Fitness Benefits

1.I can describe how daily exercise helps (BENEFITS) the body and the

brain.

Rubric

•Performed the activities

•Student to student TALK about BENEFITS

•Sticky note to body

•Heart, Breathing, Sweat Check

Benefits

• Benefits are the ‘good’ things that help our lives be better.

• Today we will see how movement HELPS improve our lives.

1st Five

1. 30 seconds: Skiers

2. 30 seconds: Burpees

3. 45 seconds: Jumping jacks

4. 45 seconds: Jump shots

5. 150 seconds: Run/Walk/Jog

Heart Rate Checks

• By taking your pulse or placing your hand over your heart, you can measure your effort by speed limits.

• 1. Light effort=

• 2. Moderate effort=

• 3. Vigorous effort=

Take 60

• Take the next 60 seconds and Describe to your partner the changes to your body from….

• Head

• To Heart

How do these changes help your body?

BENEFITS

• Great BENEFITS from exercise are building muscle and improving our AC.

• Why does the muscle get tired?

Activity 2

• This game is called BUILDERS and BULLDOZERS.

• The object is to knock over or set up as many cones as you can.

Did you know?

• 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity every day can help BOOST your Immune system. In other words…

• Boost Fit to keep away the Sick!

Benefits

• Exercise lowers stress.

• Life can get a little crazy. Exercise helps to manage tough days and improve moods.

Brain Gain!

• Daily exercise improves your thinking!

Benefits

• The best benefit from Daily exercise is building relationships

Task

• Today as you exercise at the stations. Place at least 1 sticky note on the body with your name on it and how that activity BENEFITTED (helped) your body.