Healthy Active Living Education and Active Lifestyle
This course helps you develop the skills and knowledge you need to make healthy choices and live an active, healthy life.
Through a variety of physical activities, you’ll learn how to:
- Move your body in a way that’s fun and beneficial for your health
- Take care of your physical fitness and overall well-being
- Understand the factors that affect your health and well-being
- Learn how to interact positively with others and build your sense of self
- Think critically and creatively about your health and well-being
- By the end of this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge you need to make healthy choices and live an active, healthy life.
Prerequisite: None
In this unit, students will explore the differences between wellness, health, and physical fitness, how physical activity can benefit each, and how to stay safe while being active by paying attention to our surroundings. They will also learn some basic first aid skills that can help us respond to emergencies if someone gets hurt and develop an understanding of how to take care of themselves and others when it comes to being active and staying healthy.
In this unit, students will explore the key components of skill-related fitness, their importance in sports and everyday tasks, and the benefits of regular training to improve these components. Students will learn about the principles of training and their impact on conditioning, including the FITT principle, which can be used to plan a personal training workout, examine common injuries associated with training and conditioning, and develop strategies to reduce the risk of injuries during physical activities.Â
The unit will also cover heart-rate monitoring, including the pulse points in the human body, the nature of heart-rate zones, how heart range changes with modifications in exercise intensity, various forms of strength and endurance training, flexibility training, how to develop muscular strength, and endurance through resistance-training exercises.Â
By the end of this unit, students will have a strong foundation in the principles and practices of physical fitness and be equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to design and implement a personalized training program to meet their fitness goals.Â
In this unit, students will explore the skills utilized in one sport or activity that are similar to those in other sports or activities, and they will have the chance to practice these skills and enhance them when working with others. Students will explore the opportunity to become an official in their chosen sport, learn about the role and responsibilities of an official, and gain first-hand experience in this aspect of sport.Â
Further, students will investigate different categories of sports and games, create a brief report on a sport or physical activity of their choice, apply what they have learned throughout the course, and view their selected activities in a new light.Â
In this unit, students will delve into the world of personal management, which involves learning about their unique qualities, strengths, weaknesses, and values, how they shape who they are and how to effectively manage and make decisions that positively impact their physical and social-emotional well-being. Students will discover how certain qualities may be important for specific jobs or careers and be reminded of the holistic nature of health and wellness, which encompasses mental, social, emotional, spiritual, and physical aspects that expand our potential to live and work effectively.Â
The unit will create awareness in students about their feelings and values related to their health and wellness, which ultimately impacts personal decision-making and management.
The unit covers various topics related to personal health and decision-making. Students will explore gambling addiction, substance use and abuse, substance dependence, and their effects on personal health and learn about the use of drugs in sports, including the impact of performance-enhancing substances.Â
The unit also offers problem-solving strategies and community resources for responding to potentially dangerous situations related to substance use and abuse. Students will be provided practical information from both medical and safety perspectives and informed about the facts and potential risks involved in sexual activity. Â
