WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF FITNESS WITH YOUR PERSONAL TRAINERS Mrs.Lazor and Mrs. Yearms

The benefits of physical fitness—including better overall health, protection from illness, improved mental health and a longer lifespan—are too important for teens to ignore. But many teens don’t understand exactly what “getting fit” really means or just how to improve their own level of fitness, or think that working out is just for athlete

WEEK 1: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF OUR FITNESS ACADEMY AND BIO

ON DAY ONE YOU WILL CREATE YOUR BLOG:
 1. YOU WILL ADD A PAGE CALLED ABOUT YOU
 2. ON THIS PAGE YOU WILL TELL ALL ABOUT YOU INTERESTS: HOBBIES, PASSIONS, STRENGHTS
3. WHAT DOES FITNESS AND HEALTH MEAN IN YOUR FAMILY OR GROUP OF FRIENDS?
 4. WHAT DOES FITNESS MEAN TO YOU?
5.   WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH BY THE END OF ACADEMY AND WHAT IS YOUR MISSION FOR THIS BLOG?

Week 2: Strength Training

Watch the following video:

http://www.teenkidsnews.com/index.php/gallery/775-girls-weight-lifting

1.  Go to weight room and learn various, appropriate strength training activities.  Take notes on form, activity, and benefits.  

2.  After trying each activity during a rotation, pick the one that you liked the best.  Why did you choose this one and pick an activity or sport this would be helpful for and what health benefits do you gain from this activity.  Also be prepared to talk about how to perform this activity with proper form and how many reps or sets you should do.  

3.  Have a friend film you using your ipad talking about all of number 2 and performing the activity.

4.  Upload the video to a private you tube page.

5.  Upon returning to the classroom.  Upload to you tube and upload to blog.  You will need to create a Week 2 Tab labeled strength training.   You can add music to your video and upload to strength training page.  

6.  Also, include the following summarized information below in your own words typed on the page.  

Kids and Strength Training: Getting Started

Dr. Joe Pillarella says he would advise other teens to take it slowly when they start weight training. "Start off light and slowly increase your weight as your body allows you to," he says.

Here are the AAP's tips for any kind of strength training:

• Take it easy. At first, there should be ''no load," or no resistance, while learning the exercise. Add weight in increments of 10% only after 8 to 15 repetitions can be done.
• Focus on technique. It's better to do the exercise correctly than to do more repetitions or to take on more resistance.
• Ensure proper supervision and safety. The AAP says instructors or personal trainers should be certified and should have specific qualifications in pediatric strength training.
• Don't lift weights rapidly or do "explosive" lifting. The AAP discourages power lifting and body building until someone reaches physical and skeletal maturity.
• Strengthen all major muscle groups, including the core muscles.
• Warm up and cool down. Devote 10-15 minutes to your warm up and another 10-15 minutes to cool down after strength training.
• Remember, strength training is just one part of fitness. Don't overlook aerobic conditioning. And be sure to stay properly hydrated and eat a nutritious diet to help muscles recover.

WEEK 3: Circuit Training

Burn 100 calories in 10 minutes

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Week 5 Nutrition and Healthy Eating

Take the Nutrition Quiz at the link below:

Nutrition Quiz

We will be going to Fresh Market.

Here you will put together a list of healthy snacks to have at the house for in between meals.  You should have snacks that have protein, carbs, mixture of fruits and vegetables and be easy to make

Week 4: Yoga, Mind, Zen

Coloring Mandalas....For Balance, Harmony, and Spiritual Well-Being

Although the word Mandala is used in an almost generic way today to describe circular designs, the word itself comes to us from the ancient Hindu language of Sanskrit. Its meaning, literally, is “container of sacred essence”. As you study Mandalas more and more, you will come to realize the truth of this definition! It is particularly apt when you consider the sacred architecture of the stupa (temple).

When you think of Mother Nature, graceful, rounded forms come to mind.  She is, of course, the origin or mother to Mandalas.  Curves, arcs, coils, circles, and spirals are expressed as buds, tendrils, seeds, bubbles, flowers, nests and so much more.   From the cycles of the days and seasons to the physical details of plants and animals, from the microcosm of a cell to the macrocosm of the solar system, it is all variations on a single circular theme, beautiful in all its variety.

The mandala represents wholeness, and can be seen as a model for the organizational structure of life itself--a cosmic diagram that reminds us of our relation to the infinite, the world that extends both beyond and within our bodies and minds.

Many people and cultures have vouched for the mandala’s intrinsic meaning. Buddhists, Tibetans, and Hindus have all derived meaning from the mandala and its captivating beauty. Psychoanalyst Carl Jung has called it “a representation of the unconscious self.” The mandala is widely recognized as a meaningful reflection of its creator. Mandala creation can be a great source of reflection on one’s soul.

Coloring mandalas can provide a soothing balance for hectic lifestyles and help you develop your ability to access a calm state of mind more easily, whenever you choose.

Should you choose to create your Mandala:

1. Take a few moments to meditate and relax. Notice the images that appear in your mind. This is a form of visual imagery.

2. Take your mandala circle and using a chosen media (markers, paint, crayons, etc.) begin to doodle spontaneously. Let the image take on a life of it’s own. Fill in the entire circle.

3. Your mandala might be filled with the images you have seen in your meditation, or it can be filled with shapes and colors.

4. When you have finished the mandala you will have a holistic representation of what is going on within your “self”. It will show the "whole" picture, or part of the "whole" picture.

5. Translate your mandala with a detached curiosity and sense of wonder. Look at the mental patterns and energies in the forms within the mandala. Translate the feelings through the use of color.

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