| Exercise Is Fun And Makes You Healthier! |
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| Every Day Exercise! |
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Kids exercise every day without even thinking about it. Just by being active - like
when you run around outside or play dodge ball at school. Playing is a type of
exercise! What else counts as exercise? Sports, dancing, push-ups or just reaching
down to touch your toes! When you exercise, you’re helping to build a strong body
that will be able to move around and do all the stuff you need to accomplish.
Aerobic Exercise Makes Your Heart Happy
You may already know that your heart is a muscle. It works hard continuously
pumping blood every day, every minute of your life. You can help this important
muscle get stronger by doing aerobic exercise!
Aerobic means “with air,” so aerobic exercise is a kind of activity that requires
oxygen. When people breathe, they take in oxygen. If you’re doing aerobic exercises,
you’ll notice that you’re breathing can be faster than normal. Aerobic activity can get
your heart pumping and make you sweaty. When you give your heart this kind of
workout on a regular basis, your heart will get even better at its job - delivering oxygen.
If you want to do some aerobic exercise right now, try swimming, basketball, ice or
roller skating, jogging or walking quickly, soccer, cross-country skiing and jumping
rope!
Exercise Strengthens Muscles
This kind of exercise can help make your muscles stronger. Do you ever do a push-
up or swing across the monkey bars on the playground? These are exercises that can
build strength. By using your muscles to do powerful things, you can make them
stronger. Some fun exercises and activities to build strong muscles are push-ups, pull-
ups and lifting weights - with adult supervision of course!
Exercise Can Make You Flexible
Can you touch your toes easily - without yelling “ouch!”? Most kids are pretty
flexible, and they can bend and stretch their bodies without much trouble. This kind
of exercise often feels really good - like when you take a big stretch in the morning
after waking up! Being flexible is having “full range of motion” which means you can
move your arms and legs freely without feeling tightness or pain. It’s easy to find
things to do for good flexibility. Here’s some examples: Tumbling and gymnastics,
yoga, dancing and martial arts.
when you run around outside or play dodge ball at school. Playing is a type of
exercise! What else counts as exercise? Sports, dancing, push-ups or just reaching
down to touch your toes! When you exercise, you’re helping to build a strong body
that will be able to move around and do all the stuff you need to accomplish.
Aerobic Exercise Makes Your Heart Happy
You may already know that your heart is a muscle. It works hard continuously
pumping blood every day, every minute of your life. You can help this important
muscle get stronger by doing aerobic exercise!
Aerobic means “with air,” so aerobic exercise is a kind of activity that requires
oxygen. When people breathe, they take in oxygen. If you’re doing aerobic exercises,
you’ll notice that you’re breathing can be faster than normal. Aerobic activity can get
your heart pumping and make you sweaty. When you give your heart this kind of
workout on a regular basis, your heart will get even better at its job - delivering oxygen.
If you want to do some aerobic exercise right now, try swimming, basketball, ice or
roller skating, jogging or walking quickly, soccer, cross-country skiing and jumping
rope!
Exercise Strengthens Muscles
This kind of exercise can help make your muscles stronger. Do you ever do a push-
up or swing across the monkey bars on the playground? These are exercises that can
build strength. By using your muscles to do powerful things, you can make them
stronger. Some fun exercises and activities to build strong muscles are push-ups, pull-
ups and lifting weights - with adult supervision of course!
Exercise Can Make You Flexible
Can you touch your toes easily - without yelling “ouch!”? Most kids are pretty
flexible, and they can bend and stretch their bodies without much trouble. This kind
of exercise often feels really good - like when you take a big stretch in the morning
after waking up! Being flexible is having “full range of motion” which means you can
move your arms and legs freely without feeling tightness or pain. It’s easy to find
things to do for good flexibility. Here’s some examples: Tumbling and gymnastics,
yoga, dancing and martial arts.
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Exercise Keeps The Calories Balanced
Food gives your body fuel in the form of calories (which are a kind of energy). Your body needs a certain amount of
calories every day just to function, breathe, walk around, and do all the basic stuff. But if you’re active, you body
needs an extra measure of calories. If you’re not very active, your body won’t need as many. Whatever your calorie
need is, if you eat enough to meet that need, your body weight will stay about the same. If you eat more calories than
your body needs, it can be stored in your body as excess fat.
Exercise Makes You Feel Good
It feels good to have a strong, flexible body that can do all the activities you enjoy! Did you know that exercise can
also help you get into a good mood? When you exercise, your brain releases a chemical called endorphins. These
endorphins can make you feel better! So, exercise is always a good thing to do!
Food gives your body fuel in the form of calories (which are a kind of energy). Your body needs a certain amount of
calories every day just to function, breathe, walk around, and do all the basic stuff. But if you’re active, you body
needs an extra measure of calories. If you’re not very active, your body won’t need as many. Whatever your calorie
need is, if you eat enough to meet that need, your body weight will stay about the same. If you eat more calories than
your body needs, it can be stored in your body as excess fat.
Exercise Makes You Feel Good
It feels good to have a strong, flexible body that can do all the activities you enjoy! Did you know that exercise can
also help you get into a good mood? When you exercise, your brain releases a chemical called endorphins. These
endorphins can make you feel better! So, exercise is always a good thing to do!
