Did you know that
ALL of the athletes at the 2002 Olympics trained during the summer to prepare for their winter events? They ran, biked, in-line skated, hiked, and lifted weights all summer long. They also did balance and agility drills every week, like the drills you do for football and soccer.
Earn your Fitness Award
pin and certificate.
Get copies of the Ski Utah Fitness Award Training Log
and Activity List from your school teacher or download them from this web site.
Complete the required activities over
a 6-8 week training period (see the Activity List and Training Log for details) and have an adult verify your progress.
Mail your completed Ski Utah Fitness Award Training Log to Ski Utah by the date listed on the Log sheet.
Learn
how to fill out your Training Log.
Exercise
builds healthy bodies that let you play harder for longer.
Healthy
Heart
Strong
Body
Skilled Moves
Train in three areas: Aerobic, Strength, and Skill and Agility. Track your workouts in the Training Log. (Visit the Downloads page to get a copy of the Training Log.)
Aerobic activities build healthy hearts and lungs.
Complete 3 "aerobic workouts" per week. That means you will to do at least 18 aerobic workouts during a 6-8 week training period.
Strength
training develops strong muscles.
Complete 2 "strength workouts" per week. That means you will do at least 12 strength workouts during the 6-8 week training period. Each strength workout must include one upper body, one lower body, and one core strength exercise.
Skill
and Agility drills teach your body movements.
Complete 1 "skill workout" per week. That means you will do at least 6 skill workouts during the 6-8 week training period. Each skill workout includes 2 skill activities.
Fitness
means more fun!