Fitness is Fun!

1. Fitness is Fun! Health ______________________

2. Muscles • What do muscles do? • ____________________________________________________________________ • Why do we have muscles? • ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Information • 1. We have over 30 muscle groups in our body. • 2. When we warm-up, we increase the blood supply to the muscles to prevent them from tearing. • Balloon Experiment • ___________________________________________________________________

4. Termsmuscle, flexibility, warm-up, cool-down • A _______________ is the hard fleshy part surrounding your bones that enable you to move. • A _____________________ is a set of exercises to help your body gradually return to normal levels. • ______________ exercises are light movement to help prepare your body for strenuous exercise. • _____________is your ability to move joints and use your muscles.

5. Lesson 2 Body Works • What are joints? • ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Where are some of your joints located? • ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Draw a Picture of yourself. Label the joints. Make one of your joints move with a paper fastener. .

7. The Heart and Lungs • The heart is a pump. It moves the blood through the blood vessels to other parts of the body. Oxygen is carried by blood. • The harder the body works, the more oxygen it needs. • It is very important to remember to breathe while you are exercising.

8. Aerobic Exercise • Aerobic exercise that makes the heart beat faster and makes you huff and puff, and is done for 15 minute or longer without stopping. • List some aerobic exercises.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. Anaerobic Exercise • Anaerobic exercise is an activity that makes your muscles strong enough to move for long periods of time. • List some anaerobic activities. • ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. Draw a picture of yourself doing your favorite heart healthy activity. Why did you pick that activity?______________________________________

11. STRESS! • What makes you tense? • ____________________________________________________________________ • List some ways you can relax when you feel stressed? • ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. Physical Fitness • Your fitness plan should be done 3-4 times a week. • You need to elevate your heart rate. • Include aerobic exercise for 15-30 minutes. • Include a warm-up and cool down.

13. Stress Management • 1. Hold contractions for five seconds then relax completely. Feel the difference between tense, tight muscles and soft, relaxed muscles. • 2. Take slow deep breaths. Fill your lungs up as if they were balloons. Hold for 10 seconds. • Think about something that makes you feel happy.