Section outline

  • FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on sustainable living by identifying and participating in various activities that would help us/others sustain their fitness over time.

    WELCOME to 8C1PEH!   :-)

    We will dive into our context this week.

    Learning Intention:

    We are learning about sustainability with a focus on sustainable living.  We will do this by looking into ways of staying active/fit over the course of one's life.  How fitness can be sustainable.

     

    Success Criteria:
    • You are EXPLORING sustainability by measuring  our own baseline fitness levels and investigating ways in which someone might sustain their fitness for healthy living.

    • You have worked to maintain and/or further improve your fitness levels. (focus)

    • You have participated in a range of fitness activities to keep fitness sustainable though life. (focus)

    • You have formed personal opinions as to how one's fitness journey might change over time and how fitness might become more unsustainable. (focus)

    • You have developed ideas as to how one can overcome such barriers to fitness. (focus)

    • You are reflecting our your own sustainable health and how it relates to your own fitness. (reflect) 


    Term 2 CONTEXT - Sustainability

    MONDAY -  

    We will complete a different fitness activity today as part of understanding how fitness can be sustained over time.

    WEDNESDAY ( in class) 

    Today you are in class for your health session.  We will continue to look at fitness sustainability.

    **** Fitness Log **** Update

    We have looked at how physical activity helps our heart and lungs.  The final aspect we will focus on is our mental health. (review of Hauora)

    1.) In your groups, you will create a brainstorm of how you think mental health is impacted by physical activity. Own thinking and resources below to help.

    Resource for how mental health is positively impacted by physical activity - https://www.healthnavigator.org.nz/healthy-living/p/physical-activity-mental-health/

    Resource on how to be active to benefit your mental health - https://mentalhealth.org.nz/five-ways-to-wellbeing/be-active-me-kori-tonu

    Video resource on how activity benefits mental health - 

    2.) So how can we sustain fitness/physical activity throughout one's life time to help one's heart, lungs, and mental health?

    Complete the chart below in your books to think of ways fitness can be sustained over the course of life. Some of the ages (more distant from your own) in the chart have links to ideas if you need somewhere to start.

    Age What are they doing in life at this age? Ways they might keep physically fit.
    Primary Age 5 -  12
    Highschool/College 13 - 19
    Young Adult 20 - 30
    Working Adult 30 - 60
    Senior Citizen 65 +


    THURSDAY -   We will be in the gym.

    Today you will be planting Sessions 1 & 2 along the bikes track.