Wellness Choices Make Informed Choices to be healthy – promote safety for self and others

Week 1 - Today’s Objective: Use knowledge of a healthy, active lifestyle to promote and encourage family/peer/community involvement Plan: -Discuss some stuff -Learn some stuff -Watch a couple videos -Do something about it

Quick Big Group Discussion Questions What are characteristics of a healthy, active lifestyle? actually move (one hour a day) Eating vegetables, drink a lot of water, fruits Clean the bathrooms, dust your house, vacuum Sleep 8-10 hours a night Have moderation in your unhealthy food

Why does doing these things seem harder some days than others? Why do some people find exercise harder than others - Emily Balcetis After watching the video, what have we learned? What does this make you think of?

What does the government do? The Government helps Canadians make healthier choices through various initiatives and actions, including through: The Children's Fitness Tax Credit; The Children’s Health and Safety Campaign, which includes a one-stop web site where parents can find easy-to-understand, expert information on topics that affect their family’s health and well-being. To view visit: (www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/kids); The Eat Well and Be Active Educational Toolkit, designed to support health and education intermediaries to teach children and adults about healthy lifestyle choices; The Nutrition Facts Education Campaign, which helps consumers understand and use the information on the Nutrition facts table, and in particular, the % Daily Value to make informed food choices;

What does my employer do? Reduced price for a gym membership Get together sports teams, have active social gatherings Programs to help us stop smoking (if needed), lose weight, etc. Give us awesome insurance for alternative therapies so that they are essentially free Give us a day off

What does are school do? Put up the silly posters on the wall Gym 4 times a cycle Activity day Sports teams Active field trips Healthy-ish food Health class

Do Something About It What do we still need to do? How can we encourage this within our school community?

Overall Health Reflection Questions What does the term health mean to you? What do you think of the idea that people should strive to achieve optimal health? What factors influence your health-related behaviors? Do you currently live an active lifestyle as we have discussed in class? Why/why not? What should we do as a class to promote a healthy lifestyle for our class / school?

Why is a healthy, active lifestyle so important now? Why Dieting Doesn’t Usually Work? - Sandra Aamodt After watching the video, what have we learned? What does this make you think of?

Reflection Questions – Nutrition What factors influence your food choices? How willing are you to try new foods? What new foods have you eaten in the past year? Do you use nutrition labels? If you do, which information do you think is most important? How does nutritional labeling help you be a better consumer? If you don't use nutrition labels, why not?