Many people struggle with being their "ideal weight" or having their "dream body".  When looking at our country today, we have more people on diets than ever before, we also have more people as members of fitness clubs than ever before.  What many people need to realize is that fitness is a life changing decision.  Fitness has to become a habit, it is not something you can do for a few weeks and then take 2 months off and expect to look the same and have the same benefits.  Living an active life is a habit.  If one doesn't make time for their personal fitness they will be so far away from their fitness goals, they will feel too overwhelmed to try to get back into shape.  Many people don't know where to start, that is where the Personal Fitness Team (you students!) can help.

    There are three types of people described below.  The job of the Personal Fitness Team is to design a fitness program to help the person you choose begin an effective fitness life style.  You will need to develop a workout plan, a diet, and find a lifelong recreation activity that will fit your client and their personal goals and interests.  Your task for this project is to develop a fitness program for one of the 3 clients below.  You will be filling one of 3 roles in a Personal Fitness Team. These roles are explained on the process page.  Each member of the team will become an expert in their area.  The focus of the team is to design a program to get their client in shape and "pitch" their program to the client (our class).  My hope is, that while researching and designing a program for the client your team has selected, you will also learn valuable information that you can apply to your own life and your own workout plan.

Jimmy - Jimmy is a young man who is tired of being so scrawny.  Jimmy weighed 135 pounds when he graduated high school.  He is interested in having the physique that he sees in his favorite magazine, Muscle and Fitness.  Jimmy wants to put on 20 pounds of muscle in order to look better and gain muscle strength and size.  Jimmy's favorite activities include sleeping, fishing, video games and competitive sports.  Jimmy works for the animal control office as a part time employee and he is also going to junior college.  Jimmy is interested in finding a workout plan that will allow him to reach his goals and maintain a healthy lifestyle for years to come.

Angela - Angela is a junior in high school.  She is a nice looking young lady who is in good physical shape.  Angela knows that as she moves on in her life it will be harder to maintain her "in shape" look.  She is interested in starting a program right now that will help her to maintain the way she looks and feels during the rest of her life.  Angela would like to maintain lean muscle mass, increase her muscle strength and maintain or increase her cardio-vascular endurance.  Angela's interests include the snow, the beach, and the occasional jog around the track.  Angela is not a very independent person, she enjoys activities with others and is more likely to be active when other people are involved.

Randy - Randy has the same problem that many people face in our society, he is about 25 pounds overweight.  Randy would like to trim down his figure to become more of "the man he wants to be".  Randy is 22 years old and he feels that now is the time in his life to change his lifestyle.  He would like to focus more on activity and begin to build a new body.  Randy works about 10 hours a day and feels awfully tired when he gets home.  He needs some advice on how to start his workout plan and become consistent at it.  In Randy's spare time he likes to hang out with his friends, throw the frisbee around, eat, watch football, and relax in his recliner.

Answer the following questions on your own before meeting with the rest of your Personal Fitness Team:

1.  How do you determine your target heart rate?

2. What does your percent body fat (body composition) mean?

3.  How much water should a person drink per day?

4.  What is aerobic activity?

5.  How does stress affect health?

6.  Go find 3 sites on each of the following: diet, exercise/training, and recreation.

Copy and paste these questions into a word document and answer them carefully.  Print out the answers and turn them in or e-mail the answers, as an attachment, to your teacher.  Use the information on this page, the sites that you find, and the resources on the next page to help you complete your FitQuest!!!