PE 6.4
Physical activity and health. The student knows the benefits from involvement in daily physical activity and factors that affect physical performance. The student is expected to:
(A) describe selected long-term benefits of regular physical activity;
(B) classify activities as being aerobic or anaerobic;
(C) describe the effects of aerobic exercise on the heart and overall health;
(D) analyze effects of exercise on heart rate through the use of manual pulse checking and recovery rates, heart rate monitors, perceived exertion scales, and/or computer generated data;
(E) identify each health-related fitness component and describe how participating in cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and endurance, and flexibility actions impact personal fitness;
(F) identify specific foods that contain protein, vitamins, and minerals that are key elements to optimal body function;
(G) recognize the effects of substance abuse on personal health and performance in physical activity;
(H) analyze ways outside influences affect decisions about care of the body such as alcohol and tobacco advertising and peer pressure; and
(I) recognize that idealized images of the human body and performance as presented by the media may not be appropriate to imitate.