This month's Nourish to Flourish theme has been exercise. 60minutes of exercise per day in children includes such benefits as:
- Improving resistance to certain diseases
- Building healthy lungs and heart
- Helping maintain a healthy weight
- Boosting energy levels and mood
- Enhancing creativity and self-esteem
- Creating more positive attitude toward school
- Growing brain cells and increases oxygen to the brain
- Improving brain efficiency for learning and memory
- Improving concentration, focus and test scores
- Helping students sleep better
Students have taken part in Workout Wednesdays during lunch with fun activities. Last Friday we did the
Cha Cha Slide with the whole school over the PA. Here are some exercise ideas you could do as a family:
- Go for a family walk after dinner.
- Walk to school instead of driving. When driving, park far away and walk.
- Cut back on TV, video and computer games. Allow time for more physical activity.
- Invent fun, active games, and exercise together.
- Take walking tours of historic sites.
- Have a family dance party, or hula –hoop contest.
- Jump rope to music.
- Create an obstacle course - include the concepts over, under, around, and through.
- Learn a new sport, or reinvent a traditional sport.
