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Exercise can be any activity where you move your body.

Exercise helps make your body stronger.

It is important to have strong arms to pick things up.

It is important to have strong legs to walk and run.

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Some examples of exercise are:

Walking, Jogging, Swimming, Bike Riding, Jumping rope

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Here are more examples of exercise. You can go on a walk with friends or family, play at a park or in your yard, or play sports like soccer, basketball, or baseball.

  • What activities do you like to do for exercise? (prompt as needed).

Walking

Jogging

Sports

Playing

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  • How does exercise make you feel?

Exercise gives your body energy so you can work and play. Exercise also makes your body strong. Exercise can make you feel happy.

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  • Why else should you exercise?

Exercise helps your body in many ways.

Exercise helps you have stronger bones and muscles.

Exercise also helps you to not get sick.

It also helps you sleep better.

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Playing games that make you move are a good way to exercise.

  • What are your favorite games to play? (Prompt answers as needed.)

Musical Chairs

Simon Says

Tag

Hide-and-Seek

Red Rover

Catch

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It takes a healthy diet and exercise to be healthy.

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  • What change can you make because of what you learned today?

Play a game with your friend that makes you move.

  • What game are you going to ask your friend to play? (prompt as needed)

Fitness Lesson Activity

Option 1:

Get a balloon or a ball and play balloon volleyball or hit it around in a circle. Could also use a large ball and kick it around.

Option 2:

The instructor is to lead a game of “Simon-Says.”

How to Play: The instructor will give commands starting with the phrase “Simon Says.” An example command would be “Simon says put your hands on your head.”

If the instructor gives a command without saying “Simon says,” then everyone who obeyed the command is out.

Example commands:

-Clap your hands- Touch your toes- Touch your eyes

Option 3:

Do the Hokey Pokey. Sing the song while doing the actions.

Lyrics

You put your right foot in,
You put your right foot out;
You put your right foot in,
And you shake it all about.
You do the Hokey-Pokey,
And you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about!

Repeat first verse by switching these words in:

left foot

right hand

left hand

right side

left side

nose

backside

head

whole self

Option 4:

Play tag or Frisbee or some other physically active game the participants enjoy (kickball, soccer, bowling, bike riding, swimming, etc).