How to Live a Healthy Life-Style Amanda Caballero 6th-12th Grade
Concept Students will learn key concepts of: Nutrition Exercise Healthy Habits
How important nutrition is Eating a balanced diet is vital for good health and wellbeing. Food provides our body with: Energy Protein Essential Fats Vitamins and Minerals
Benefits Reduced risk of: Heart Disease Diabetes Obesity Certain foods may protect against certain types of cancer Vegetables
Eat Healthier Increase fruits a vegetables Only 20% of high school students in our country report eating five servings of fruit and vegetables. Limit your sugar and fructose intake Cut back from sugar by limiting your total consumption to below 25 grams per day
Some foods that are super healthy for you! Meats Chicken Breast Lean Beef Lamb Seafood Salmon Sardines Shellfish Shrimp Continued
Some foods that are super healthy for you! Vegetables Asparagus Bell Peppers Broccoli Carrots Grains Brown Rice Oats Quinoa
How important exercise is Exercise can produce long term health benefits. Everyone can benefit The more exercise you do, the greater the health benefits.
How much exercise you should do Children and Adolescents (6-17 years) 60 minutes of physical activity each day Moderate or Vigorous activity. Walking with pace Running/Jogging
Burned Calories Moderate Physical Activates Burned Calories in 1 Hour Burned Calories in 30 Minutes Hiking 370 185 Light Gardening 330 165 Dancing Golf Walking 280 140 Weight Training 220 110 Running 590 295 According to choosemyplate.org
Make it a regular part of your day Choose activities that YOU like to do. It’s easy! 10 minutes adds up. Mix your activates up, don’t just run every day or walk the dog.
Benefits Control your weight. Strengthen bones and muscles. Improve mental health and mood. Reduce risk of: Cardiovascular Disease Diabetes Some cancers
Tips for Healthy Habits Be a good role model. If people see you eating healthy and excessing they’ll notice. Keep things positive. Celebrate your successes and keep doing what is working!
Tips for Healthy Habits Get your whole family moving! Everyone will benefit from the exercise and the time together. Be realistic Set goals and limits for new behaviors
Tips for Healthy Habits Limit TV, video games, and computer time. These habits lead to obesity. Encourage physical activity to friends. Experiment with different people, it will make things interesting!
Tips for Healthy Habits Reward yourself! You deserve to be rewarded once and awhile! Learn how to cook different meals. Get yourself in the kitchen and whip something up! Learning will help. You’re a Star!!!
Tips for Healthy Habits Make games involving healthy eating. You’ll learn more by being intrigued with games! Stay involved. Stay on top of your healthy eating and exercising!
Recap Healthy Life-Style Nutrition: Eating healthier will improve your wellbeing. Healthy Habits: These habits will help you stay on the right path. Exercise: Physical Activity will help your bones and muscles to become stronger
Conclusion It’s important to maintain a healthy life style because it will improve overall well-being. Starting off knowing what you can do to maintain this life style will help you grow and teach other people how important it is to be healthy.
Work Cited https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/health-topics/nutrition https://www.healthiergeneration.org/live_healthier/eat_healthier/?gclid=COKN-4KHss8CFcxkhgodAxgCXw https://www.choosemyplate.gov/physical-activity-tips http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/HealthyLiving/HealthyKids/HowtoMakeaHealthyHome/Top-10-Tips-to-Help-Children-Develop-Healthy-Habits_UCM_303805_Article.jsp#.V-1V0sfiTzI