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CURRICULUM PROGRAMS

This is our main bread and butter. We come in within your HPE lesson and take a tiny snippet of the year's teaching load. We don't by any means replace quality teaching - that we leave to you, the professionals. But, we acknowledge that we're not all experts in all facets, so for specialist fitness training, that's where we come in!

Our programs fit with various content descriptors in the 'Movement and Physical Activity' strand of the HPE curriculum. Each program also helps develop focus areas such as Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) and Rhythmic and Expressive Movements (RE). For example, our programs align with the following content descriptors:

Moving our body

- Perform / practice and refine fundamental movement skills and movement sequences using different body parts ACPMP008

- Practise specialised movement skills and apply them in a variety of movement sequences and situations ACPMP061

- Use feedback to improve body control and coordination when performing specialised movement skills in a variety of situations ACPMP080

- Provide and apply feedback to develop and refine specialised movement skills in a range of challenging movement situations ACPMP099

Understanding movement

- Explore how regular physical activity keeps individuals healthy and well ACPMP010

- Examine the benefits of physical activity to health and wellbeing ACPMP046

- Participate in physical activities designed to enhance fitness, and discuss the impact regular participation can have on health and wellbeing ACPMP064

- Manipulate and modify elements of effort, space, time, objects and people to perform movement sequences ACPMP065

- Analyse the impact of effort, space, time, objects and people when composing and performing movement sequences ACPMP103

Learning through movement

- Cooperate with others when participating in physical activities ACPMP012

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FIT CLUBS

One of our newer offerings is FIT club. We usually work this in to lunchtime, before, or after school time. And is an alternative to the usual sports trainings. Oftentimes, students who have not nominated for a sport, may select to do our FIT club, or of course, they may wish to participate in addition to their sport traings also.

We love asking students what their fitness goals and interests are and seeing them improve throughout the term/year. We can tailor the programs to suit your needs, and often run a different program each week, to keep students engaged, interested and of course expose them to a large variety of ways to exercise and keep FIT!

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SPORTS DAYS

We love the fact that Sorts Days are becoming more inclusive. No longer are they just about the mainstream sports, but also offering a variety of recreational activities in which students can participate also. It's great to see different students have their time to shine in different events.

We often run a station / rotations for each year level. Another favourite is choreographing, teaching and/or presenting a whole school health hustle as your warm up for the day!

We've also had our instructors stay on and be a 'helper / official' for the day too! Anything to assist you in your day running as smoothly as possible. After something different? Just ask, we're happy to tailor a package to your needs.

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WELLBEING DAYS

We love being part of your school wellbeing day, whether that's as part of the pastoral care program, R U OK Day, or anything in between. We aim to bring some movement, music, fun and positive vibes. There's nothing better than students singing along and getting in to the session!

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STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Having taught group fitness classes in gyms across Adelaide for 20 years, I still love working with adults. I've been lucky enough to work with schools for their staff meetings, and staff development days. Often running our yoga program with some additional relaxation.

I was lucky enough to complete the 4 day Positive Education training in 2014, and find many of the principles work well with yoga, marrying the two in some of our longer staff professional development days for a wholistic theory and practical session.

HIIT

HIIT is high intensity interval training. This style of training has been proven to allow participants to obtain the greatest fitness gains in the shortest possible time frame.

Students will work at high intensity, followed by full rest intervals. The workouts are designed to be body weight only and incorporate both strength and endurance exercises. Your professional fitness instructor will explain various principles of training and training methods throughout the work out.

- Students learn different principles of training and training methods

- Fastest gains in strength and cardiovascular endurance

- Can be adapted to suit various ability levels

- Best suited to classes in specialist HPE streams

Weights

Did you know group exercise classes can also be delivered using hand weights / dumbbells?

That's right! We have a set of dumbbells for a small class, but can run this program for larger groups also with access to hand weights at the site. 

- Students will learn a variety of compound and isolation exercises with hand weights

- Students will receive a whole body weights workout focussing on lower weights and higher reps

- Students will learn about various muscles and how they work

- The group fitness structure allows for maximum fun, with the team atmosphere and pumped up music

- Students engage in strength exercise in a safe environment

Core Class

This is not for the faint-hearted. We might be laying on our back for most of this class, but it is by far one of the hardest workouts. 

The core class aims to isolate all of the muscles in the core including rectus abdominis, obliques, transverse abdominis, the ever-difficult to train lower abs, glutes and posterior chain. 

- Great for specialist PE classes who really want results 

- Great program to set the core alight and feel the burn

- Works well in amongst other programs

- Improves core strength, posture and stability

- Teaches students about muscles and how to use them properly for efficient movements in all areas of life

Circuit Training

Who doesn't love a great circuit?

The great thing about this program is we can vary the exercises each week/lesson to keep things engaging as well as tailor to your students' interests/needs. If you have access to a gym and/or equipment, great, we'll utilise that! If not, no stress, many of our circuits can be easily adapted to use only minimal, or no equipment! 

- Minimal to no equipment necessary

- Can tailor to specific student interests 

- We can utilise any equipment your site has available

- Individualised, varied circuits each lesson

- Students love the social aspect of circuit training 

- Works well for lunch FIT clubs

Aerobic and strength training

This program is designed for sites who do not have access to specialist equipment.

Students learn and perform a variety of bodyweight only exercises incorporating both aerobic capacity and muscular endurance/ strength. What's amazing about this all-rounder program is that because no special equipment is required, students often feel empowered to be able to implement what they've learned in their own time at home.

- Cardiovascular endurance 

- Muscular endurance and strength

- No equipment required 

- Empowers students to have confidence in their own training

- Great all-rounder program for beginners

Zumba

Zumba, who knew it would be around to stay?!

This dance inspired workout is set to popular music with latin beats. The moves are easily accessible for all ages and abilities and can be differentiated along the way.

- Fun upbeat program

- Fusion of fun, dance and fitness

- Works well within a mixed fitness program

- Great way to end a unit on fitness

Yoga

One of our most popular programs. This program still utilises popular music to get the vibe going, while developing strength, flexibility and balance. 

The instructor will lead the class through various poses to develop different fitness components, with the addition of optional meditation/ relaxation at the end.

 

- Develops strength, flexibility and balance

- Engages students, while leaving them calm and centred

- Works well as a term program

- Exposes students to a different style and pace of workout

- Ties in with your wellbeing program and Pos Ed

Mixed Fitness Training

Mixed fitness training allows you to book a variety of different programs throughout the duration of your unit. 

If you don't have access to equipment, we can tailor programs only requiring body weight.

- Exposes students to a variety of different ways to train

- Caters to a wide variety of student strengths & interests

- Allows students to feel confident when partaking in physical fitness programs later in life within their local community 

- Ease of delivery, we come to you! So no need to try and work in with your local gym's timetable!

Martial Arts Style Fitness Training

Martial arts style fitness training blends strength and fitness exercises with various forms of martial arts such as karate, taekwondo and boxing.

Students use body weight only and will not spar at all in this program.

- Well rounded blend of strength and aerobic training

- Fusion of fun, fitness and martial arts

- Great way to introduce students to both fitness and martial arts

Training Principles & Methods

The aim of this program is to solidify the link between theory and practise when it comes to training principles and methods.

The qualified, experienced fitness instructor will imbed various theoretical concepts within the training session(s) so that students can experience them in action!

 

- Exposes students to a variety of different ways to train

- Links HPE theory and practice

- Allows students to feel confident when partaking in physical fitness programs later in life within their local community 

- Ease of delivery, we come to you! So no need to try and work in with your local gym's timetable!

ABOUT MOVEWISE AUSTRALIA

Movewise Australia is a mobile fitness specialist, delivering high quality group fitness programs to educational sites. 

The programs are expertly designed by Sara, who obtained certificates III and IV in Fitness as well as degrees in Human Movement and Education, and who has been in the fitness industry for 20 years! As well as being a classroom teacher for 12 years, before branching off to become a business owner. 

Programs are delivered by her and her team of instructors, who have qualifications in fitness and/ or are studying to become teachers. Both of which mean we are experts in connecting and communicating with young people and demonstrating physical movements to a high standard.