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Tips for Staying Active as a Family

https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/fitness/getting-active/daily-tips-to-help-keep-your-family-active

7/8 Week 9- 6/1-6/4

Find a youtube workout. Complete the workout. How long was it? Was it a good workout? How do you know? Did you feel an increase in your heart rate?
 
Have a great restful summer! Stay active and stay healthy!
 
 

PE 7/8 Week 8-5/26-5/29

BUILDING HEALTHY ROUTINES
 
 
Read the article.
What are the benefits of having a routine?
About how long does it take to build something into a routine?
What are some things that can help you build a strong healthful routine?
How do you respond when your routine is interrupted?
 
Workout: PICK ONE
Workout with Joe-youtube
One of the workouts from our previous weeks.
Walk for 30mins
Jog for 15mins
Ride bike for 1 hour
 

7/8 PE Week 7- 5/18-5/22

This week:
 
-Turn in your physical activity log, if you have not done so already.
 
-Design your own workout: minimum 8 different exercises. could be a tabata. could be using weights, could be cardio exercises. Send me your exercise routine for this week.
 
-Health- Read- Food and Your Mood
Answer: What is serotonin? Where are 90% of your serotonin receptors found? What effect does processed food have on your  microbiome? What are some things you can do to help foster a healthy gut microbiome?

PE 7/8 Week 6- 5/11-5/15

This week:
 
1-Complete Everfi - all 4 modules.
2-Email me your Physical Activity Log by Friday.
3-Read the article linked below and email me a 5 sentence summary. Include: -what was interesting
-what did this article make you think about
-how does reading this change your view of physical exercise?
 
 
Workout:
-Jumping Jacks (1min)
-Standing Steam Engines- While standing. Alternate touching left elbow to right knee, right elbow to left knee. (1min)
-Squats (1min)
-Burpees (1min)
-Superman (30sec 2x, 10 second break)
-Plank (1min)
-Rest (1min)
-Jump Rope (1 min). No rope needed 
-Standing Calf Raises (1min)-stand on the balls of your feet. press and lift your heels off the ground. 
-Arm Circles Forward (1min)
-Arm Circles Backwards (1min)
-Sit ups (1min)
-Push ups (30 sec)
-Jumping Jacks (2min)
-DONE!

7/8 PE WEEK 5 5/4-5/8

This week:
 
-Daily Physical Activity Log: Continue to fill out your daily physical activity log. This is due at the end of next week. (5/15)
 
-Everfi: Complete Everfi modules.
 
no equipment necessary. Full body workout.
 
 

7/8 PE 4/27-5/1

This week I would like everyone to: 

Everfi: Complete module/character 3.  

Daily Physical Activity Log: Update 

Workout: #3 

1min Jog in Place 

1 min Jumping Jack 

1 min- stretch hamstrings (30sec/leg) 

30seconds Burpees 

30 seconds plank 

30 seconds mountain climbers 

30 second superman/flutter kicks 

1min stretch quadriceps(30sec/leg) 

30seconds pushups 

1min jump rope (no rope needed) 

1 min squats 

30seconds wall sits 

1min jumping jacks 

30 seconds wall sits 

DONE! 

Photo Submission

Hello Everyone, 
 
I just wanted to encourage everyone to send their 'workout/physical activity photos' to Mrs. Holly Peterson so that she can put them up on our website and share with one another how we are all staying active during these strange times. 
 
Feel free to send any photos to: [email protected]

7/8 PE 4/20-4/24

This week I would like everyone to:
 
Everfi: Complete module 2 of the Mental Health Basics course. 
 
Daily Physical Activity Log: update 
 
Workout: 
Visit The Body Coach TV on youtube. He posts a new workout each day that does not require any equipment. Complete two PE with Joe workouts this week. Email me letting me know which workouts you did, was it a good workout, did you feel your heart rate increasing, were any exercises particularly difficult? 
 
***Be sure to complete your pre-assessment that is located in your class notebook.***

7/8 PE 4/13-4/17

This week I would like you guys to sign into your Everfi account and make sure that you are registered for our new course.  

1-platform.everfi.net 

2-Using your school email, create yourself a username and password. If you already have a username and password, please enter the class code (below) into the box on the top right corner to register for this new course. 

3-Enter class code : c89143d2 

Complete Module #1 

 

Assignments: 

1-Sign into Everfi and complete module 1.  

2-Workout- Pre Assessment (Class Notebook) 

3- Physical Activity Log (Class Notebook) 

Family Step Challenge???

Hello Everyone, 
 
I just wanted to share that my wife and I have been having step challenges each day. We will set a goal for ourselves and then try to reach that goal. Just a fun easy way to stay active and slightly competitive. It is not necessary but I would encourage you to purchase a pedometer to keep track of your steps throughout the day. Definitely not required, but I wanted to throw it out there. 
 
Here is a cheap pedometer from amazon that would do the trick: