Why use Fitness for Life: Middle School?
Fitness for Life: Middle School introduces key health-related fitness concepts while providing students ample physical activity and the opportunity to try out a wide variety of physical activities. In addition, the program is designed to teach self-assessment and goal setting skills, to teach social and diversity skills, and to help students understand how they can help their bodies work efficiently and effectively. When teachers and administrators first hear about the Fitness for Life: Middle School program, some wonder why a student text is needed to teach middle school physical education, and how a textbook can fit into grade 6-8 physical education class schedules, especially since time spent in the classroom is time not spent doing physical activity. NASPE has defined the physically educated person as one who participates regularly in physical activity, is physically fit, has learned the skills necessary to be physically active, knows the implications of and the benefits of physica
