
Fitplay-Building Healthy Lifestyles for Kids Online CE Course-3rd Edition
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Online Course
Course components can be delivered as printed products or online:
• Workbook
• Continuing education exam
Fitplay: Building Healthy Lifestyles for Kids, Third Edition CE Course brings excitement into your physical education ideas by providing kids with fun rather than routine exercise. Master the art of teaching without preaching and emphasize the fun in the fundamentals as you combine health education and fitness training with play activities. Each daily lesson contains a fresh game plan that you can immediately put into action for all kids ages 3 to 12. The course concludes with a continuing education exam for credit through participating organizations.
Course Objectives
• Identify the role of fitness in children’s health and wellness.
• Outline major health concerns and risk factors associated with inactivity in children.
• Discuss age-appropriate fitness and motor skill development.
• Establish goals for health and fitness programming for children.
• Discuss the use of props, themes, and music in a children’s fitness program.
• Outline appropriate physical activities for health and fitness programming for children.
• Discuss appropriate and effective exercise design for children ages 3 to 6 and 7 to 12.
• Explain how to incorporate health education, family fitness activities, and at-home projects into programming.
• Describe creative methods and activities for teaching children health and fitness.
• Implement FitPlay lesson plans for children ages 3 to 6 and 7 to 12.
Audience
A continuing education course for physical education teachers, youth fitness leaders, personal trainers who work with youths, and coaches.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. The State of Children’s Fitness: A Health Crisis
Risk Factors of Inactivity in Children (The Problem)
Benefits of Physical Activity
Aren't Children Naturally Active?
Barriers 10 Physical Activity
The Solution
Conclusion
Chapter 2. Exercise Design for Children
Principles of Class Design
Motivation
Lesson Planning
Props
Themes
Education
Starting a Children's Fitness Program
Chapter 3. Programming Resources
Major Developmental Guidelines
The Development Factor in Kid Fitness
Using Movement Elements
Developing a Movement Vocabulary
40 Ways to Line Up
Training Heart Rate Chart
Parachute Activities
Non-Competitive Games
ACSM Youth Strength Training
NSCA Prepubescent Strength Training
NSCA Guidelines
Strength Training Teaching Checklist
Strength Training Exercises for Proper Performance
Health History
Chapter 4. Lesson Plans
Preschool and Primary Lesson Plans
FitPlay Music Ideas
Intermediate: Grades Lesson Plans
Intermediate Dance and Aerobics Lesson Plans
FitPlay Music Ideas for Ages 7-12
Specialty Theme Music
Chapter 5. Education
Family Fitness Activities
Tips for Family Fitness
Mr. and Ms. Bones
Self-Esteem Activities
Relaxation Activities
Hydration: Beat the Heat- Drink Up!
Dealing with Anger
Nutrition: Balancing Calories
Snack Contract and Nutrition Quiz
Choose to Lose:
Stress
Reviews
"As a trainer and occupational therapist, I will be able to incorporate some of these plans into my treatment training sessions with my younger clients. I have a better knowledge of what will motivate kids and ideas for games and activities that will help my clients with gross motor weaknesses."
K. Heffner—Muncy, Pennsylvania
"As a parent of a toddler and an infant, group fitness instructor, and personal trainer, I will use the content of this course to further educate my clients about the importance of fitness for children and to encourage my clients to lead by example for their children. As a parent, I will use the course to implement activities for my own children to help improve their personal fitness, well-being, and self-confidence and self-awareness.”
B. Klempke—Savage, Minnesota
"This course completely exceeded my expectations. It was wonderful! There was so much practical advice about how to maintain control as well as great ideas for games and activities. Everything was backed up with studies and important information."
M. Zignego—Hartford, Wisconsin
"This course provides age-appropriate fitness development. I will incorporate this information into my school wellness classes.”
J. Johnson-Kiser—Sevierville, Tennessee