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  • Kia ora 8F2! I love how involved you are all getting in Physical education while at home!! This week the focus is reactions and Flexibility!!

    Flexibility:  the capacity of a joint or muscle to move through its full range of motion. Flexibility is specific to a particular movement or joints, and the degree of flexibility can vary around the body.

    Reactions: Reaction time is the ability to respond quickly to a stimulus. It important in many sports and day to day activities, though it is not often measured. Simple reaction time is the time taken between a stimulus and movement e.g., sprint start.

    Week four: Session one

    Session one: We are focusing on improving our Flexibility 

    Task one: Dynamic/ Plyometric Stretching- For your warm up watch and complete this video. This will get your body warmed up and ready for your Yoga session.

    Task two: Yoga class- Your task for this session is to complete this Yoga class. Open this up on your computer and follow through the class. It is important for your spiritual well-being to sometimes stop and slow yourself down. It is important we are focusing on all 4 aspects of our well-being.

    Task three: Sit & Reach- To test your lower leg flexibility (Hamstrings) View the video and test yourself.

    Week four: Session two

    Session two: We are focusing on improving our reactions.

    Task one: Skipping: For your warm up you need to complete 5 minutes of skipping. This is a good way to start us focusing on our reactions. If you have a skipping rope use this or you could use a bit of rope or just complete the exercises without a rope and get your heart rate up.

    Task two: Ruler test:

    For this task you need a ruler. You will need another person in your bubble to drop the ruler from the top of your hand. The aim is to catch the ruler between your index finger and thumb. You can look at your score on the ruler. Repeat this test three times and add your best score.

    Task three: Ball catch Get ups: Watch the video of Mr Nutt doing his get ups. You need to lie on the ground and throw the ball into the air. While the ball is in the air you need to stand up and then catch the ball standing up right. There are 2 progressions to make it easier or harder.

    Week four: Session three

    Session Three: We are focusing on improving our flexibility and reactions.

    Task One:  Handstand

     

    Your task is to complete a headstand. Follow this video to ensure that you are safe when doing it. Time yourself to see how long you can last for.

    Task Two:  Reaction catch- check out the videos of Ravi and Orlando in 8F2

    For this task you need two objects from your house. You need to get one member of your bubble to hold an object in either hand. You need to stand 1 metre away. The person holding the objects needs to drop one at a time and you need to try catch it before the object hits the ground. Watch the video below for a demonstration.

    Challenge of the week

    Bottle challenge! Your challenge for this week is to use a ball and a bottle. You need to bounce your drink bottle off the ball. You can use any ball. Check out Miss Young’s video.