INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the summer fitness program webquest activity! The school year is beginning to wind down and summertime is approaching very fast. You have learned all about staying fit from health class, but how are you going to stay in shape this summer? You are going to put your knowledge and skills to the test by creating your own summer fitness program. Have fun with this activity and be sure to remember that physical fitness always comes first!

TASK

You will design and participate in your own personal summer fitness program. In order to accomplish this task, you will need to research and answer the following questions:

1. Why is physical fitness an important part of life?

2. What are the three different components of a physical fitness workout?

3. Why is each of the three components so important?

4. What is a target heart rate zone?

5. Why is stretching an important part of a fitness workout?

6. What does F.I.T. stand for and why is it important?

PROCESS

1. Obtain a summer fitness folder and write your name and age on the top of it.

2. Draw a picture of your favorite summer sport or activity on the front of the folder.

3. Print off the Heart Rate worksheet and follow it to find your own target heart rate zone.

4. Print off the Task Questions Sheet and complete all five questions by researching the websites listed under the "Resources" section.

5. Print off the Program Start-up Questions worksheet and follow the directions given for each of the two pages.

6. Print off the Design Your Summer Fitness Program worksheet and follow the format to create your own physical fitness program.

7. Print off as many copies as you need of the Summer Fitness Log and fill it out for each day that you participate in your program this summer.

8. Keep a personal fitness journal throughout your summer program and note how you feel before and after each workout that you participate in.

RESOURCES

-American Heart Association:
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4736

-Benefit-Physical-Fitness
www.benefit-physical-fitness.com/stretching.html

-Fitness Partner:
www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/activity/startexercise.htm

-Kids Health Finder:
www.healthfinder.gov/kids/coolstuff.htm

-The Walking Site
www.thewalkingsite.com/thr.html

LEARNING ADVICE

I encourage you to organize all of your fitness worksheets in the designated summer fitness folder. I also recommend that you use a small notebook for your personal fitness journal. Make sure that each journal entry is dated and as detailed as possible. At the end of the summer, I hope that you will look back at your personal fitness journal and be able to see the fitness improvements that you have made over the last couple of months.

CONCLUSION

This experience was meant for you to put your fitness knowledge to use in a real life situation. You have done a lot of research and hard work in order to design and participate in your summer fitness program. I encourage you to use the skills that you have hopefully gained from this activity, to ensure a lifelong experience of fitness. Congratulations! You did it!