Global Challenge Love Heart Lesson 1

Learning objectives: to understand the importance of activity to keep the heart healthy to investigate the effect of different activities on heart rates to collect, analyse and present data

Why is activity important for a healthy heart? increases the heart rate exercises the heart muscle helps keeps the heart fit helps the heart pump blood efficiently around the body can help reduce coronary heart disease by 35% also helps: lower your cholesterol level keeps blood pressure at healthy level can help to manage weight (another risk factor for heart disease)

Higher or lower heart rates?

Different activities Walking on the spot Jumping jacks Running on the spot Deep breathing Resting heart rate Do each for 15 seconds, then measure and record heart rate.

Learning objectives: to understand the importance of activity to keep the heart healthy to investigate the effect of different activities on heart rates to collect, analyse and present data

Resting heart rate

Walking on the spot

Running on the spot

Jumping Jacks

Deep breathing