1. Being Active Outcome: examine opportunities for physical activity at school, home, and within their community

2. Why Physical Activity Important for You… Since… Modern conveniences have promoted a sedentary lifestyle Physical inactivity is as unhealthy as smoking Therefore… You need to be active to be healthy or stay healthy Dictionary: Sedentary - a medical term used to denote a type of lifestyle with no or irregular physical activity. A couch potato.

3. Where to Start Scientists say that 60 minutes of light physical activity a day is required to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The time depends on the type of activity

4. Using this chart can help determine how much activity you have done: Time needed depends on effort Very Light EffortLight EffortModerate EffortVigorous EffortMax Effort 60 minutes 60minutes 30-60minutes 20-30minutes 10+ minutes StrollingLight WalkingBrisk WalkingAerobicsSprinting DustingVolleyballBikingJoggingRacing GardeningRaking LeavesHockey StretchingSwimmingBasketball BaseballDancing How does it feel? How warm am I? What is my breathing like? No change Starting toWarmerQuite warm Perspiring heavily Normal breathingfeel warmGreater increaseMore out of breath Out of breath Slight increasein breathing rate in breathing rate

5. There are 3 Activity Groups 1. Endurance Activities These activities help out your heart, lungs, and circulatory system. Here are some examples: Walking Golfing Yard Work Cycling Skating Swimming Dancing

6. 2. Flexibility Activities These activities help you move easily, keep your muscles relaxed, and your joints mobile. These activities will help make sure you have a better quality of life when you get older. Here are some examples: Stretching exercises Yoga T’ai Chi Golf Curling Dance Vacuuming

7. Strength Activities These activities help your muscles and bones stay strong, improve your posture, and fight osteoporosis Here are some examples: Heavy yard work (cutting/piling wood) Lifting and carrying groceries Climbing stairs Lifting weights Push ups/ Sit ups/ Pull ups Dictionary: Osteoporosis - a disease of bones that leads to an increased risk of fracture or breakage.

8. Questions: 1.What are some of the benefits of having regular activity in your life? List 5 or more. 2.What are some of the risks of inactivity? List five or more. 3.Give a few examples of how you do or could build physical activity into your school activities.

9. Physical Activity