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Benefits of Physical Activity for Adults and Children

This presentation covers the importance of physical activity for adults and children, discussing how it can prevent diseases, improve appearance, enhance fitness, and more. It provides guidance on starting and maintaining a fitness routine, as well as the benefits of various forms of physical activity like yoga, dancing, and swimming. The resource section includes helpful links for further information.

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Benefits of Physical Activity for Adults and Children

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  1. Physical Activity By: Cassandra Alceac and Kelvin Brown

  2. Agenda • Adult/College student Mode • PowerPoint • Teacher Mode • Read Otis Loves to play • Chicken Fat Song/Dance • KWL(H) chart • Read Lets play book • Adventure to Fitness Activity • Finish rest of chart • Coloring

  3. Who needs it? • EVERYONE!!

  4. Helps Prevent? • Diseases • Heart disease • Cancer • High blood pressure • Diabetes ect. • Improves appearance • Delays aging process

  5. What Changes will you see? • Improves Stamina • More energy • Strengthens and Tones • Muscles become more firm and toned • Enhances Flexibility • Posture improves • Helps you feel more relaxed when stretching • Body will be limber; helps bending and twisting

  6. Changes (cont.) • Controls Weight • FEEL THE BURN!! • Improves Quality of Life • Look and feel better • Reduces stress, lifts moods, helps you sleep better too • Improves sex life

  7. How Often? • A stop- start routine is very ineffective and can cause injury (OUCH) • Beginner: Start off slow, three days a week (Be realistic, safe and effective) • Experienced: Do cardio; walking, jogging and bicycling for no more than 3hrs per week/60 min per session. • Weight training should be done no more than 3 times per week. • Target the same muscle groups on non- consecutive days, muscles need time to recover • Muscles will not be effectively trained if tired or sore.

  8. How Often (Cont.) • Remember to STRETCH before and after. • Hold stretch for 10-30 seconds

  9. More…is it better? • NO! NO! NO! • Doing too much especially too soon on a daily basis will have serious effects on muscle/tendons. • Can lose lean tissue • Cause strain • Fitness-level plateaus ( adapt)

  10. Other forms of Physical Activity • Yoga • Pilates • Dancing • Swimming • Sports

  11. Why is it important for children? • Physical activity can prevent or delay the development of hypertension and can reduce blood pressure in the children who already have hypertension. • Lowered risk of colon cancer • Increase in bone density • Reduction of anxiety, improvement in body image and mood • Development and knowledge of physical fitness • Weight control • Prevents or lowers risk of being overweight as adults.

  12. Resources • http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content4promote.phyed.html • http://www.healthdiscovery.net/articles/exercise_importa.htm • http://www.beactivekids.org/bak/admin/upload/BAK%20Physical%20Activity%20Sheet.pdf • http://www.nourishinteractive.com/system/assets/free-printables/222/active-healthy-kids-agreement-family-contract.pdf?1343258103

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