Lesson 1: Let’s Get Moving!

• Define and differentiate between “physical activity,” “exercise,” and “physical fitness.”

• State the recommended amount of physical activity needed to achieve health benefits.
• Compile a list of moderate-intensity activities.
• Initiate a two-week log of their physical activity.

Lesson 2: Expanding the Options

• Summarize the benefits of being physically active and the potential consequences of being inactive.

• Examine barriers to being physically active.
• Develop ways to remove the barriers to being physically active.
• Identify physical activities that can be done without equipment and in a small space.
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Lesson 3: Moving Toward a Goal

• Develop plans for hypothetical situations involving young people who need help planning for physical activity.

• Identify three physical activities that they enjoy the most and that can be enjoyed for a lifetime.
• Summarize the reasons why some activities are valued more than others.
• Develop a personal plan for physical activity.
• Make a commitment to be physically active on a regular basis for personal enjoyment and benefit.
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Lesson 4: There’s No Stopping Us Now!

• Plan a project to encourage peers to be physically active.

• Implement a project to encourage peers to become physically active or maintain a physically active lifestyle.
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