“PE Without Boundaries”
IU Health ● Indianapolis Public Schools ● Indiana University
“Components of Fitness”
Standard 1
9.1.1 Demonstrate activity-specific skills in individual, dual, and team physical
activities.
Standard 2
9.2.1 Apply previously learned strategies and tactics in the performance of selected
physical activities.
Standard 3
9.3.4 Participate regularly in lifetime physical activities, with consideration of
frequency, duration, and intensity, that contribute to improved physical fitness
and wellness.
I. Concepts
1. Name and discuss the three basic principles of exercise.
o Principle of overload
o Principle of progression
o Principle of specificity
2. Principle of Progression – states that the amount of intensity of your
exercise should be increased gradually.
3. Principle of Overload – is an increased demand of activity forces your body
to adapt
4. Principle of Specificity – specific exercise you do determines the specific
benefit you receive.
5. Explain how the FITT formula helps you improve fitness.
6. Discuss Components of Fitness.
o Frequency – refers to how often you do physical activity.
o Intensity – refers to how hard you perform physical activity.
o Time – refers to how long you do physical activity
o Type – refers to the kind of activity you do to gain a specific benefit.
7. Target ceiling – is the upper level of your physical activity effort.
8. Students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of movement
concepts related to principles and strategies as they apply to the learning
and performance of physical activity. (i.e., circuit training—by offering a
variety of activities for an extended period of time. Each station shows
specificity, the time of each station shows overload, the FITT principals are
shown in the set up of the stations).
“PE Without Boundaries”
IU Health ● Indianapolis Public Schools ● Indiana University
II. Movement Activities
 Individual Activities (e.g., tumbling, track & field, juggling, hula hoops, roller
skating)
 Net Games (e.g., badminton, pickleball, volleyball, tennis, speedminton)
III. Skill Focus
 Individual fitness levels through the five components of fitness
 Development of concept knowledge and application of concepts
 How does the body feel during and after physical activity?
IV. Assessment
 FitnessGram (work on improving results)
 Participation
 Vocabulary
1. FITT
2. Principle of overload
3. Principle of progression
4. Principal of specificity
5. Frequency
6. Progression
7. Intensity
8. Aerobic
9. Anaerobic
10. Body Mass Index—BMI
11. Coordination
12. Flexibility
13. Agility
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Thinking Critically: A friend tells you she thinks it is important for everyone to
be physically fit. If everyone were physically fit, how would the economics
of the United States be affected in the areas of health costs, insurance, and
disability payments? What kinds of illnesses are related to poor fitness
levels? How do these illnesses affect job performances and the ability to be
successful in life?
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Writing Assignment: Write out how you plan to increase your scores for the
FitnessGram and what type of outside activity you plan to engage in for 60
minutes a day? Research and report some statistics on childhood obesity.