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Personal Fitness Merit Badge
Started: July 9, 2006
Completed: November 05, 2006
Scout Attended First Session of the Personal Fitness Merit Badge
Sunday evening, July 9, 2006, Scouts from Troops 283, 537, 206, and 570 met at the West Middle School track to be measured and timed completing various events. A twelve-week fitness program was approved for each scout.
Scouts Completed The Personal Fitness Merit Badge
November 5, 2006, Troop 283 Scouts along with boy scouts from Troop 537, 206, and 570, met at the West Middle School track for the final time to test their aerobic fitness, muscular strength, and flexibility and compare the final results to earlier tests made during the twelve week course.
With the help of the merit bade counselor, each scout designed a comprehensive 12-week physical fitness program and kept a log listing the scouts' daily exercise activities. Every two weeks the scouts would met at the track to be tested. This merit badge is Eagle required.
