P.E. and Health Snow day Homework
The Couch Potato Workout
“Get off the Couch”
FACTS
· Kids and teens ages 8-18 spend an average of 5 hours a day in front of some type of screen media TV, DVD, Texting, Computer, etc. not counting school work.
· The average person consumes almost 200 extra calories for every hour of TV watched.
· 15 extra calories per day equals 3 pounds of fat a year.
· Advertisers use programming to promote fast food, and many other extremely unhealthy foods. Which makes you want them more.
· Too much television takes away from valuable physical activity time, which over time will get you into a lazy routine and makes your not want to workout.
On average how much television do you watch per day? ______ (be honest)
Why do you think a lot of teenagers spend so much time watching TV, playing video games, texting or in front of the computer? Explain you answer (50 word min)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Couch Potato Workout
Here is what you do:
1. Choose a show or program you like to watch anyone will do.
2. Watch it
3. During each commercial break do a exercise
Here is your workout (do as many reps as you can for two commercials that’s 60 seconds.
Do this workout 3 times on 3 different days, check off each day and write reps. Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
Commercial Break #1 Couch/Chair push ups ____ ____ ____
Commercial Break #2 Chair Dips ____ ____ ____
Commercial Break #3 Sit ups ____ ____ ____
Commercial Break #4 Body Squats ____ ____ ____
Commercial Break #5 Jog in place ____ ____ ____
Commercial Break #6 Stretch ____ ____ ____
Parent Signature (Required): ________________________
I participated with my child: Yes_____(1 bonus pt) No______