Physical Education Standards all students will be exposed to during the course of Union Academy and Polk County Schools. The below links will help with access to some of these standards.
Vocabulary Definitions
Agility The ability of the body to change directions quickly and easily.
Anerobic Exercise Short-lasting, high intensity activity, where your body's demand for oxygen exceeds the oxygen supply available. Ex. Sprinting a 100 yard dash.
Areobic Exercise The body's ability to supply enough oxygen during continuous exercise to keep the heart rate in the target zone.
Asthma A condition in which the airways narrow and swell and produce extral mucus. This can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath.
Balance A kind of coordination which allows you to maintain control of your body while stationary or moving.
Body Composition The amount of fat in the body compared to the amount of lean mass (muscle, bones, etc.)
Cardiorespiratory Endurance A measure of how well the heart, lungs and circulatory system do their job.
Warm Up Light exercise to prepare your body for more vigorous exercise (workout).
Cool Down Mild exercise after a workout that allow the body and heart rate to return to normal.
Coordination The ability to use the senses to produce smooth and accurate movements.
Diabetes A serious disease in which the body cannot properly control the amount of sugar in your blood because it does not have enough insulin thus causing elevated levels of glucose in the blood.
Flexibility Ability of the joints to move in their full range of motion.
Frequency How often a person exercises. Ex. Exercise a least three times a week.
Heat Exhaustion A body condition usually caused by a lack of fluids and excessive heat. Symtoms are paleness, weakness, heavy perspiration and skin cool to the touch.
Heat Cramps A sudden cramping of the muscles caused by excessive loss of body fluids.
Heat Stroke A serious condition resulting from prolonged exposure to high temperatures and the body being unable to cool itself. Symptoms include dry, flushed skin, high body temperature and high pulse rate.
Intensity How hard a person exercises. Ex. Physical activity must be intense enough to require more exertion than normal to produce benefits.
Moderate Activity Activity that expends 3.5 to 7 calories per minute. 50 to 70% of your maximum heart rate. Ex. Walking at a 15-20 minute mile pace.
Muscular Endurance Ability of the muscles to work at a low-medium level over a long time.
Muscular Strength Ability of the muscles to do high levels of work over a short time.
Power The ability to combine strength an speed in a movement.
Principle of Overload One must do more physical activity than normal to increase fitness. (Ex: doing more push ups to increase muscular endurance.)
Reaction Time The time required to start a movement after being alerted to the need to move.
Specificity To become better at a particular exercise or skill, you must perform that exercise or skill. Training must go from highly general training to highly specific training.
Speed The ability to move quickly from one point to another.
Stress Management The ability to control the amount of tension, strain, or anxiety.
Target Heart Rate (THR) The most desirable rate at which the heart should be beating to achieve a cardiorespiratory training effect.
Target Heart Rate Zone Count your pulse for 10 seconds and multiply by 6 to find your beats per minute. You want to stay between 50 percent to 85 percent of your maximum heart rate.
The Principle of Progression There is an optimal level of overload that should be achieved, and an optimal time frame for this overload to occur . A gradual increase of the workload over a period of time will result in improvements in fitness without risk of injury.
Time How long a person exercises. Ex. Physical activity must be done for an adequate length of time to be effective.
Type The type of exercise.
Vigorous Activity Exercise intense enough to cause sweating and/or heavy breathing, and /or increase of heart rate to near maximum. 70-85% of your maximum heart rate. Ex. Brisk walking, lap swimming, roller blading, running, shoveling snow, singles tennis, etc.
Agility The ability of the body to change directions quickly and easily.
Anerobic Exercise Short-lasting, high intensity activity, where your body's demand for oxygen exceeds the oxygen supply available. Ex. Sprinting a 100 yard dash.
Areobic Exercise The body's ability to supply enough oxygen during continuous exercise to keep the heart rate in the target zone.
Asthma A condition in which the airways narrow and swell and produce extral mucus. This can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath.
Balance A kind of coordination which allows you to maintain control of your body while stationary or moving.
Body Composition The amount of fat in the body compared to the amount of lean mass (muscle, bones, etc.)
Cardiorespiratory Endurance A measure of how well the heart, lungs and circulatory system do their job.
Warm Up Light exercise to prepare your body for more vigorous exercise (workout).
Cool Down Mild exercise after a workout that allow the body and heart rate to return to normal.
Coordination The ability to use the senses to produce smooth and accurate movements.
Diabetes A serious disease in which the body cannot properly control the amount of sugar in your blood because it does not have enough insulin thus causing elevated levels of glucose in the blood.
Flexibility Ability of the joints to move in their full range of motion.
Frequency How often a person exercises. Ex. Exercise a least three times a week.
Heat Exhaustion A body condition usually caused by a lack of fluids and excessive heat. Symtoms are paleness, weakness, heavy perspiration and skin cool to the touch.
Heat Cramps A sudden cramping of the muscles caused by excessive loss of body fluids.
Heat Stroke A serious condition resulting from prolonged exposure to high temperatures and the body being unable to cool itself. Symptoms include dry, flushed skin, high body temperature and high pulse rate.
Intensity How hard a person exercises. Ex. Physical activity must be intense enough to require more exertion than normal to produce benefits.
Moderate Activity Activity that expends 3.5 to 7 calories per minute. 50 to 70% of your maximum heart rate. Ex. Walking at a 15-20 minute mile pace.
Muscular Endurance Ability of the muscles to work at a low-medium level over a long time.
Muscular Strength Ability of the muscles to do high levels of work over a short time.
Power The ability to combine strength an speed in a movement.
Principle of Overload One must do more physical activity than normal to increase fitness. (Ex: doing more push ups to increase muscular endurance.)
Reaction Time The time required to start a movement after being alerted to the need to move.
Specificity To become better at a particular exercise or skill, you must perform that exercise or skill. Training must go from highly general training to highly specific training.
Speed The ability to move quickly from one point to another.
Stress Management The ability to control the amount of tension, strain, or anxiety.
Target Heart Rate (THR) The most desirable rate at which the heart should be beating to achieve a cardiorespiratory training effect.
Target Heart Rate Zone Count your pulse for 10 seconds and multiply by 6 to find your beats per minute. You want to stay between 50 percent to 85 percent of your maximum heart rate.
The Principle of Progression There is an optimal level of overload that should be achieved, and an optimal time frame for this overload to occur . A gradual increase of the workload over a period of time will result in improvements in fitness without risk of injury.
Time How long a person exercises. Ex. Physical activity must be done for an adequate length of time to be effective.
Type The type of exercise.
Vigorous Activity Exercise intense enough to cause sweating and/or heavy breathing, and /or increase of heart rate to near maximum. 70-85% of your maximum heart rate. Ex. Brisk walking, lap swimming, roller blading, running, shoveling snow, singles tennis, etc.