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Copyright © 2014 Discovery Education. All rights reserved. Discovery Education Inc. is a subsidiary of Discovery Communications, L.L.C.

Your Energy OutIn this lesson you will learn . . .

• there are different types of physical activities.

• being physically active has lots of benefits.

• you should be physically active for at least 60 minutes each day.

• most of your activity should be vigorous, “do more” activities.

Try this . . .. . . Stretch high into the air

and then touch your toes five times.





Try this . . .. . . Jog in place for one

minute.


Try this . . .. . . Do 10 jumping jacks.



Try this . . .. . . Jog in place for one

minute.

Try this . . .. . . Stand on one foot for

30 seconds.



30 seconds.


Try this . . .. . . Walk around the classroom

for one minute.


30 seconds.


Try this . . .. . . Walk around the classroom

for one minute.

Try this . . .. . . Smile for 10 seconds.


Physical activities require energy

Large amount of

energy

Stretching

Medium amount of

energy

Little amount of

energy

Jogging

Jumping jacks

Walking

Smiling

Standing on one foot

Where Does Energy Come

From?


CALORIES USED IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

Guess how many calories are used in each type of physical activity.

Activity type

High energy – vigorous

Calories used

Low energy – light

Medium energy – moderate

7 calories per minute or more

3.5 to 7 calories per minute or more

3.5 calories per minute or less


How much physical activity should you get each day?

15 minutes

30 minutes

45 minutes

60 minutes ✓yes


Importance of Being Physically Active

Emotional benefits:• building self-confidence• improving sleep• reducing stress

Emotional benefits

Builds our self-confidence

Improves our sleep

Reduces stress

Social benefitsPhysical benefits

Share activities with family and friends

Learn to work together

Solve problems cooperatively

Improves digestion & circulation

Helps maintain healthy weight

Increases stamina

Types of activities


vigorous moderate low


Match each activity with its correct category.

Vigorous Activities Moderate Activities Low Activities

Hiking

Playing soccer

Shooting basketsPlaying the

piano

Karate

Doing crafts


Rank the activities in order of calories used.Activity Highest to Lowest Calories Used

Do arts & crafts

Play the piano

Play soccer

Shoot baskets

Walk

Do karate

Doing karate uses 89 calories

Playing soccer uses 60 calories

Shooting baskets uses 35 calories

Walking uses 25 calories

Playing the piano uses 15 calories

Doing arts & crafts uses 10 calories


Which activity category uses the

MOST CALORIES

The answer is…

Vigorous Intensity

Moderate Intensity

Low Intensity


What could you do if your energy in is more than your energy out and you are

not energy balanced today?

The answer is…

Do more activities.

Be active for longer period of time.

Do activities for a shorter period of time.


Do all 60 minutes of activity have to be done at the same time?

Yes. It is easier to measure how much you have done if

you do it all at once.

No. It is fine to have shorter periods of activity spread

throughout the day.

CORRECT

What types of activities should most of the 60 minutes each day be?HIGH ENERGY

VIGOROUS

AEROBIC


What if there is a day you cannot do 60 minutes or more of physical activities?


You should try to meet this goal as many days as possible.

How could you give your body enough energy before doing a vigorous activity?


Fuel up on food and beverages!

If you were going to a party where you might eat more than usual, what could you do to balance your energy?


You could try to do more physical activities to burn off the extra calories.

Types of physical activities


Do More Do Enough Do Lessactivities that make your heart work harder and make you out of breath

activities that stretch and build your muscles

activities that do not work your heart or lungs or stretch your muscles


Which activities require more ENERGY?Put each physical activity in the correct category.

DO MORE!DO ENOUGH!

DO LESS!

Watch television

Use the stairs

Play video games

Running

Stretching

Throw a ball


Create your own activity plan!

Activity Number of Minutes Do More, Less, Enough

Day 1

Day 2

Walk up/down the stairs

Walking

15 minutes

30 minutes

Do More

Do More


Lesson Summary

In this lesson you learned . . .

• there are different types of physical activities.

• being physically active has lots of benefits.

• you should be physically active for at least 60 minutes each day.

• most of your activity should be vigorous, “do more” activities.

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