HealthyLifestyle

** Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle **
Use the link below to find answers to the following questions about the importance of fitness in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/index.html

1. Click on Keeping Fit and Having Fun, then click on "Be a Fit Kid" Read the first paragraph and identifty the three basic ways to be fit. a. b. c.

2. Click on the back button and then click on Keeping Fit and Having fun. Scroll down and click on "Why is Exercise Cool?" Read "Exercise Makes Your Heart Happy" Define aerobic exercise and tell how it strengthens your heart.

3. List four types of aerobic activities: a. b. c. d.

4. Read "Exercise Strengthens Muscles." What are three exercises you do to strengthen your muscles? a. b. c.

5. Click continue and Read "Exercise Makes You Flexible." Define flexible/flexibility, and list three activities that promote this. a. b. c.

6. Read "exercise Keeps the Balance." How can you maintain a healthy body weight?

7. Read the last section on the page. Why does exercise make you feel good?

8. Go back and click on Keeping Fit and Having fun. Click on "Five Ways to Avoid Sports Injuries." Give the **five** steps to preventing injuries, and then in a few sentences explain **why** these are so **important**. a. b. c. d. e.

9. Go back and click on Keeping Fit and Having fun. Click on "Body Mass Index (BMI)." Read through the page. Follow the directions and use KidsHealth BMI calculator to find your BMI. My BMI is Are you at a healthy rate or at risk of being overweight? How do you feel about your score, and is there anything you need to do to improve it?