Get Fit What your child learned from WellStar today The WellStar School Health Program visited your child’s classroom today to teach students the importance of physical activity. During the Get Fit program, children learned how physical activity affects the body, the importance of exercising for 60 minutes a day and exam- ples of how to be active. This week, take time to talk to your child about what he or she learned during the WellStar visit. Physical activity is any kind of movement. It can be playing team sports, walking the dog after school, playing tag with friends or even helping with chores. Why is it important to exercise? Exercise: • Makes your bones and muscles strong • Gives your body balance • Helps you to sleep better • Helps you to better deal with changes and challenges faced daily • Decreases risk of becoming overweight • Decreases risk of becoming sick • Makes you feel happy Encourage your child to be active for at least 60 minutes every day. With so many ways to exercise, working in 60 minutes of physical activity each day can be easy. Exercise Safety Rules • Teach your child to ask an adult before they play outside, especially if it is close to being dark or if they plan to leave the yard. • Never play sports or exercise outside if it is thundering or lightening. • Always put sunscreen on your child before they play outside. • Georgia law states that anyone under the age of 16 must wear a helmet when riding a bike. It also is important to wear a helmet, wrist guards, elbow and kneepads when rollerblading, roller-skating or skate boarding. • Tell your child how important it is to drink water before, during and after exercising or playing outside. For information about the WellStar School Health Program, visit wellstar.org. Reference: U.S. Department of Agriculture. N.d. Physical Activity. Choosemy- plate.gov. Retrieved February 4, 2014, from http://choosemyplate. goc/physical-activity/what.html Mayo Clinic. (2012). Exercise and Stress: Get Moving to Manage Stress. Mayoclinic.com. Retrieved on February 3, 2014, from http://www.mayoclinic.org/exercise-and-stress/art-20044469 Parents. N.d. 5 Tips for Safe & Healthy Exercise. Parents.com. Retrieved from http://www.parents.com/fun/sports/exercise/5- tips-for-safe-and-healthy-exercise/ CCH0080 08/14

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Get FitWhat your child learned from WellStar today

The WellStar School Health Program visited your child’s classroom today to teach students the importance of physical activity. During the Get Fit program, children learned how phys-ical activity affects the body, the importance of exercising for 60 minutes a day and exam-ples of how to be active. This week, take time to talk to your child about what he or she learned during the WellStar visit.

Physical activity is any kind of movement. It can be playing team sports, walking the dog after school, playing tag with friends or even helping with chores. Why is it important to exercise?Exercise:

• Makes your bones and muscles strong• Gives your body balance • Helps you to sleep better• Helps you to better deal with changes and

challenges faced daily• Decreases risk of becoming overweight• Decreases risk of becoming sick• Makes you feel happy

Encourage your child to be active for at least 60 minutes every day. With so many ways to exercise, working in 60 minutes of physical activity each day can be easy.

Exercise Safety Rules• Teach your child to ask an adult before they

play outside, especially if it is close to being dark or if they plan to leave the yard.

• Never play sports or exercise outside if it is thundering or lightening.

• Always put sunscreen on your child before they play outside.

• Georgia law states that anyone under the age of 16 must wear a helmet when riding a bike. It also is important to wear a helmet, wrist guards, elbow and kneepads when rollerblading, roller-skating or skate boarding.

• Tell your child how important it is to drink water before, during and after exercising or playing outside.

For information about the WellStar School Health Program, visit wellstar.org.

Reference:U.S. Department of Agriculture. N.d. Physical Activity. Choosemy-plate.gov. Retrieved February 4, 2014, from http://choosemyplate.goc/physical-activity/what.html

Mayo Clinic. (2012). Exercise and Stress: Get Moving to Manage Stress. Mayoclinic.com. Retrieved on February 3, 2014, from http://www.mayoclinic.org/exercise-and-stress/art-20044469

Parents. N.d. 5 Tips for Safe & Healthy Exercise. Parents.com. Retrieved from http://www.parents.com/fun/sports/exercise/5-tips-for-safe-and-healthy-exercise/

CCH0080 08/14