Change of plans for Project #2!!

While I would have really had fun making a video about social studies, something else perked my interest even more over this Memorial Day weekend.

Swimming is a physical activity that most enjoy, right? So, what I decided to do was incorporate the Utah Core into swimming, under the category "Physical Education- Fitness for Life". Some of the objectives that swimming fills in the Core are: Objective 1
Demonstrate an understanding of the fitness outcomes in a variety of activities.

a. Demonstrate basic competence in a variety of activities that contribute to improvement of overall fitness.
Objective 2
Demonstrate active participation outside of the school day.

a. Participate in recreational activities offered through community agencies.
b. Participate in activities developing fitness outside of the school day.
c. Maintain activity journals illustrating activity participation outside of school hours.
Objective 1
Recognize the relationship between physical activity and personal health.

a. Recognize that health-related fitness is a lifelong process unique to each individual.
b. Identify genetic influences on body type, sedentary lifestyle diseases, muscle types, and rates of weight gain and loss.
c. Describe how physical activity affects body mass composition, including muscle and fat percentages and bone density.
d. Describe the mental, social, and psychological benefits of physical activity.
e. Describe how exercise increases longevity and quality of life through the reduction of stress.
Standard 4
Students will achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness.

Objective 1
Participate in personally meaningful activities.

a. Participate regularly in physical activities that contribute to the attainment and maintenance of personal fitness goals.
b. Use results of post fitness assessments to guide changes in fitness plan.
c. Analyze time, cost, and accessibility factors in determining activity participation in community settings.
d. Recognize how physical activities impact a person's physical, emotional, social, and intellectual well-being.
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With all of this in mind, diving is an activity that all swimmers should learn how to do. My "How to Dive" video segment will inspire all who watch it to enjoy the bliss that comes with diving. My husband, dad, and sister all helped me produce this video and I am excited to inspire others to live a life full of fitness while still having a fun time.