Why preventive habits such as exercising regularly are. Boy scout personal fitness merit badge text needed from. Before doing requirements 7 and 8, complete the aerobic fitness, flexibility, and muscular strength tests along with the body composition evaluation as described in the personal fitness merit badge pamphlet. From the personal fitness merit badge pamphlet, perform the physical fitness test physical fitness section with your patrol leader, scoutmaster, parent, or adviser before doing the next two requirements. Personal fitness f rom m e r i t b ad ge d ot o r g resources include the personal fitness merit badge worksheet, links, and crossreferences to related badges and awards. Record your results and identify those areas where you feel you need to improve. This personal fitness workbook provides all of the steps that scouts must complete to earn their merit badge. Personal fitness merit badge series mass market paperback january 1, 2006 3. Personal fitness merit badge requirements scoutbook. Set up a time to meet with me during or before a troop meeting or at camp.
Outline a 12week physical fitness program using the results of your physical fitness tests. Boy scouts of americapersonal fitness merit badge prezi. Pdf personal fitness merit badge worksheet coast personal fitness merit badge workbook this workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. You will be required to make an entry in an online journal each day for the entire 12 weeks.
Tell what questions the doctor asked about your health. It requires a physical and dental exam, documentation of current health issues, understanding of behaviors detrimental to health and fitness, and much more. Outline a comprehensive 12week physical fitness program using the results of your fitness tests. How good nutrition is related to the other components of personal fitness the three components of a sound weight fat control program.
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Another good updated merit badge book for young men working towards the rank of eagle scout. A session of the personal fitness merit badge will be started each spring and fall. New boy scout requirements emphasize physical activity. Part of the requirements for this badge include doing some fitness tests periodically and recording a fitness plan over a period of 12 weeks.
A presentation for eagle scouts personal fitness merit badge that we gave to over 100 boy scouts on october 11th 2014, for the educational portion of their per slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. This 50 page printable pdf workbook will help boy scouts as they work on earning the personal fitness merit badge. Mar 23, 2016 pix for personal fitness merit badge chart. These worksheets include the necessary tasks and questions that are required for earning the personal fitness merit badge. Two of our scouts took personal fitness merit badge at our most recent summer camp. Personal fitness physical fitness cancer screening tests body measurement chart alcohol is a drug merit badge read news body. Regardless of their current levels of personal fitness, in the twelve weeks it will take scouts to complete the athletic requirements for this merit badge, they will be in better shape, feel better about themselves, have more energy, and gain selfconfidence in their overall abilities. Superset means you do the exercises within the set back to back with little rest in between, and then you repeat the superset. Before completing requirements 2 through 9, have your healthcare practitioner give you a physical examination, using the scout medical examination form.
Personal fitness is an individual effort and desire to be the best one can be. Personal fitness merit badge workbook this workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. For completion of the personal fitness merit badge, be prepared to discuss the following items during the 12 weeks it will take you to complete the badge requirements. The personal fitness merit badge, meanwhile, remains a requirement to earn the eagle scout rank. There are some worksheets available for this on the web, but the ones we looked at didnt really fit in with the fitness plan which lc and his merit badge cou. Read the personal fitness merit badge book available from the. Merit badge worksheet is suitable for 5th 12th grade. Before doing requirements 7 and 8, complete the aerobic fitness, flexibility, muscular strength, and body composition tests as described in the personal fitness merit badge pamphlet.
Runwalk as far as you can as fast as you can in nine minutes b. Personal fitness merit badge troop149 arlington va. January, 2020 requirements for the personal fitness merit badge. Haywood fitness presentation for eagle scouts personal. Personal fitness merit badge coach mike verdugo judobjj 39 years the mat a competitor, coach 8 technician studied japan, russia and the united states state, national and international coaching experience past director of usa olympic development and cultural exchange program traveling teams team leader. See all 14 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The work space provided for each requirement should be used by the scout to make notes for discussing the item with his counselor, not for providing the full and complete answers. Use this pamphlet as a guide as you organize your thoughts and prepare to meet with your merit badge counselor. A components of personal fitness b reasons for being fit in all components c what it means to be mentally healthy d what it means to be physically healthy and fit e what it means to be socially healthy. Use this workbook as a guide as you organize your thoughts and prepare to meet with your merit badge counselor.
Outline a 12 week physical fitness program using the results of your physical fitness tests. Prev next this is the personal fitness merit badge for scouts, lone boy scouts, and qualified venturers or. You must be committed to 12 straight weeks of exercising every day. The need to have a balance in all four components of physical fitness d. Before doing requirements 7 and 8, complete the aerobic fitness, flexibility, and muscular strength tests, along with the body composition evaluation as described in the personal fitness merit badge pamphlet.
This page printable pdf workbook will help boy scouts as they work on earning the personal fitness merit badge. Be sure your program incorporates the endurance, intensity, and warmup guidelines discussed in the personal fitness merit badge pamphlet i dont have the merit badge book, so i was wondering if anyone knew of a link when i can viewdownload the book in pdf, or if someone is kind enough to type in the text from that part of the book. Personal fitness merit badge requirements requirements, worksheets, links, photos and more. Personal fitness merit badge pamphlet printable pdf. This is a project on paper, not a reallife project. Personal fitness merit badge pamphlet m3 fight and fitness. Prepare a written project plan demonstrating the steps below, including the desired outcome. The personal fitness book does not just cover the basics of physical fitness, but touches on mind, body and soul with mental and spiritual fitness to make one well rounded and healthy throughout.
Complete the aerobic fitness, flexibility, and muscular strength tests along with body composition evaluation as described in the personal fitness merit badge pamphlet. Runwalk 1 mile as fast as you can sit and reach using a sitandreach box constructed according to specifications in the p ersonal fitness merit badge pamphlet, make four repetitions. To participate you must be a first class scout or higher. Personal fitness merit badge pamphlet troop 577 wichita. Next steps complete the aerobic fitness, flexibility, and muscular strength tests along with the body composition evaluation as described in the personal fitness merit badge pamphlet. Log sheet for personal fitness merit badge merit badge. Before beginning your exercises, have the program approved by your counselor and parents. Stopwatch and 1mile course accessibility, alternately a 9minute course with yards marked off. It consists of just four exercises, broken up into two blocks or supersets. Looseleaf notebook with pockets preferred, or spiral 3. If meeting any of the requirements for this merit badge is against the scouts religious convictions, the requirement does not have to be done if the scouts parents and the proper religious advisors state in writing that to do so would be against religious convictions. The work space provided for each requirement should be used by the scout to make notes for discussing the item with his counselor, not for. After your initial test, set a goal to be achieved by the end of your 12 week physical fitness program.
This is a simple but effective exercise routine for any level of fitness. Personal fitness merit badge workbook this workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet book. In the hands of an effective merit badge counselor, however, it can be more of an onramp to a lifetime of better health. How the components of personal fitness relate to the scout laws and scout oath 5. Any recent requests have been sent the updated pdf f. They each completed the badge in 5 hours, not 5 days, not 5 weeks, not 5 months, but in 5 hours i was bit taken back when i saw the blue cards returned with the counselors signature and passed written on the card.
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