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Year 8 Fitness Introduction

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Year 8 Fitness Introduction

Students exercising and stretching

💪 Part 1: Components of Fitness

1. What are the three main components of fitness we studied today?

Cardiovascular health, muscular strength, flexibility

Running, jumping, swimming

Speed, power, balance

Diet, sleep, exercise

2. Which activity is BEST for cardiovascular health?

Stretching your hamstrings

Light jogging for 5 minutes

Doing push-ups

Lifting weights

3. Flexibility refers to:

How fast you can run

How much weight you can lift

The range of motion in your joints

How long you can exercise

4. Which of these are examples of muscular strength activities? (Tick all that apply)

Wall push-ups

Sit-ups

Shoulder stretches

Jogging

🛡️ Part 2: Safety in Fitness

5. Before starting any fitness activity, you should always:

Jump straight into intense exercise

Warm up your muscles first

Hold your breath

Skip drinking water

6. List three important safety rules for fitness activities:

a) ________________________________________________

b) ________________________________________________

c) ________________________________________________

7. Why is it important to listen to your body during exercise?
8. How long should you hold a static stretch?

5 seconds

15 seconds

1 minute

5 minutes

🎯 Part 3: Personal Reflection

9. Which fitness station did you enjoy most today and why?
10. How does regular fitness benefit your daily life? Give two examples.
11. Set one personal fitness goal for this unit:

My fitness goal: _________________________________________________

How I will achieve it: ________________________________________

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