Why We Should Eat Healthy and Exercise Learning

Why We Should Eat Healthy and Exercise Learning Targets: Today We Will: Review why it is so important to eat healthy & exercise. So We Can: Persuade others to do the same and make ourselves even healthier We Will Know We Have it When: We can persuade another person in a practice skit and set our own personal goals

Bellwork: 1. 2. ◦ 3. Why would you want to persuade someone to be more physically active and eat healthier (what do you think the benefits are)? Can you think of anyone that would benefit from exercising more and eating healthier (don’t write a name if they go to school here…just say “One of my Friends”). Example: My Dad, My Aunt, one of my friends from Elementary School, etc. Without using their name, describe them and why you think they should eat healthier and exercise more. If you followed directions and completed your Bellwork, please turn it in to earn 5 points Extra Credit (in the next 30 seconds or so)

Benefits of Eating Healthy and Exercising More… Reduced risks of serious health problems ◦ Heart attack, Stroke, Atherosclerosis, More energy Look and Feel Good Increased Functional Years ◦ “Take time to live healthy or make time to be sick”

So, How Do I Persuade that Person to Eat Healthier and Exercise More… “Nobody will care how much you know until they know how much you care” If you want to persuade someone to be healthier let them know you care and utilize some of the following strategies…

Time to Practice! Skit Time! • In Groups of 2 students • Choose one of the two situations listed below • Create a 30 -60 second long skit to persuade the friend to live a healthier life • Skit will be shared with another group and some in front of the class • 10 minutes to prepare and practice…Let’s Go!

Eat We Ultimate Goal… a Little Healthier and Exercise More? could all stand to do that, but what’s most important to you? Time to Set Our Goals: On our Fitness Testing Sheet… Write down at least one Nutritional Goal Ex: Eat at least one vegetable and one fruit each day, etc. Write down at least one Fitness/Exercise Goal Ex: Make the Basketball Team, try doing yoga, etc. Return Fitness Sheet to Orange Binder