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Theories of learning physical activity - Psychological factors in learning physical skills - Motion - Forces and torques - Physiological dimensions of physical activity - Sociocultural dimensions_____________
Physical Activity Instruction of Older Adults, Second Edition, is the most comprehensive text available for current and future fitness professionals who want to design and implement effective, safe, and fun physical activity programs for older adults with diverse functional capabilities.
The Really Useful Physical Education Book offers support, guidance and practical ideas for effective, innovative and imaginative physical education lessons. Underpinned by easy-to-understand theory, this second edition is fully updated in line with the National Curriculum for Physical Education at Key Stages 3 and 4 and provides a wide range of high-quality lessons alongside engaging teaching examples and methodologies. With an emphasis on inclusive physical education, it highlights the ways in which schools can re-design the curriculum to ensure maximum enjoyment for all pupils. Key topics covered include: • Planning, progression and assessment • Health and safety issues • Inclusive track and field athletics • Adapting activities to support SEND • Swimming and water-based activities • Alternative activities including street-surfing and combat sports • Introducing dance into the curriculum • Enjoyable gymnastics for physical literacy • On-site adventurous activities • Values-based teaching • Teaching accredited awards • Using new and emerging technologies The Really Useful Physical Education Book offers essential advice and inspiration for both trainee and practising teachers responsible for the 11–16 age range. It is a must-read for all those who want to make their lesson inclusive and fun whilst promoting a healthy lifestyle and enthusiasm for lifelong activity.
Senior Physical Education 2 has been specifically written to meet the requirements of the new curriculum and alignment changes. It is the authorsa hope that through this text Physical Education students will be inspired to continue a life-long involvement in physical activity. Senior Physical Education 1 sets the standard for physical education in New Zealand schools. WEBSITE FEATURES Because a similar publication is available in Australia, resources for students at the Cengage website: www.nelsonphysed.com.au Students are provided with five to ten website links per chapter, topic reviews, a glossary terms match-up and additional coursework ideas. The teachera s website contains practice questions and solutions, a suggested course outline, solutions to most a Checkpointsa questions and solutions to all a Test your knowledgea questions.
The third edition of Queensland Senior Physical Education has been updated to bring to life the QSA Senior Physical Education Syllabus.Each Focus Area is addressed with up-to-date information and learning experiences that allow for acquiring, applying, evaluating and appreciating the knowledge and skills of Physical Education.Interactive BookBringing your classes into the digital age the CD included with the text contains:an interactive book that can be customised by teachers or students.
This guide is designed to provide practicing and trainee teachers in the primary school with the practical, engaging ideas you need to teach PE imaginatively.
A new text, with a fresh approach tailored specifically for Queensland's Senior Physical Education course. Incorporating topical research, up-to-date articles and statistics, striking imagery and the knowledge and expertise of a market-leading author team, this series brings PE to a new generation of students. With an explicit focus on assessment, Oxford Senior Physical Education for Queensland will ensure success for your students.
The senior years don't have to be filled with aches and pains. At age seventy, Ruth Heidrich has the bone mass density of a woman in her early thirties and a resting heart rate of forty-four. Since being diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of forty-seven, she has won more than nine hundred athletic trophies and medals and has been cancer-free for more than twenty years. In Senior Fitness, the "other" Dr. Ruth shows how to maintain and even increase physical and sexual fitness at any age--and dramatically reduce the risk of prostate cancer, varicose veins, osteoporosis, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, Alzheimer's, and a host of other ailments and diseases. Full of detailed medical information, this inspiring handbook is the ideal resource for all those seeking to make life after fifty full of fun and dynamism.
