly hereditary.


Aerobic warm-up

Students will partake in the following interval-training warm-up to increase their body temperature and prepare for exercise: (all times listed are in seconds)

Walk 30, jog 30, walk 30, pushups 30, walk 30, high knees 30, walk 30, grapevine 30, walk 30, sit-ups 30, walk 30, invisible chair 30, walk 30, lunges 30, walk 30, jog 30, walk 30, step-ups 30, walk 30, sprint 30, walk 30, jumping jacks 30, walk 30, arm circles 30, walk 30.


Activity/Testing Station

Students will participate in a game of ultimate frisbee and be called up individually during the game to get their body fat % calculated on the scale. The emphasis of this game will be highly aerobic in nature to help promote a healthy lifestyle and allow students to understand the relationship between body fat % and activity levels. Ultimate frisbee is a game where two teams are attempting to successfully pass the frisbee to their teammates beyond the established goal line. If a pass is dropped, the opponent takes over possession on that spot. The person with the frisbee has 5 seconds to attempt a pass and must remain stationary.


Debriefing

Brief discussion to review main concepts of lesson and make students aware of the importance of maintaining high levels of fitness and low body fat %.