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Fitness Activity Worksheet – Week 3: Developing Musculoskeletal Fitness

Track 2

Student’s Name:

Fitness Activities:

  1. Measure Core Strength and Stability

Explain the results of both Tara’s and Willie’s core strength and stability assessments. Based on their results, recommend an achievable goal for each of them to maintain or improve their current core strength and stability.

Explain three strategies for how they might achieve the goals you identified.

  1. Develop Balance and Coordination

Explain the results of both Tara’s and Willie’s balance and coordination assessments. Based on their results, recommend steps they can each take to maintain or improve their balance and coordination in the future.

Explain two strategies for how they might accomplish this goal.

  1. Stretch to Reduce Lower Back Pain

Do you currently suffer from back pain? If so, explain two strategies you might take to reduce your back pain in the future. If not, explain the steps you currently take to maintain good back health and two strategies to prevent the development of back pain in the future.

  1. Develop a Personal Musculoskeletal Fitness Program

Provide the details of your musculoskeletal fitness program.

  1. Prepare a Fitness Presentation

Prepare this week’s fitness presentation here.

Reference:

Powers, S. K., Dodd, S. L., & Jackson, E. M. (2011). Total fitness & wellness (brief 5e, media update). San Francisco, CA: Pearson/Benjamin Cummings.

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