Get Active Eat Healthy Be HAPPY: May 2011

Monday, May 9, 2011

Fun Facts!

DID YOU KNOW?

You have more than 600 muscles in your body?

Your heart is a muscle?

Exercise makes all of your muscles (including your heart) stronger?

Exercise makes you feel happy and puts you in a better mood?

Exercise can include playing games?

Playing games? Yup! Anything that gets you moving and sweating is EXERCISE! Here are some examples:

freeze tag
red light, green light
basketball
frisbee
soccer
jump rope
kickball
baseball

....and there are MANY more games you can play that are fun ways to exercise! Click here for some more great ideas.

Planet Power!

Do you want to know what you should be eating?

BLAST OFF to PLANET POWER!

With parent permission, click here and answer some questions about your age and weight to see what YOUR body needs to stay healthy!

There is even a BLAST OFF Game!

Click here to play an interactive game where you can reach Planet Power by fueling your rocket with food and physical activity. “Fuel” tanks for each food group help you keep track of your food choices.

Have a BLAST!