(Recorded Course) Introduction to Physical Education and Health with Kevin Kiernan

Instructor Access (optional grading support) for Unlimited Access families is available for this course!

Ready to moving? Join this to learn some basic workout techniques and get credit for Physical Ed. Come to class with plenty of water at your side and dressed casually for exercise

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How to get the most out of Intro to Physical Education and Health with Kevin Kiernan:

  • First, read the course materials below before the first class meeting.

  • Then have a notebook ready and available for class notes each live session.

  • Read assignments before class meetings

  • Watch that week’s recording if you need to revisit information from our live session.

  • Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that week.

  • Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.

Total class meetings: 8 

Duration:  45 minutes per class

Prerequisite: In good health, since these exercises will become rigorous. 

Suggested grade level: 8th to 12th grade

Suggested credit:  ½ semester Physical Education

Instructor: Kevin Kiernan

Course description:  This is a 2-week course covering health-related aspects of physical fitness including flexibility, cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and body composition. We will work on developing better mobility and stability through physical exercises. While learning about the musculoskeletal system and how proper nutrition and exercise benefit that system.  Recommended credit is one high school health credit.

Course outline:

Day 1: squats, leg raises, push-ups bench-mark test for time / Physical Activity and Hydration & Nutrition

Day 2: hamstring, shoulder, bicep, back exercises / A Complete Exercise Program

Day 3: chest, quadriceps, abdominals, triceps, exercises / Your Aerobic Fitness 

Day 4: hamstring, shoulder, bicep, back exercises / Your Muscular Fitness

Day 5: hamstring, shoulder, bicep, back exercises / Your Flexibility

Day 6:  chest, quadriceps, abdominals, triceps, exercises / Sharpening Your Functional Fitness

Day 7: hamstring, shoulder, bicep, back exercises / Supplements. What to take and when

Day 8: squats, leg raises, push-ups improvement test for time/ Meeting the CDC Exercise Guidelines

Course materials:   Dumbbells or resistance bands needed for some exercises.  All academic information will be provided in the Moodle page.   

Homework: The live class will be actual physical exercises, for increased mobility and strength.  Starting with a warmup, stretching, then muscle development exercises.  Students will have daily assigned readings and a daily quiz