Comprehensive
Health and Physical Education Standards
Building
upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding
grades,
by the end of Grade 6, students will:
Standard 2.6
(Fitness)
All students will apply health-related and skill-related
fitness concepts and skills to develop and maintain
a healthy, active lifestyle.
Standard 2.6.5.A
Fitness
and Physical Activity
Standard 2.6.5.A.1
Describe the physical, social, and emotional benefits
of regular physical activity.
Standard 2.6.5.A.2
Differentiate among activities that improve skill
fitness versus health-related fitness.
Standard 2.6.5.A.3
Describe how body systems adapt over time to regular
physical activity.
Standard 2.6.5.A.4
Describe how gender, age, heredity, training,
and health behaviors impact fitness.
Standard 2.6.5.A.5
Investigate technological advances that impact
physical activity and fitness.
Standard 2.6.5.A.6
Describe the relationship between physical activity,
healthy eating, and body composition.
Standard 2.6.5.B
Training
Standard 2.6.5.B.1
Discuss the relationship between practice, training,
and injury prevention.
Standard 2.6.5.B.2
Discuss how the principles of training including
FIT, overload, progression, and specificity improve
personal fitness.
Standard 2.6.5.B.3
Apply the appropriate training principles to various
forms of physical activity used to improve personal
fitness.
Standard 2.6.5.B.4
Describe the physical and behavioral effects of
anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing
substances and discuss legal and competition issues
related to their use.
Standard 2.6.5.C
Achieving
and Assessing Fitness
Standard 2.6.5.C.1
Engage in moderate to vigorous forms of physical
activity that address each component of fitness.
Standard 2.6.5.C.2
Engage in physical activity at a target heart
rate for a minimum of 20 minutes.
Standard 2.6.5.C.3
Monitor physiological indicators before, during,
and after exercise.
Standard 2.6.5.C.4
Assess personal fitness, develop a personal fitness
plan based on the findings, and use technology
to implement the plan.
Standard 2.6.5.C.5
Demonstrate age- and gender-specific progress
towards improving each component of fitness.
