Isaiah Henderson

Graphic Organizer Activity:

What are the benefits of doing push-ups and sit-up? Let’s figure it out. For this activity, everyone
will read the same article. The article will share with use some of the benefits of performing
push-ups and sit-ups. You might be asking yourself right about now, why do I need to know
this? Well, let me tell you. As we grow older it is important to keep our bodies healthy and fit,
and to do this we have to exercise. Simple exercises like push-ups and sit-ups can be beneficial
because they have a number of benefits, and can be done without equipment. The article will go
more in-depth about the benefits of push-ups and sit-ups.
For this assignment, everyone will individually create a KWL chart. The first step to this
assignment is to fill out the K (know) section of your KWL chart. What you write in here is
material that you already know about push-ups and sit-ups. After completing the K section of
your chart, you will fill out the W (want to know) section of your KWL chart. After you have
finished the K and W section, read the article completely. By reading the entire article before
filling out the remaining of your KWL chart, you will not miss out on any material because you
are focused on the article. Once you have completed the article, you can then go back into the
article to find section that are new to you and that you learned from reading the article. When
you find something that you learned, you will fill it out in the L (learned) section of your KWL
chart. Remember, it is important to use full sentences in your KWL chart. You should be able to
hand your KWL chart to anyone in class and they should be able to understand what you knew,
want to know, and learned. There is no harm in adding how you know something, why you want
to know something, and what interested you in what you learned.
https://www.livestrong.com/article/269254-what-are-the-benefits-of-sit-ups-push-ups
Example:
KWL Chart
Topic: Push-ups and Sit-ups
K (Know)
Push-ups and sit-ups can be
done just about anywhere, no
tools or material is required to
do a traditional push-up or
sit-up.
Adding weights can make
push-ups and sit-ups more
difficult or can add extra
resistance to people looking
for a tougher workout.
Modification can be made to
push-ups and sit-ups to make
them more manageable for
people who might not be able
to do them, for example
doing push-ups on your
knees, or not going all the
way up in a sit-up.
W (Want to know)
What muscles are benefiting
from doing push-ups and sit-
ups other than abs and chest.
What are additional
modifications that can be
done to make it so more
people can complete push-ups
and sit-ups who may not be
able to in a traditional way.
What, if any, are some
negative effects in adding
push-ups and sit-ups to
someone regular workout
routine.
Other than adding additional
weight, what is one way to
make push-ups and sit-ups
more difficult for people who
want to up with workout
routine.
Name: Mr. Henderson
Date: 7/21/2019
L (Learned)
Performing proper sit-ups can
work both the upper and
lower abdominal muscles, not
just the upper like most
people believe.
Many people experience back
pain, but this is often due to
over-used or tight hip flexors,
not just a lack of abdominal
muscles.
Adding push-ups to your
daily routine is a great way to
help your posture, push-ups
work muscles in your chest,
back and abdominals,
strengthening all of these at
the same strengths the
muscles and makes it easier
for the body to stand and sit
with better posture.
Push-ups can be modified to
work different muscles
without the use of weights,
the placements of your hands
can play a part in what
muscles are being activated.