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Lifetime Fitness Project:  PE

Directions:  For this project, you are going to research a physical fitness activity that can help you maintain a healthy lifestyle.  You will design a PowerPoint presentation that will give information about your activity.  You will also be required to put together a commercial that will encourage others to participate.  The requirements listed below are the minimum that you will be graded on, but you are not limited!!  Be creative!!  Have fun!!

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION 

  • Gives a brief history/description of activity
  • Gives some benefits of the activity
  • Tells how to get involved/in what ways/where

Sample questions:
--Who founded the sport
--What year was the sport established
--What year did the sport become popular
--Are there professional organizations/clubs for this sport
--Can/where can you get lessons on this sport?

 COMMERCIAL

  • Gives enough information to promote and encourage participation
  • Everyone in the group contributes
  • Originality/Creativity

Websites:

eHow Sports  http://www.ehow.com/information_1077-sports.html

Health Benefits of Fitness http://www.lifeclinic.com/focus/nutrition/fitness-benefits.asp

eHow fitness
http://www.ehow.com/information_1072-fitness.html

Physical Fitness Benefits
http://www.faqs.org/health/Healthy-Living-V1/Physical-Fitness.html

Women’s Sports Foundation
http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/cgi-bin/iowa/sports/index.html

Mayo Clinic on Fitness
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/exercise/HQ01676

eHow Martial Arts
http://www.ehow.com/information_1316-martial-arts.html

Why Should I Exercise?
http://www.stepup.excellusbcbs.com/healthInfo.jsp?catId=benefits1&pg=0201Benefits.html

About.com (enter your sport in the search box)
http://www.about.com

 

Sports on InfoPlease
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/1sport.html

 

Specific sports:

Football
http://www.eteamz.com/football/rules/rookie/index.cfm?

Basketball
http://www.eteamz.com/basketball/


Baseball
http://www.eteamz.com/baseball/

Hockey
http://www.eteamz.com/icehockey/

Soccer
http://www.eteamz.com/soccer/

Volleyball
http://www.eteamz.com/volleyball/

Softball
http://www.eteamz.com/volleyball/
http://www.eteamz.com/slowpitch/

 

 

Dance
http://www.centralhome.com/ballroomcountry/

Martial Arts
http://www.ehow.com/information_1316-martial-arts.html