Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Circuit Training

Warm Up - 4 minute cardio and 4 minute stretch

Circuit Training - with partner
First time, 20 seconds each to try each exercise
2nd time, Workout - 1 minute to complete as many reps as possible

11 Stations
Side Plank, dumbell lunges, bosu ball pushups, quarter turn jump squats, reaction ball catches, plank, lateral mini hurdle jumps, bosu ball snow angels, Push Press, skydiver, agility ladder, slamballs

Complete the Quiz below by Friday February 25th.





Friday, February 18, 2011

Fitness Testing Wrap-Up

Warm Up - 5 minutes of skipping

Wall-Sit for time

Bench Press - guys 85 lbs and girls 45 lbs - number of consecutive repetitions

Skinfolds and Girth Measurements

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Lair Period

Absent today due to basketball.

Personal Day in the LAIR

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Health Day 1

Looked at Fitness Assessment Norms for recent fitness testing.
Went over "new" fitness tests.

The fitness blog URL was passed on to the class.

Period 2 - listed 5 health components of fitness and
- completed some body compositon % using skinfolds

Period 4 - Defined 5 health components of fitness in chart
- handed out Journal Writing instructions

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Weight Training in the LAIR

Warm Up - Partner Jog/Stretch - one partner always moving

LAIR Period - suggested muscle groups 2 of arms, back, chest or shoulders

Period 2 - Complete Skinfold measurements - biceps, triceps, subscapular, iliac crest

REMEMBER - $1 for Fitness Log Book and record exercise specifics each day

# of Sets X # of Reps X # of Pounds

ie 3 x 8 x 55 means 3 sets of 8 reps using 55 pounds

Monday, February 14, 2011

Tabata Air Squats

Dynamic Warm Up Today
carioca, butt whackers, high knees, shuffle shuffle stretch, frankensteins, frankenstein skips, inch worms

Air Squat Technique - feet shoulder width or wider, knees track over toes, back straight, eyes up and heels on the ground



Tabata - 20 seconds work/10 seconds rest X 8 Rounds - lowest score counts

Period 4 - SEMO agility test



Sum of Four Skinfolds Chart

Body Composition Calculator

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Fitness Assessments

First week will involve a lot of fitness assessments on everything from co-ordination, balance, powerand agility to endurance, body composition, flexibility and cardiorespiratory fitness.

Health topics - Components of Fitness, Your fitness log/journal and DOMS Training Principle

Sum of Four Skinfolds Chart

Body Composition Calculator