Physical Education

Unit 1: Yoga
Mr. Dominguez
 Standards
Physical Education Standard 1: Students demonstrate the motor skills and movement patterns
needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
1.3 Combine manipulative, locomotor, and nonlocomotor skills into movement
patterns.
Nutrition Standard 1: Essential Concepts
Students demonstrate the motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a
variety of physical activities.
 Essential Question
• ● Why is it important to
participate in aerobic and
anaerobic exercises?
• ● Why is it important to
monitor your heart rate during
exercise?
 By the end of the Unit, SWBAT:
• Know the physical, mental, and social
health benefits of yoga
• Yoga terminology and poses
• Proper execution of a variety of yoga
poses
• How to choose yoga poses to target a
specific goal
• That every workout should include a
warmup and cooldown
 Brief History
• Yoga can be traced back to India over 5,000
years ago
• The word "yoga" is a Sanskrit term that has
many meanings
• One of the meanings is "to harness"
• In India, a person would bring an ox under
control by harnessing it to a wagon.
• That is a metaphor used to describe the process
of yoga
• Yoga is a method for training and uniting
the body, mind, and spirit
Benefits of Yoga
 Today's Goal
• Breathe correctly during exercise
• Learn to move safely and effectively
 Anaerobic vs. Aerobic

Anaerobic
Without oxygen
Short term movements
Examples: sprinting, weight-
lifting, and jumping
Aerobic
With oxygen
Long term movements
Examples: distance running,
rowing, and swimming
 Breathing
Yoga breathing involves
an inhale, a hold and an
exhale
We will do the same
Our rhythim will be
inhale 4 seconds, hold 2
seconds, exhale 4
seconds
Child's Pose
Downward Dog