Comprehensive
Health and Physical Education Standards
Building
upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding
grades,
by the end of Grade 8, 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 2.6.8.A
Fitness
and Physical Activity
Standard 2.6.8.A.1
Summarize the potential short- and long-term physical,
social, and emotional benefits of regular physical
activity.
Standard 2.6.8.A.2
Differentiate how body systems adapt to acute
exercise vs. regular exercise over a period of
time.
Standard 2.6.8.A.3
Predict how factors such as health status, interests,
environmental conditions, and available time impact
personal fitness.
Standard 2.6.8.A.4
Analyze the positive and negative impacts of technological
advances on exercise, health, and fitness.
Standard 2.6.8.A.5
Describe ways to achieve a healthy body composition
through healthy eating and physical activity.
Standard 2.6.8.A.6
Distinguish between facts and fallacies regarding
the marketing of fitness products, services, and
information.
Standard 2.6.8.B
Training
Standard 2.6.8.B.1
Recognize signs and symptoms that warrant exercise
termination and possible follow-up with a healthcare
professional.
Standard 2.6.8.B.2
Apply training principles to establish a progression
of activity that will improve each component of
fitness.
Standard 2.6.8.B.3
Describe and demonstrate various training methods,
including isotonic, isometric, interval, and circuit
methods.
Standard 2.6.8.B.4
Investigate the physical, behavioral, legal, and
competitive consequences of the use of anabolic
steroids and other performance enhancing substances.
Standard 2.6.8.C
Achieving
and Assessing Fitness
Standard 2.6.8.C.1
Engage in a variety of sustained, vigorous physical
activities that enhance each component of fitness.
Standard 2.6.8.C.2
Perform at the intensity level needed to enhance
cardiovascular fitness, as determined by target
heart rate, perceived exertion, and recovery heart
rate.
Standard 2.6.8.C.3
Monitor physiological responses before, during
and after exercise and compare changes.
Standard 2.6.8.C.4
Use health data and information from internal
and external sources to develop a personal fitness
plan, and use technology to evaluate the implementation
and outcomes of the plan.
Standard 2.6.8.C.5
Demonstrate age- and gender-specific progress
towards improving each component of fitness.
