Up until recently, physical education in our homeschool has looked like a lot of outdoor play, biking, rollerblading, hiking, and community sports. The kids also have a weekly racquetball date with their dad and, this past year, we set up a small weight gym in the garage. Health has been pieced together through biology lessons, family conversations about self-care, nutrition, and cooking, plus my own focus on herbs and natural medicine.
What we hadn’t yet tried was a structured health and fitness curriculum until we were introduced to Glory to Glory Fitness and their F.O.R.M. Curriculum. We’ve been utilizing the Elementary Edition and Middle/High School Edition of the F.O.R.M. Curriculum in our home this summer, and I want to share an honest look at how it has worked for our family.
This program has been featured in USA Today and on Fox, and after using it myself, I can see why. It fills a gap in the homeschool world by providing a solid, biblically based framework for health, fitness, and stewardship of the body.
What the F.O.R.M. Curriculum Covers
The F.O.R.M. Curriculum is a turnkey health & PE platform built around four pillars: Functional Fitness, Optimal Nourishment, Rest & Recovery, and Multiplied Maintenance. It’s available for both Elementary and Middle/High School, with the F.O.R.M. Collective serving as the interactive online community for parents and educators to connect, ask questions, and share ideas.
Each lesson includes a devotional, an animated teaching video with a worksheet, a lesson guide, health challenges, movement videos, teaching slides, guided notes, and assessments. The pacing guide makes it easy for homeschool parents to know exactly what to do each week, whether you’re working at the elementary or high school level.
Breakdown of F.O.R.M. Curriculum Options:
Edition | Best For | Pacing | Key Focus Areas | Special Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F.O.R.M. Curriculum: Elementary Edition | ~Ages 6–11 | 1 lesson topic/month (Devotional → Animated video → Teaching guide → Verbal assessment) | Foundations of health/fitness, basic nutrition, stewardship | Gentle pace, age-appropriate concepts, simple printable activities |
F.O.R.M. Curriculum: Middle/High School Edition | ~Ages 12–18 | 1 lesson/week (year plan) or 2 lessons/week (semester plan) | Fitness training, body systems, nutrition, media literacy, mental health, addiction/abuse/grief; optional sex-ed module | Guided notes, teaching slides, assessments, movement videos |
F.O.R.M. Collective | Parents & educators who want community support | Ongoing/as needed | Idea-sharing, Q&A, implementation support | Interactive online community hosted by the F.O.R.M. team |
What We Liked
- Versatility for Parents: I think this curriculum works well both for parents who want something hands-off (just press play and let the curriculum do the teaching) and for those who want to actively participate alongside their kids. It’s versatile enough to meet you where you are.
- Comprehensive Coverage: The curriculum goes beyond “do this workout.” It covers how the body works, how to stay fit, muscle building, nutrition, and also difficult but important topics like media use, mental health, stewardship, addiction, abuse, and grief.
- Biblical Integration: I appreciated that the health and sex education components were written from a Christian perspective. Parents can choose whether or not to include the sex ed module, which I think is a thoughtful option.
- Ease of Use: Every lesson has a corresponding video and printable resource. When my kids go through the videos, they follow up with exercises as a family. Having everything laid out made accountability much easier, and it didn’t add extra prep work for me.
- Practical Fitness Training: The exercise demonstrations are detailed and easy for kids to follow. My kids felt confident trying the workouts.
Where I Had Concerns
- Sex Education Module: While I didn’t disagree with the biblical stance, I personally feel these topics are best handled in parent-to-child conversations rather than via video. For parents who feel uncomfortable tackling the subject, it might be a jumping off point to use as a guide, but for us, I would prefer to keep that conversation personal.
- Character Style in Some Videos: Some of the animated male characters in the videos under the category called “Additional Modules” had a “metro” or effiminate look (earrings, modern clothing choices, and hair styles). This might not matter to all families, but I could see it bothering some parents who want the visuals to reflect more traditional masculinity especially when discussing biblical relationships and sex. This set of modules are completely optional and a small subset within the program. They contain the more touchy subjects like sex ed, alcohol, abuse, etc. The vast majority of the other videos in the main curriculum did not contain these kind of characters. Parents could easily pass these modules over if desired.
- Video Format: The hand-drawn animation style used in the introductory lessons for each module is engaging for many, but for students prone to migraines or screen fatigue, the constant fast-moving drawings could be difficult.
Why Health and Fitness Matters
For a culture as unhealthy as ours, fitness and health should be a priority for parents to teach inside the home. The vast majority of kids today are not active, and homeschooling can add another challenge if parents aren’t intentionally seeking out athletic opportunities.
Our example as parents is key to inspiring our children to embrace a lifestyle of health and fitness. This isn’t just a practical issue but a spiritual one. Stewardship of our bodies is a godly virtue. We are called to care for ourselves, including what we eat and how we move. Establishing these habits now – in the kitchen and in exercise – will bear fruit in better health outcomes later in life.
Final Thoughts
For families looking to add a structured, biblically based health and fitness program to their homeschool, Glory to Glory Fitness’ F.O.R.M. Curriculum is an excellent choice. It’s thorough, versatile, easy to implement, and brings together the spiritual, physical, and mental aspects of health in a way that supports a Christian worldview.
While there were a few areas I’d tweak (especially the sex ed module and some of the video design choices), overall I found it to be a valuable tool. It can fill in the gaps between our family’s natural lifestyle and what I wanted my kids to learn formally about health, fitness, and caring for their bodies.
If you’re like me and have relied mostly on play, sports, and natural learning for PE and health, this program can give your homeschool the structure you might be missing without overburdening you with prep.
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Are you interested in learning more about this unique and easy-to-use, biblically based health and fitness program? I was impressed that such a robust, Christian health and fitness course offers homeschool students lifetime access for a one-time purchase of $197. For a large family like ours, this is a steal. If you are interested in learning more and seeing how it works, I recommend that you sign up for a FREE preview today!
The F.O.R.M. Curriculum Lesson Plans are on Homeschool Planet!
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Hi! I’m trying to find information on how this curriculum approaches saturated fat and whether it tries to promote man-made seed oils over God made butter/ coconut oil/ etc. also….does it promote ” less red meat, more plant based” protein?? Thank you!