The Dance Cardio Unit is designed to improve cardiovascular fitness by combining low and high impact dance movements and intensities through the use of rhythmic movements. The specific Health Related component of FITNESS of aerobic/dance is cardiorespiratory endurance.
Cardiovascular Benefits- Each class is designed to increase the heart rate by incorporating choreographed movement routines in which includes all major and minor muscle groups. Aerobic exercise conditions the heart and lungs by increasing the oxygen available to the body and by enabling the heart to use oxygen more efficiently.
Course Objectives: This course is aimed to help each student:
Class Format:
Task: Students will create (choreograph) a dance/cardio movement routine. Students will perform the dance and will be assessed on its choreography, the demonstration of correct technique, aesthetic performance and follow the rubric guidelines. Students will peer teach their dance/fitness movement routine. Students will participate safely, demonstrating appropriate personal and social behavior.
Cardiovascular Benefits- Each class is designed to increase the heart rate by incorporating choreographed movement routines in which includes all major and minor muscle groups. Aerobic exercise conditions the heart and lungs by increasing the oxygen available to the body and by enabling the heart to use oxygen more efficiently.
Course Objectives: This course is aimed to help each student:
- Understand the benefits of the health related fitness.
- Understand the safety precautions and injury preventions in aerobic dance.
- Improve general fitness levels, especially the aerobic capacity of the individual.
- Develop a healthy lifestyle through aerobic fitness.
- Practice heart rate monitoring while participating in aerobic exercise.
- Develop an understanding of the basic fundamental: warm-up, aerobic routines,
- Understand and apply the fundamental exercise and nutrition.
- Have fun and enjoy life while exercising.
- Provide the opportunity to improve his/her fitness programs.
Class Format:
- Warm-up- consists of routines with easy movements and stretching to warm the muscles by isolating each muscle group.
- Aerobic activity- consists of 3 or more routines to increase cardiovascular fitness by increasing the level of low and high impact movements to raise the heart-rate.
- Muscle toning- is designed to use your own body weight and isometrics to strengthen the core, abdominals, upper torso, and legs.
- Cool-down- consists of a stretching routine designed to increase flexibility and bring the heart rate back to normal.
Task: Students will create (choreograph) a dance/cardio movement routine. Students will perform the dance and will be assessed on its choreography, the demonstration of correct technique, aesthetic performance and follow the rubric guidelines. Students will peer teach their dance/fitness movement routine. Students will participate safely, demonstrating appropriate personal and social behavior.
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