Personal Fitness Award Requirements

To qualify for this award, Venturers must, to the satisfaction of their company and advisor:

• After researching at least two (2) of the following, creatively share what you learned with others (i.e. Company, Scout Troop, Youth group)

1. personal health, nutrition and hygiene needed to keep in good condition

2. effects of drugs, including nicotine and alcohol

3. the long term effects of high protein, high fat diets, excessive use of salt and sugar, and artificial sweeteners and such preservatives as monosodium glutamate, sodium nitrate and nitrite

4. understand the need for physical conditioning.

• In season, play regularly on a team for at least two (2) sports (one winter, one summer), such as hockey, rugby, soccer, baseball, basketball, football, water polo, lacrosse, floor hockey, volleyball - or one (1) team sport and one (1) solo sport such as swimming, gym program, track & field, etc. Understand and be able to interpret the rules and regulations of the chosen sport,
  OR
  Plan a personal active program of at least one (1) year's duration involving two individual sports such as tennis, golf, bowling, curling, boxing, judo, karate, kayaking, swimming, cycling, skiing (water or snow), ice or roller skating, aquatics (canoeing, sailing, rowing). Understand and be able to interpret the rules and regulations of the chosen sport,
  OR
  With a friend or another Venturer, physically prepare for and take part in an outdoor expedition of at least three (3) days duration and forty-eight (48) kilometers by bicycle or canoe. Share your physical fitness program with your company.

• Along with the Company Executive, set up and have the Company participate in an inter-company sports activity. This could be a team or an individual challenge, such as table tennis, basketball, bowling, curling, soccer, tennis, baseball.