Red Star: Health and FitnessNo matter who you are, having an active life is the first step in being fit and healthy. These activities will teach you the basics of how to take care of your body and keep it in shape. |
Red Star Athlete Badge Cyclist Badge Skater Badge Skier Badge Snowboarder Badge Swimmer Badge Team Player Badge Canadian Healthy Living Award |
|
Red StarChoose and do any five of the A Requirements and any two of the B Requirements.
2. Develop and follow your own personal active living program, with at least 15 minutes per day of activity for a 2-week period 3. Describe some safety rules for water activities 4. Lead a group in an active games, and explain why good sportsmanship is important 5. Discuss how to protect your body from injury in different sports (e.g. using eye protectors, mouth guard, helmets, or padding) 6. Show the proper way to sit, stand, walk, and run. Learn how to take your pulse rate before and after exercise 7. Plan balanced meals for home or camp 8. describe the dangers of the common cold, and explain 3 ways to prevent it from spreading 9. Describe how to take care of your own clothing and belongings, and explain why such care is important 10. Describe how to take care of your hair, ears, eyes, teeth, nose, nails, and feet, and explain why. Explain the importance of washing your hands before handling food, before eating, and after using the washroom
2. Meet with a health worker, police officer or other knowledgeable adult to discuss, or make a display showing the effects alcohol and drug abuse have on your body 3. Design, build and use a simple gym or an outdoor obstacle course Return to
top |
Activity Badges | |
|
Athlete Badge
2. Explain to an adult and your six the importance of diet, sleep and exercise to the development of your body 3. Take part in an ongoing fitness program. Explain the importance of warm-up and cool down exercises 4. Demonstrate your best in any 7 of the following:
b. a 200 meter run c. a running high jump d. a running long jump e. a standing long jump f. sit-ups g. push-ups h. a rope or pole climb i. a baseball or Frisbee throw j. a long distance run k. rope skipping Return to
top |
|
Cyclist Badge
2. Have the use of a bicycle that is the right size for you and conduct the following safety check:
b. Check handle grips for tightness c. Check steering assembly for tightness d. Check tires for air pressure and cuts e. Check all nuts and bolts for tightness f. Check chain for tightness and properly oil the chain g. Check wheels for wobbles and broken spokes h. Show how to keep the bike clean
b. Yield sign c. Pedestrian crosswalk sign d. Colours of a traffic light e. Railway crossing sign f. One way sign
b. Ride in a straight line c. Do a shoulder check: while riding in a straight line, look back over your shoulder for a few seconds. Be able to ride in a straight line while looking back and tell your leader what you saw d. Hand signals for left turn, right turn and stop 6. Explain how to make yourself more visible at night by wearing bright reflective clothing, use of bike reflectors and lights 7. Explain other bicycling safety tips such as riding in wet weather, avoiding road hazards such as holes and grates, avoiding car doors, and how to lock your bike 8. To be done after the other items have been completed. With the help of an adult, choose a safe route to bike in your neighbourhood. Bike for 10 minutes on this safe route with an adult. Explain how riding your bike (as opposed to using a car) for 10 minutes is good for the environment. Return to
top |
|
Skater BadgeCan be complete with ice, roller skates or in-line skates
2. Show how to care for your skating equipment 3. Demonstrate how to start and stop on a given signal. Then demonstrate any 5 of the following moves:
b. Skate backwards; c. Make turns to left and right, cutting corners; d. Skate in a curve counter-clockwise; e. Glide on one skate for 3 meters; f. Forward and back edges on alternate feet on curves not less than 5 meters; g. Forward cross cuts, clockwise and counter-clockwise, on a circle 3 meters in diameters; h. 2 jumps with clean and controlled landings; i. A simple spin on 2 feet Return to
top |
|
Skier Badge
2. Show how to care for your equipment properly, including how to store it off-season 3. Explain some rules for safety when skiing 4. Put on your own skis and adjust the bindings properly 5. Climb a hill using side-step, traverse and herringbone 6. Snowplough straight down a hill in complete control 7. Do right and left linked snowplough turns 8. Describe how to get help in case of a skiing accident 9. Explain how to dress for various types of weather 10. Do either (a) or (b)
b. Describe the emergency equipment and supplies you should carry on a cross-country ski Return to
top |
|
Snowboarder Badge
2. Demonstrate how to mount and dismount either a surface lift (rope tow, T-bar, poma and platter) or a chairlift - whichever is used on beginner and intermediate hills in your area 3. Explain proper dress, including the use of a helmet, when snowboarding parks or half pipes 4. Demonstrate your ability to do the following:
b. Climbing side stepping; c. Straight running (toe/heal drag); d. Traverse with a stop; e. Static rotation exercise; f. Isolated beginner turns; g. Linked beginner turns Return to
top |
|
Swimmer BadgeDo either A or B
b. Canadian Red Cross AquaQuest Level 7 swimming award, c. Lifesaving Society Swimmer 4 award
2. Show how to check a swimming area for possible dangers, such as deep water, rocks and slippery surfaces 3. Complete all of the following: Tread water in deep water (over your head) for a minimum of 1 1/2 minutes; Enter the water using the front dive (the stride position); Front crawl 25 meters; Back crawl 25 meters; Endurance swim of 50 meters Return to
top |
|
Team Player Badge
2. Explain the basic rules of the sport you play 3. Take part in at least 6 games 4. Show a good sportsman-like spirit in all Cub games and activities Return to
top |
Awards | |
|
Canadian Healthy Living Award
2. Earn one of the Health and Fitness (Red Star) related badges (Athlete, Cyclist, Skater, Skier, Snowboarder, Swimmer, Team Player) 3. Earn two Outdoor Activity (Green Star) related badges (Camping, Cooking, Fishing, Hiking, Trailcraft, Watercraft, Winter Cubbing) 4. Participate in a hike-a-thon, bike-a-thon, road relay, special runs or some other activity that creates public awareness for being fit and healthy 5. Create a display or participate in a program based on some of the Olympic sports 6. Research and report on a Canadian outdoor person or sports figure who has made significant contributions to Canada or the world 7. Help show other Cubs how to safely participate in a physical activity of your choice Return to
top |
Our sincere thanks, to Akela at the 1st Whitby Wolf Cub group, who clearly learned the motto from Beavers, and freely provided us with all of these well put-together electronic excerpts from the Cub Handbook!