7th Grade Fitness Gram Fall

The FITNESSGRAM physical fitness assessment is based not on athletic ability, but on good health. No matter what we choose to do when we grow up, we will live happier, more productive lives if we are healthy-- and physical fitness is vital to overall health. The FITNESSGRAM test includes a number of different assessments because fitness has multiple components. Some of us may have good muscular fitness but need improvement on aerobic fitness. By having a complete report, we will know more about our overall level of physical condition and how we can improve it.

Based on your scores (do NOT have to share them!) describe two areas of fitness you would like to work on improving throughout the semester. Based on your areas of improvement you will need to set 2 goals that you want to accomplish by the end of 3rd quarter. When setting and establishing your goals (2) please be specific in what you want to accomplish. (Goals need to be measurable) Also, list 2 ideas or ways (exercises or activities you will be doing) to help you work toward meeting your goals.
Your responses should be in complete sentences. Set your goals high...but not impossible!

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Eating disorders are so common in America that 2 out of every 100 students will struggle with one.

Eating disorders are more than just going on a diet to lose weight or trying to make sure you exercise every day. They're extremes in eating behavior — the diet that never ends and gradually gets more restrictive.

The most common types of eating disorder are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa (usually called simply "anorexia" and "bulimia"). But other food-related disorders, like binge eating disorders, body image disorders, and food phobias, are showing up more frequently than they used to.

Anorexia
People with anorexia have an extreme fear of weight gain and a distorted view of their body size and shape. As a result, they can't maintain a normal body weight. Some people with anorexia restrict their food intake by dieting, fasting, or excessive exercise. They hardly eat at all — and the small amount of food they do eat becomes an obsession.

Other people with anorexia do something called binge eating and purging, where they eat a lot of food and then try to get rid of the calories by forcing themselves to vomit, using laxatives, or exercising excessively.

Bulimia
Bulimia is similar to anorexia. With bulimia, a person binge eats (eats a lot of food) and then tries to compensate in extreme ways, such as forced vomiting or excessive exercise, to prevent weight gain. Over time, these steps can be dangerous.

To be diagnosed with bulimia, a person must be binging and purging regularly, at least twice a week for a couple of months. Binge eating is different from going to a party and "pigging out" on pizza, then deciding to go to the gym the next day and eat more healthfully. People with bulimia eat a large amount of food (often junk food) at once, usually in secret. The person typically feels powerless to stop the eating and can only stop once he or she is too full to eat any more. Most people with bulimia then purge by vomiting, but may also use laxatives or excessive exercise.

Although anorexia and bulimia are very similar, people with anorexia are usually very thin and underweight but those with bulimia may be a normal weight or even overweight.

Binge Eating Disorder
This eating disorder is similar to anorexia and bulimia because a person binges regularly on food (more than three times a week). But, unlike the other eating disorders, a person with binge eating disorder does not try to "compensate" by purging the food.

Anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder all involve unhealthy eating patterns that begin gradually and build to the point where a person feels unable to control them.

If you or your friend is struggling with one of these disorders... it is so important for you to tell someone who can help. We can't always control the world around us but we can control the choices we make.