What is physical activity?

Physical activity simply means movement of the body that uses energy. You can choose moderate or vigorous intensity activities, or a mix of both each week.

Physical activity is any body movement that works your muscles and requires more energy than resting. Walking, running, dancing, swimming, yoga, and gardening are a few examples of physical activity.

Why is physical activity

important?

Physical activity and nutrition work

together for better health. Being active

increases the amount of calories burned.

As people age their metabolism slows, so

maintaining energy balance requires

moving more and eating less.

Being physically active can

help you:• Increase your chances of living longer

• Feel better about yourself

• Decrease your chances of becoming depressed

• Sleep well at night

• Move around more easily

• Have stronger muscles and bones

• Stay at or get to a healthy weight

• Be with friends or meet new people

• Enjoy yourself and have fun

What is health and

physical education

about?In health and physical education, the focus is on the well-being of the students themselves, of other people, and of society through learning in health-related and movement contexts.

HealthHealth is a state of complete

physical, mental and social

well-being and not merely the

absence of disease or infirmity.

SPORT AND

PHYSICAL

ACTIVITY IS

HEALTH

Difference

The term "physical activity" should not

be mistaken with "exercise". Exercise, is

a subcategory of physical activity that is

planned, structured, repetitive, and

purposeful in the sense that the

improvement or maintenance of one or

more components of physical fitness is

the objective.

Strength after doing

physical education

Resistance training (also called strength

training or weight training) is the use of

resistance to muscular contraction to build

the strength, anaerobic endurance and

size of skeletal muscles.

Habits

1. Promote healthy eating in your home.

2. As a family, remind yourselves of the

basic foods.

3. Be aware of serving size.

4. Make a distinction between ‘everyday’

and ‘sometimes’ foods.

5. Establish healthy eating routines.

6. Praise children when they choose healthy

foods.

7. Make physical activity part of everyday

life.

8. Enjoy physical activity as a family.

9. Give children – older children

especially – opportunities to try different

sports and ways to be active.

10. Limit the time your child spends on

screen-based activities.

11. Encourage your child to value his body

for what it can do, rather than how it

looks.

12. Set a good example.