How healthy are we really? Using Sources and Collecting Data

Exercise……… At your age you are probably physically active for about half an hour a day on most days of the week. This may sound okay, but in fact to keep healthy you really should be aiming for one hour of moderate intensity physical activity a day.

One hour?! An hour may seem long but it doesn't have to be all at once. It can be made up of smaller bursts of activity. For example, your day could include: 10 minutes walking to school

15 minutes chasing games at break time

15 minutes skipping games at lunchtime

10 minutes walking home from school

10 minutes football with friends after school

So why do it? Being active helps you: look after your heart and body feel more lively unwind from school work meet up with friends and make new ones feel good about yourself

Heart Your heart is a muscle about the size of your fist and lies to the left-hand side of the chest and is protected by the ribs. The heart has the important role of pumping blood around the body through your arteries, veins and capillaries.

Blood or circulatory system The blood or circulatory system is the body's transport system, carrying heat, food, oxygen and waste materials. Did you know that the heart pumps about five litres of blood a minute. This can be increased to 30 litres a minute during strenuous exercise.

Lungs The lungs are where air goes when you breathe in. This is so the oxygen in the air can pass through your lungs into your body, and then your blood takes it around your body to important places like your heart, and your brain.

Pulse Your pulse rate tells you how many times your heart beats. You can feel your pulse on your wrists or neck. Never use a thumb to take a pulse, always use the forefinger and middle finger of one hand only

Taking your pulse to see how an activity makes your heart beat faster. You will need a stopwatch and maybe someone to time you. After an activity count the number of beats in 15 seconds. Multiply this by four to see how many times your heart beats in a minute

Remember You need to aim for one hour of moderate intensity activity every day Fill in your activity log and See you next week Year 6!!!!!!