8

Physical
Education
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Health – Related Fitness
For the learner:

Welcome to the Art Education Grade 8 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on
Elements and Principles of Southeast Asian Arts!

Learning through and about the arts enriches the experience of studying while at
school as well as preparing students for life after school. Arts subjects encourage
self-expression and creativity and can build confidence as well as a sense of self
identity.

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities
for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be
enabled to process the contents of the learning resource while being an active
learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What I Need to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn in
the module.

What I Know This part includes an activity that aims to

check what you already know about the
lesson to take. If you get all the answers
correct (100%), you may decide to skip this
module.

What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link

the current lesson with the previous one.

What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be

introduced to you in various ways such as a
story, a song, a poem, a problem opener, an
activity or a situation.

What is It This section provides a brief discussion of

the lesson. This aims to help you discover
and understand new concepts and skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent

practice to solidify your understanding and
skills of the topic. You may check the
answers to the exercises using the Answer
Key at the end of the module.

What I Have Learned This includes questions or blank

sentence/paragraph to be filled in to
process what you learned from the lesson.
 What I Can Do This section provides an activity which will
help you transfer your new knowledge or
skill into real life situations or concerns.

Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your

level of mastery in achieving the learning
competency.

Additional Activities In this portion, another activity will be given

to you to enrich your knowledge or skill of
the lesson learned. This also tends retention
of learned concepts.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the

module.

At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in

developing this module.
What I Need to Know

At the end of this module, you as a learner are expected to:

 Discuss the Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference.

 Sets goals based on assessment results;

 Get their BMI and waist circumference correctly.

How to Learn from this Module

To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:
1. Carefully read all the lessons.
2. Take your time on going thru each lesson.
3. Answer the pretest honestly; the purpose of the pretest is for you
to determine your prior knowledge before going thru the lessons
and activities.
4. If you have a hard time understanding the lessons and activities,
please do take a break. Having breaks between lessons and
activities will give you some space where you can absorb the
lesson well.
5. You can use the internet if you need more information about the
lesson.
6. Contact your subject teacher if you have some questions about
the submission of your output.

What I Know
True or False:
_____________ 1. Weight is a good predictor of the amount of visceral f
at which increases risk for cardiovascular disease and
diabetes.
_____________ 2. BMI is the heaviness or lightness of a person.
_____________ 3. The formula in getting the BMI is weight over height
squared.
_____________ 4. Height is the distance between the floor to the top of
the head when a person is standing position.
 _____________ 5. BMI means Body Matrix Index.

B – Get the BMI and show the correct solution.

Anna’s weight is 35kg and her height is 1.50m. What is her BMI?

Lesson

1 P.E- Health-Related Fitness

What’s In

In this lesson you will deeply understand the importance of exercise in

building total fitness and the family wellness. This lesson will allow you to
better understanding of HRF.

What’s New
Activity 1: Physical Fitness Tests

1. Do the following to prepare for the tests.

- Review the procedures in conducting the Physical Fitness Tests.

- Wear the appropriate attire.
- Do the warm-up exercises on your own or with your partner.
- Re-orient yourself on the proper execution of the tests and recording of test
results.
- Go through the test without exerting maximum effort.
- Observe safety.
- Perform the tests with the help of your family member.
_ - Record your test results.
 What is It

Health-related Fitness Tests

A. Body Mass Index (BMI)

The following formula is used to get the BMI:

WEIGHT [in Kilograms]

HEIGHT [in Meters]2

Example: 30 = 30 20.83 (normal)

(1.2)2 1.44

Classification:

Below 18.5 Underweight

18.6 24.9 Normal
25 29.9 Overweight
30.0 Above Obese

A.1 Weight – the heaviness or lightness of a person

Equipment: weighing scale

Procedure:
For the test taker:
a. Wear light clothing.
b. On bare feet, stand erect and still while evenly distributing your weight
on the center of the scale.

For your partner:

a. Before you start weighing, adjust the scale to zero point.
b. Record the score in kilograms.

Scoring – record body mass to the nearest 0.5 kilograms

A.2 Height – is the distance between the floor to the top of the head
when a person is in standing position.

Equipment:
• an even and firm floor and flat wall
• L – square
• tape measure laid flat on a concrete wall with the zero point starting at
 the floor

Procedure:
For the test taker:
a. Stand erect on bare feet with heels, buttocks, and shoulders pressed against
the wall with the tape measure.

For your partner:

a. Place the L-square against the wall with the base at the top of the head of
the person being tested.
b. Record the score in meters.

Scoring – record standing height

* 1 meter = 100 centimeters

B. Waist Circumference

Waist circumference is a good predictor of visceral fat which contributes more

risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes than fat located in other areas of the
body.

Equipment: tape measure

Procedure:
For the test taker:
a. Wear light clothing before having your waist circumference taken.
b. On bare waist, stand erect and wrap the tape measure around your
waist.

For your partner:

a. Record the score in centimeters.

Standard

Men Women

Risk Centimeter Inches Centimeter Inches

Very High >120 >47 >110 >43.5

High 100 – 120 39.5 – 47 90 – 109 35.5 – 43

Normal 102 40 88 34.6

Low 80 – 99 31.5 – 39 70 – 89 28.3 – 35

Very Low <80 <31.5 <70 <28.5

 What’s More
Activity 2
Review and assess your output in the “Family Connection” activity. Focus
on the strengths and weaknesses of each family member with regards to
the health-related fitness. Give special attention to the aging family
members and those with physical disabilities. Copy the following table
and do your own assessment:

Family Health Assessment

Family Age Body Medical HRF components
Member Compositio History
Weaknesse Strength
n
s
(BMI)
Father

Mother
Sister
Brother 1
Brother 2
Me

What I Have Learned

Reflection/Realization

1. Cardiorespiratory endurance can help me _________.

2. ___________ can help me achieve an ideal BMI.
3. Bending and stretching allow me ____________.
4. _____________ strengthen my body.
5. Therefore, I have learned that ____________.

What I Can Do
Reflect on your daily activities and write them on your notebook. Focus your
attention on the activities that will help improve your HFR and maximize your
body potential.
 Assessment
I - Identify the following question. Write your answers in your activity
notebook.

___________ 1. The formula in getting the BMI.

___________ 2. The heaviness or lightness of the person.

___________ 3. Weighing scale, meter stick, calculator and stick. Which one is not
included in getting the BMI?

___________ 4. The distance between the floor to the top of the head when a person
is in standing position.

___________ 5. Anna, is in 18.5, Trixie is in 24, Teresa is in 29.9 and Joy is in 30.
Which of them is in normal BMI?

II – Answer the question correctly with the solution. 5pts.

Edward weight is 40 and his height is 1.50 while Jonathan’s weight is 35 and his height
is 1.40. what is their BMI?

Additional Activity
Ask all your family members to help you get their BMI and record all the
results in your activity note book.

Answer Key
Test I
1. Weight over Height squared
2. Weight
3. Stick
4. Height
 5. Trixie
Test II
Edward’s BMI is 23.66 Jonathan’s BMI is 24.30