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Month of March physical activity ideas calendar
 
60-4ME Homework Project

 

How long: 11 weeks, December 12th- March 9th

 

Who: You are encouraged to complete 60 minutes of daily physical activity individually or with friends, families, neighbors and community members.

 

You have three options: Always include the activity you did and the amount of time you did it
 
1. Record on the log that is attatched below (You are able to record 6 weeks on one log)
2. Use the Facebook page (60-4ME Project is the name of the group): http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/60-4Me-Project/207932152586352 (Be sure to include your class period when you post, you will need to post daily!)
3. Use the cell phone (android/smart phone) application: Be Fit Stay Fit Home Fitness Challenge

 

What:  bring the results of what you accomplished back to the physical education class each week (Monday or Tuesday of the following week).

 

Requirements: Document what activity you performed, date of the activity and the duration of each activity for each day of the week.

 

*****Turn in your Weekly Activity Log the following Monday/Tuesday and the physical education teacher will record that they completed the task.

 

10 point assignment under effort category in grade book. Each completed week earns 1 point out of 10.

 
 
 
Do you need some help thinking of things to do for 60 minutes a day???
 
  • Try using the February Calendar put out by NASPE (National Association for Sport and Physical Education) which is full of great suggestions!

  • Lists of physical activity options

     

    Type of Physical Activity

    Age Group
    Adolescents- Adults

    Moderate–intensity aerobic

    *I can talk while I do them, but I can’t sing

     

    • Active recreation, such as canoeing, kayaking, hiking, skateboarding, rollerblading
    • Ballroom dancing
    • Brisk walking
    • Bicycle riding (stationary or road bike)
    • Housework and yard work, such as sweeping or pushing a lawn mower
    • Games that require catching and throwing, such as baseball and softball
    • Water Aerobics

    Vigorous–intensity aerobic

     

    * I can only say a few words without stopping to catch my breath

     

     

    • Active games involving running and chasing, such as flag football
    • Bicycle riding
    • Jumping rope
    • Martial arts, such as karate
    • Running
    • Sports such as soccer, ice or field hockey, basketball, swimming, tennis
    • Vigorous dancing
    • Cross-country skiing
    • Swimming laps

    Muscle-strengthening

    • Games such as tug-of-war
    • Push-ups and pull-ups
    • Resistance exercises with exercise bands, weight machines, hand-held weights
    • Climbing wall
    • Modified push-ups (with knees on the floor)
    • Sit-ups (curl-ups or crunches)

    Bone-strengthening

    • Hopping, skipping, jumping
    • Jumping rope
    • Running
    • Sports such as gymnastics, basketball, volleyball, tennis

    2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.


 
 
Last Modified on February 28, 2012