A DVD player in the weight room

To facilitate the understanding of how to use the equipment found in the weight room.


 Link to original French sample film from a DVD project >>>


This project was created to inform high school students of the importance to properly use weight room equipment. For this project, secondary 4 students were asked to explain the proper steps to take in order to correctly execute various movements with weights or weight training apparatuses. Therefore, students filmed themselves to demonstrate how to safely use the various equipment found in the weight room, while another student described the muscles involved in each exercise.

During physical activity and health classes in the weight room, the students will have available for them this very interesting resource (DVD), which will demonstrate the proper use of various weight room equipment. The students will simply navigate the DVD menu to select the exercise they wish to perform.

The integration of the information and communication technologies in this project is greatly favorable towards the acquisition of the Adopts a healthy, active lifestyle competency. The students will take conscience of the importance of adopting a healthy lifestyle such as being safe while practicing various physical activities and to also value the importance to have a good physical condition by regularly practicing physical activities. All of which will make them realize that it can be beneficial for them.


How to create this project:

1-    Inform students about the project.
2-    Explore and execute the various movements that can be done in the weight room.
3-    Students verify with the instructor how to safely use the equipment and which muscles are used.
4-    Students will film each other performing the movements, inform of the steps to safely use the equipment and the muscles that are used.
5-    Video editing.
6-    Creation of the DVD.

Translated from the original French RECITDP page here
http://www.recitdp.qc.ca/article.php3?id_article=161