Physical and Motor Fitness
Class 8 · Physical Education and Well Being
4 ideas in Class 8 Physical Education and Well Being, explained in plain words, with games and quizzes to practise.
Relays That Build Fitness
Part of: Fitness through play
Crawl to the Front threads crawlers under teammates' legs, Championship Run races rock-paper-scissors choices, and a modified triathlon chains dribbling, head-balancing and crawling with speed plus precision.
Why it matters. Relays turn fitness into team joy. Agility, balance and coordination grow under time pressure.
Try it in two minutes
- Crawl under a row of chairs in turns.
- Play rock-paper-scissors, winners sprint ahead.
- Dribble a ball round two marks.
Try at home. Balance a book on your head while walking to a mark.
Team Ball Games
Part of: Fitness through play
Pass Sit Score strategises with sitting, Crab Crawl relays core strength, tennis balls chase moving targets, Kick Volleyball bans hands, and Ropeless Tug pulls teams across lines with pure strategy.
Why it matters. Ball games rehearse roles, aim and fair rules. Feet-only and ropeless twists force fresh thinking.
Try it in two minutes
- Pass a ball sitting down in a circle.
- Crab-walk 5 metres and back.
- Toss soft balls at a moving box.
Try at home. Volley a balloon using feet only.
Metabolism in Motion
Part of: Fitness through play
Swasthya Daud tags runners with unhealthy-food and avoid-exercise denners across playing and exercise zones. First tags slow runners to jogs, second tags to walks, and Exercise-cone touches restore running.
Why it matters. The game feels metabolism changing with choices. Lifestyle links to energy become bodily memory.
Try it in two minutes
- Run in place for high energy.
- Jog slowly for medium energy.
- Walk for low energy and compare.
Try at home. Play tag where tagged players jog instead of running.
BMI and Fitness Tests
Part of: Fitness through play
BMI divides weight in kilos by squared height in metres: 17.8 is underweight, 19.5 normal and 25.4 overweight. Fitness baselines span T-test agility, 600 metre runs, push-ups, planks, sit-reach, sprints and stork balance.
Why it matters. Numbers turn health into trackable goals. Baselines plus retests prove progress.
Try it in two minutes
- Measure height and weight carefully.
- Compute BMI with the formula.
- Time one fitness test as baseline.
Try at home. Compute BMI for two family members together.
What your child will practise
- BMI and Fitness Tests: Jungle Quest (Flip and Match)
- BMI and Fitness Tests: Ocean Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
- Metabolism in Motion: Space Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
- Relays That Build Fitness: Mission Control Quest (Match It Up)
- Team Ball Games: Explorer'S Map Quest (Collect the Answer)
- Quiz: BMI and Fitness Tests (8 questions)
- Quiz: Metabolism in Motion (8 questions)
- Quiz: Relays That Build Fitness (8 questions)
- Quiz: Team Ball Games (8 questions)