Healthy hearts
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can design a fitness circuit to improve heart health.
Key learning points
- A healthy, balanced diet helps to improve heart health.
- Being physically active is a major step toward strengthening the heart muscle and improving heart health.
- Heart-pumping aerobic exercise is recommended for at least an hour a day for children.
- Examples of aerobic exercise are brisk walking, running, swimming and cycling.
Keywords
Muscle - A muscle is a part of our body that contracts to produce movement.
Heart health - Heart health is an important part of having a healthy body and good wellbeing.
Aerobic - Aerobic exercise is a repetitive, physical activity that uses large muscle groups in your body.
Fitness circuit - A fitness circuit is a type of workout involving a range of different exercises.
Common misconception
Pupils may assume that thinness automatically equates to fitness, good health and having a healthy heart.
Explain that having a thin body does not necessarily mean that you also have good heart health. Whatever shape your body is, it is important to exercise and keep active in order to keep your heart healthy.
Teacher tip
Find out what sports and other activities pupils engage in outside of the classroom and discuss how these may contribute to heart health. Encourage pupils to share their experiences and talk about how their activities may help contribute towards having a healthy heart.
Equipment
Tennis balls (optional, but preferable).
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.The organ which pumps blood around your body is called the ...
Q2.What happens to your heart rate when you exercise?
Q3.Heart rate is measured in bpm, which is short for ...
Q4.What is considered to be a healthy resting heart rate for an adult?
Q5.Muscles are parts of our body that …
Q6.How is oxygen delivered to our muscles to help them work properly?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.We can strengthen our heart muscle and improve our heart health by…
Q2.To improve heart health, our diet should be…
Q3.It is recommended that children have at least minutes of heart pumping aerobic exercise per day.
Q4.Which of these statements about heart health is true?
Q5.Aerobic exercise is exercise that …
Q6.Which of these activities are not aerobic exercises?
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