Engage, on a consistent basis, in a variety of individual and group activities that support health-related fitness and that support perceptions of physical activity as being fun (e.g., games that require moderate to vigorous movement, dance, relay races, cross-country skiing, aerobics, lead-up games, cooperative games)

Research and report on the recommended level of activity required in order to achieve and maintain personal fitness using resources such as the Canada Physical Activity Guide for Children.

Use resources (e.g., Fitnessgrams, Activitygrams) and other supports to appraise health-related components of fitness.

Determine own performance level for health-related components of fitness using simple appraisals that are specific to cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, and flexibility (e.g., eight minute run, pedometer counts, flexed arm hang, push-ups, sit and reach).

Sustain participation in moderate to vigorous movement activities (e.g., walking, running, skipping, cycling, swimming, snowshoeing, dancing) that increase heart rate and respiration rate, for eight consecutive minutes on a consistent basis.

Monitor, throughout the year, and record (e.g., charts, journal, portfolio, Fitnessgrams program) personal performance on fitness appraisals.

Discuss the reason for health-related fitness standards (e.g., Fitnessgrams healthy fitness zones) that focus on cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, and flexibility, and correctly associate the connection between these and overall physical fitness and personal well-being.

Describe factors (e.g., success/failure, attitude, support from others, commitment, intrinsic and extrinsic rewards) that affect personal motivation to stay physically active.

Engage in fitness sequences, such as circuits, that include cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, and flexibility exercises.

Identify, implement, and monitor personal changes that can be made in daily levels of participation in movement activities after determining how much personal time is spent in active and sedentary activity for a set period of time (e.g., daily, weekly).

Create and implement, with guidance, a class plan to improve cardiovascular fitness that follows the principles of F.I.T.T. (Frequency – at least every 48 hours, Intensity – gets the heart rate up, Type – cardiovascular activity, Time – at least 10 consecutive minutes) and encourages everyone to be active, both in and out of school (e.g., class walk at recess, class dance for 8 minutes every other day).