1. Yr 7 Health Related Fitness. Questionnaires
1. ARE YOU PHYSICALLY FIT?
Ask yourself the following questions and mark yes/no by the side. There
are no right or wrong answers this is about how you see youself so just
try to be very honest.
1. Can you work hard for long periods of time?
2. Are you very rarely injured or ill?
3. Do you think you have a well developed body with very little fat?
4. Is your co-ordination good?
5. Do you have quick reactions?
6. Can you concentrate for long periods of time?
7. Are you always alert?
Now indicate how many of the following signs apply to you again by
indicating yes/no.
a) Yawning at your desk.
b) Feeling drowsey during the day.
c) Prone to temper tantrums.
d) Tired after doing only a little work.
e) Too tired to follow a leisure activity after school.
f) Nervous or jittery most days.
g) Find it difficult to relax.
h) Poor appetite unless for quick fast food.
i) Worried and moody.
j) Irritable towards family and friends.
Questions 1 - 8
If you could only answer ‘yes’ to four or less of these you have some
fairly hard work to do around your fitness.
Six or more ‘yes’ answers indicates that you are reasonably fit but you
can’t relax you still need to work on improving things.
Questions a) – j)
Answering ‘yes’ to four or more of these means you have some fitness
issues. Too many young people do not exercise regularly because they
think their current level of fitness is enough for their everday tasks.
Over the next few weeks we are going to help you to test and work out
what your level of fitness is and show you how to improve it and set
challenging but realistic targets and goals.
2. Yr 7 Health Related Fitness. Questionnaires.
2. HOW DO YOU VALUE PHYSICAL EDUCATION?
By the side of each statement rate it using the following scale.
Remember, try to be very honest with your answers.
Strongly disagree 5
Agree 4
Undecided 3
Disagree 2
Strongly disagree 1
1. P E is okay for those who like sports but it’s not for me.
2. Physical exercise and activity are as dangerous to health as they are
valuable.
3. I enjoy taking part in sport just to get away from it all.
4. I enjoy participating best in activities involving working as a team.
5. Physical activity is one way to get rid of the worries and tensions
of everyday life.
6. One of the main values of sport is probably to fill leisure time in
our sedentary society.
7. I would only do P E if it was compulsory in the school curriculum.
8. Time spent exercising could probably be better spent in other ways.
9. Sports and games build social confidence in people.
10.Industry might be wise to build leisure facilities for workers to use
during breaks.
11.Competition on sport is often a way to destroy good frienships.
12.Most jobs provide all the exercise and activity a person needs.
13.Everyone should have skill in several sports which can be used in
later life.
14. Social dancing and other similar forms of activity are a waste of
time.
15.Health and physical fitness are basic to all of life’s activities.
16. I would recommend that everyone takes part in physical education
because of the good it does you and the life skills it teaches you.
3. Yr 7 Health Related Fitness.
Check your scores.
Score by adding together as follows:-
1. Totals for 2, 8, 12 and 15 represents your health and fitness attitude
score.
2. Totals for 4, 9, 11 and 14 represents your social attitude score.
3. Totals for 3, 5, 6 and 13 represents your recreational emotional attitude
score.
4. Totals for 1, 7, 10 and 16 represents your general attitude score.
5. Circle your four scores on the chart below.
6. These scores sum up and represent your current attitude to physical
activity.
Classification H&F Social Rec/Emo Gen Total
Excellent 18 18 18 19 72
Very good 16 16 16 16 64
Above average 14 14 14 14 56
Average 10 10 10 10 40
Below average 8 8 8 8 32
Poor 6 6 6 6 24
Very poor 5 5 5 5 20
4. Yr 7 Healthe Related Fitness. How to measure flexibility.
Sit and reach
In pairs, one sits with feet against an upturned bench, legs straight.
Stretch the arms forward as far as you can without bending the legs.
Partner measures from the end of bench to where the finger tips are.
Trunk extension
In pairs, one lies face down on floor keeping whole body in contact with
floor. Lock fingers behind the head and then lift the head and shoulders
as far off the floor as you can. Partner measures from floor to chin.
Shoulder lift
In pairs, one lies face down on floor with arms fully stretched out holding
a ruler. Keeping the chin anf forhead on the floor raise the ruler as high as
possible keeping arms straight. Partner measures from floor to ruler.
Upper trunk
In a corner stand with both feet together facing a wall. Hold one arm at
shoulder height and twist trunk as far as possible to touch the other wall
keeping hand in a fist position throughout. Partner measures from corner
to hand touching wall.
6. Yr 7 Health Related Fitness.
Fitness workout.
Find a partner and complete ONE of the following tasks. Sign each
other’s sheet and find a new partner to complete another task. You can
only use a person ONCE. Complete as many of the tasks as you can in
the time the teacher allows. The key to this activity is COOPERATION.
1. You and someone do 12 push ups.
2. You and someone have an arm wrestle.
3. You and someone do 20 Shoulder presses.
4. You and somone do 50 two footed side to side
jumps across a line.
5. You and somone do 20 Tricep dips.
6. You and somone skip for 1 minute.
7. You and somone take your heart rate for 1
minute.
8. You and somone do 25 crunchies.
9. You and somone do 10m Shuttle runs for 1
minute.
10.You and somone do a 30 second dance.
11. You and somone do 20 ball throw and catch
against the wall.
12. You and someone do 3 Standing Long Jump
attempts.
Questions to ask yourself
Which activities did you like best?
Which activities did you do best at?
Which activities were working your heart?
Which activities worked your lungs?
Did any of the activities need good flexibility?
Which activities needed strength?
Did any of the activities need speed?
Which activities needed skill?
Was co-ordination needed for any activity?
