1. Global Challenge
Love Heart
Lesson 1

3. 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

4. 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)

5. Higher or lower heart rates?

6. 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.

7. 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

8. Resting heart rate

9. Walking on the spot

10. Running on the spot

11. Jumping Jacks

12. Deep breathing