Home Workout using Little Space

Athlete Kris (Calisthenics and Weight Training) has a great 10 minute follow-along workout video

Consider using some of these exercises for your 12-week training program. 

Personal Fitness Merit Badge Workbook

Troop 288 Personal Fitness Merit Badge

Personal Fitness Workbook - hyperlink to PDF document

Personal Fitness Worksheets - hyperlink to PDF document or DOCX document

Requirements for the Personal Fitness Merit Badge:

Do the following:

Explain:

why physical exams are important;

why preventive habits are important;

Effect of tobacco products, alcohol, and other harmful substances;

Diseases that can be prevented and how;

The 7 warning signs of cancer;

The youth risk factors that affect cardiovascular fitness in adulthood

Have a dental examination. Get a statement saying that your teeth have been checked and cared for. Tell how to care for your teeth.

Explain to your merit badge counselor verbally or in writing what personal fitness means to you, including:

Components of personal fitness;

Reasons for being fit in all components;

What it means to be mentally healthy

What it means to be physically healthy and fit

What it means to be socially healthy

Discuss your activity in the areas of healthy social fitness

What you can do to prevent social, emotional, or mental problems?

With your counselor answer and discuss the following questions

Are you free from all curable diseases?

Are you living in such a way that your risk of preventable diseases is minimized?

Are you immunized and vaccinated according to the advice of your health-care provider?

Do you understand the meaning of a nutritious diet and know why it is important for you?

Does your diet include foods from all food groups?

Are your body weight and composition what you would like them to be and do you know how to modify it safely through exercise, diet, and lifestyle?

Do you carry out daily activities without noticeable effort?

Do you have extra energy for other activities?