Year 5- Fitness

During Autumn 1, Year 5 have focused upon fitness as one of their topics in PE. In their first lesson, classes took part in a fitness circuit in which they had an individual scoresheet to record their scores. They were aiming to gain the best scores they could in various activities such as burpees, agility jump, speed bounce and target throwing. This was a baseline fitness test for the remainder of the unit.

Across the half term, Year 5 focused upon different aspects of fitness including relay races which worked different muscle groups, paired fitness challenges and designing their own HIIT workout to instruct to the class. They also participated in the bleep test, a multi-stage fitness test, in which they must continue running to work up the different levels all within the timescales of the bleeps. The full year group had incredible attitudes towards all these activities, in particular the bleep test. They were keen to challenge themselves throughout and acknowledged how this would help their fitness levels. They also completed a 9 minute Cooper Run and finished the unit by re-visiting the circuit from the beginning of the unit. In this, many children beat their original scores. A sign of increased confidence, focus, energy levels and overall fitness.

Children could discuss why we should exercise and the long & short term benefits, name muscle groups and why a balanced diet should be lifelong. A fantastic unit of work in which the children were a joy to work with!

What The Student Says

"I have enjoyed challenging myself and seeing my strength increase" "I love the bleep test!!" "Squats are good as they help strengthen quads and hamstrings which I need to play football" "I managed to beat my score!" "I think my fitness has improved and I feel proud of myself"

What skills were developed?

  • taking part in a range of fitness activities and been able to help set these up

  • discussed how exercise changes our bodies in the long & short term

  • named which muscles are used in different activities and exercises

  • participating in different training types including fartlek, interval and circuit training

  • analysed their own and others' performances

  • explained why a healthy diet & regular exercise is advantageous and why they should be lifelong

What the Teacher says

The children have approached each lesson with fantastic attitudes- always ready to challenge themselves, try new activities and discuss the importance of healthy lifestyles. They have pushed themselves to improve their fitness levels and as a result they have motivated themselves and others further. Children often chose the "harder" option such as performing squat jumps instead of squats or increasing their running distance further to heighten their progress. A joy to teach- well done Year 5! Mrs Clark, PE Teacher & Subject Leader

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