I'm 15 and I'm doing a Sports Leadership course. In one of my assignments I have to plan and teach a group of over 50 students. I need some advice because this is my first lesson plan and the first time I've conducted a lesson. I need to know what kind of exercises they can do. I've thought of gentle aerobics and chair based exercises but I need to go into more depth. I'm really unsure of what to teach them! I just need some advice and tips from real people and not a stupid machine (because all the websites aren't helping me out). Can you help me please?
2007-02-21 03:46:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
I would also appreciate it if you explained to me what the exercises are and how they work because I'm not particually bright and I don't have a good general knowledge :)
2007-02-21 03:54:26 · update #1
oh yeah, I've got to improve thier strength, flexibility and endurance.
2007-02-21 04:03:10 · update #2
Hey I wasn't being insulting to elders, not at all! I've been brought up to respect my elders and I do! It's just that the group that I've got to teach have health problems. I wasn't saying that all elderly people are unfit! Please don't take offence! I wasn't trying to be nasty. And it's the truth, I'm not very bright. Really I'm not. I'm not stupid or anything, I get good grades but I don't have a good general knowledge. Please don't take this question the wrong way! I'm not trying to get credit for your ides. I've thought of many of the ideas you've all suggested but I'm young and not very experienced at leading sports so I wanted to ask other people. Please don''t think I'm sponging off you! I'm not like that!!
2007-02-21 07:10:35 · update #3
I attend a class in Switzerland for heart patients.
We do low impact aerobics to music. Alot of stretching excercises, we play hockey,volleyball, and co-ordination excercises, with batons, hoola hoops etc... Have fun with it...
2007-02-21 03:54:30 · answer #1 · answered by kick it 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Resistance band training would be good. The bands allow a more fluid movement for the joints and muscles. It also enables the person to adjust the resistance by shorting or lengthening the band and aren't constricted to a set weight as they would be with dumbells. Also, resistance bands can be used standing, seated or even from the floor so just about everybody can find a comfortable position. The bands are also used to work most major muscle groups - chest, back, biceps, triceps, shoulders, quads, glutes, outer thigh and inner thigh. A simple routine can be put together using the bands including a light cardio warmup and stretching cooldown.
2007-02-21 11:57:55 · answer #2 · answered by GingerGirl 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
running, playing games-volleyball, soccer-swimming?? Maybe stretches and jumping jacks. You could do like step ups, where they step up on a stool, then step back down at a good pace. u could do pushups and crunches. also, duck duck goose-(alot of running) parachutes...and..this one game, where everyone finds a partner and hook arms, one person is it and one person is running away from it...then...the runaway hook arms w/ someone else before it tags them and the person on the other side of the chainhooks off and runs away from it, if they gae taged, they turn around and swith places-(it is the runaway and the runaway is it) Then the runaway hooks onto a chain, the opposit person breaks off, they become the runaway, and so on...IT"S FUN and it can last a long time! Another game is where half the people get in a circle and the other half get in a line facing the circle...the circl peeps get a ball and you see how many times the ball can go around, while the people in the line do a relay around the circle..then switch teams see which team can pass the ball around the circl the most times!!!!!
2007-02-21 12:02:16 · answer #3 · answered by Bella 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you considered Aquarobics, its very beneficial and its a gentle safe form of exercise, ideal for older people, especially ladies as there is not to much strain on joints and ladies in particular can have brittle bones after 50.
Found a couple of websites you can look at but when I did a search I found loads
Hope this helps.. (I am 50 and I love it)
2007-02-21 11:57:11 · answer #4 · answered by Lady Hazy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
U're not so bright? Who r u kidding u're so smart that u actually want us to do ur work for u, shame on u. If ur teacher gave u an assignment it was for u to research it for ur self and not get the answers from us older folks. Do u think us so stupid to fall for ur "not to bright" game. Listen kid I'm 51 yrs. old and I don't do "chair exercises or gentle aerobics". I still roller skate with my grandkids, I run, I play softball, basketball, swim, hike, campout, horseback ride, water ski, and enjoy sex. I'm not half dead and neither r many of my older friends. We, I take offense to ur trying to get by on someone else's credit do ur own research if u go to a senior center u might find out that many of them r still very healthy and do their own thing. Just cuz we r fifty or over doesn't mean that life is over or near it. Good hunting.
2007-02-21 12:31:14 · answer #5 · answered by papabeartex 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Pilates or other low impact exercises would be good.
2007-02-21 11:50:32 · answer #6 · answered by tygger 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
step classes are fun! or do something with dancing...then you can partner them up!
2007-02-21 11:54:12 · answer #7 · answered by <3 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋