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Welcome to our Collier County Physical Fitness Resource Page!
What is the difference between Physical Fitness, Physical Activity, and Physical Education?
Physical Activity (PA)
Physical Fitness (PF)
Physical Education (PE)
- Structured or unstructured practice or play that helps to meet the recommended 60 minutes daily
- Typically used to “get moving” or “get the heart rate up” or "be active"
- PA may or may not help students set or meet health and fitness goals without establishing set criteria for the individual
- PA can be acquired in various forms, for example: during recess, walking to school, playing basketball outside with friends, playing Wii Tennis, Bowling with the family, etc.
- Health-related fitness includes cardio-respiratory endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, and body composition
- Skill-related fitness includes agility, balance, coordination, power, speed, and reaction time
- PF includes various dynamic movements that are specific and strategic for improvement in overall or an individual/specific fitness component
- PF should be assessed and monitored using proper safety parameters, and biomechanics, etc.
- PF should include a personal fitness plan that provides honest information for maintenance or improvement
- Is structured programming that focuses on the skills and knowledge needed to build both health and physical literacy that can be sustained for a lifetime
- An effective comprehensive physical education program provides strong instruction, high expectations, deep engagement, standards-based and grade-appropriate lessons, performance scales, and assessment with varied, equitable, and individualized learning opportunities.
How do we Measure Physical Fitness?
Physical Fitness is broken into 2 main categories:
- Health-related Fitness Components
- Skill-related Fitness Components
We assess all CCPS students in health-related fitness in grades 3-12 through Physical Education courses, which include:
- Cardio-respiratory Endurance
- Muscular Endurance
- Muscular Strength
- Flexibility
Students in Grades 6-12 enrolled in PE courses also receive Skill-related Fitness Assessments which include:
- Agility
- Balance
- Coordination
- Speed
- Reaction Time
- Power
Setting Personal Goals and Action Steps to improve our Physical Fitness to practice and prepare for a lifetime of wellness is also part of our learning and progression from grades 4-12.
60 minutes of Physical Activity Daily is recommended for general health and wellness, with at least half of that time moderate to vigorous (MVPA). Not all Physical Activity is created equal and not all will have a direct impact on the various components of fitness, so it is important to understand how to plan for improvement of fitness as a child and continue to do so as an adult. We also do not want to provide a "false sense of fitness" through assessments without protocols that inflate scores. Our personal understanding of where we are in our fitness is critical for knowing where we are going and our personal responsibility to get there.
CCPS Required Fitness Assessments Include:
Grades 3-5
- Health-Related Fitness (20-meter PACER, Push Ups, Curlups, and Shoulder Stretch/Fists to the floor) Fitness Log for Baseline and Endpoint
- Skill-Related Fitness (Introduction to assessments only)
Grades 6-8
- Health-Related Fitness (20-meter PACER or Timed Mile, Push Ups, Curlups, and Shoulder Stretch/Fists to the floor) Q1 and Q2 Benchmark Assignments
- Skill-Related Fitness (Shuttle Run, Sit to Rise, Ruler Drop, 40 yard Dash, Broad or Vertical Jump) Q3 and Q4 Benchmark Assignments
Grades 9-12
- Health-Related Fitness (20-meter PACER or Timed Mile, Push Ups, Curlups, and Shoulder Stretch/Fists to the floor) Q1 and Q2 Benchmark Assignments
- Skill-Related Fitness (Shuttle Run, Sit to Rise, Ruler Drop, 40-yard Dash, Broad or Vertical Jump) Q3 and Q4 Benchmark Assignments