HEALTHHEALTH

HEALTHY HABITSHEALTHY HABITS

HEALTHY HEALTHY HABITSHABITS

- Good hygiene.Good hygiene.- Healthy eating Healthy eating

habits.habits.- Taking care of Taking care of

your sight.your sight.- Protecting your Protecting your

hearing.hearing.- A correct posture.A correct posture.

RESTREST

RESTREST

We need a lot of We need a lot of sleep so our sleep so our bodies and minds bodies and minds can rest.can rest.

THE BENEFITS OF SPORTSTHE BENEFITS OF SPORTS

We make the muscles stronger and we make our We make the muscles stronger and we make our staminastamina and and flexibility flexibility better.better.

It makes our It makes our heartheart stronger. stronger. It makes our It makes our brainbrain work faster. work faster. We learn to We learn to play well with othersplay well with others.. We learn to We learn to follow rulesfollow rules..

TYPES OF SPORTSTYPES OF SPORTS

INDIVIDUAL SPORTSINDIVIDUAL SPORTS

You play these sports You play these sports alone.alone.

Sports you play Sports you play against another player against another player are also individual are also individual sports.sports.

TYPES OF SPORTSTYPES OF SPORTS

TEAM SPORTSTEAM SPORTS

We play these We play these sports in teams.sports in teams.

Basketball and Basketball and football are team football are team sports.sports.

SPORT SAFETYSPORT SAFETY

Warm up. Warm up. Stretch your joints and muscles before Stretch your joints and muscles before you start playing.you start playing.

Protective gear. Protective gear. Wear a helmet, elbow pads, knee Wear a helmet, elbow pads, knee pads, etc.pads, etc.

Moderation. Moderation. Rest when you are tired and drink lots Rest when you are tired and drink lots of water.of water.

Cool-down. Cool-down. Stretch and relax your muscles after Stretch and relax your muscles after exercising.exercising.

ILLNESSESILLNESSES

The fluThe flu. You have a . You have a fever, headache and fever, headache and pain of muscles. pain of muscles.

A coldA cold. It is similar to . It is similar to flu but you have a flu but you have a coughcough and and mucusmucus..

Chicken poxChicken pox. This . This illness gives you a illness gives you a fever and makes you fever and makes you tired. You get itchy tired. You get itchy spots all over your spots all over your body.body.

PREVENTING ILLNESSESPREVENTING ILLNESSES

Cover your mouthCover your mouth when you cough or when you cough or sneeze.sneeze.

Do not share food or Do not share food or drinks.drinks.

Open windowsOpen windows in in rooms with lots of rooms with lots of people.people.

VACCINESVACCINES

VaccinesVaccines are medicines that doctors give us are medicines that doctors give us when we are healthy to protect us against when we are healthy to protect us against certain illnesses. certain illnesses.

There is a vaccination calendar that tells us what There is a vaccination calendar that tells us what illnesses we need to vaccinate for and when.illnesses we need to vaccinate for and when.