WALT To give reasons why humans need to

WALT • To give reasons why humans need to exercise. • To gather information and use it to answer a question. WILF • I can say a reason why humans need to exercise. • I can say one effect that exercise has on the human body. • I can record information about exercise. • I can use the information to answer questions.

Why is Exercise Important? You as children exercise all the time without even thinking about it! Anything that makes your body work hard, like when you run around the playground, is a kind of exercise. Playing sports, dancing, walking, jumping on a trampoline, riding a bike or a scooter- these activities all count as exercise.

How Active Are You? When you exercise, you are helping to build a strong body that will be able to move around and do all the things that you need it to do. Exercise is moving and being active. You might feel tired or a little warm after exercising. Be active every day and your body will thank you later! You also need energy to be active and exercise. . How active have you been today? How active are you going to be this week?

What Exercise Can I Do? . It is very likely you will have done a lot of exercise and not even noticed it. It is important to remember you can still do less active activities, like reading a book, but it’s important to balance these with plenty of activity. Can you think of five ways of exercising you might do over this week?

Exercise Is Good for Me Exercise is extremely important for you because it keeps your body healthy. Another important reason exercise is important is because it makes you feel great! The more active you are, the more energy you will have. This energy will make you feel fantastic!

Exercise Is Good for My Heart Exercise makes your heart happy! Exercise is also very important for the organs inside your body. Your heart becomes very strong when you are active and exercise. Your heart is a muscle. This means that the more active you are, the stronger your heart gets. Did you know. . . ? Exercise can get your heart pumping, make you sweaty, and quicken your breathing. When you give your heart this kind of workout on a regular basis, your heart will get even better at its main job – delivering oxygen to all parts of your body. Do you know where your heart is?

Exercise Is Good for My Muscles Exercise is also very important for the rest of the muscles in your body. There are over 650 muscles in your body! With every exercise you do, each of your muscles get stronger. Exercise strengthens muscles. Did you know. . . ? Exercises that make your muscles work hard, help to make your muscles stronger. This type of exercise builds strength. By using your muscles to do powerful things, you can make them stronger. Can you show where some of your muscles are?

Exercise Is Good for My Muscles Exercise makes you flexible. Exercises that stretch your muscles, help your body become more flexible. Being flexible is having “full range of motion”, which means you can move your arms and legs freely without feeling tightness or pain.

Fuelling Your Body Your body is like a machine. It needs to have fuel to work properly, especially when you are being active. This means you need to fuel your body with energy. Energy for your body comes from food. Eating a healthy diet and drinking lots of water will fuel your body. vegetables meat chocolate milk cheese Which of these foods can we eat plenty of to keep us healthy? crisps

All Foods in a Healthy Diet Your body needs different types of food to grow and be strong. It is important to get your energy from healthy food as this will give your body much more energy for all your activities. Do you know. . . ? Vegetables, fruit and meat are healthy. You need milk, yogurt and cheese to make your bones strong. You also need food like potatoes and rice to give you energy. You can also have treats like chocolate and crisps. Just remember not to have them too often.

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Activity 2: What foods are you going to eat to keep your energy up?

WALT • To give reasons why humans need to exercise. • To gather information and use it to answer a question. WILF • I can say a reason why humans need to exercise. • I can say one effect that exercise has on the human body. • I can record information about exercise. • I can use the information to answer questions.