6th grade powerpoint presentation explaining the benefits of physical activity and the elements of fitness

1. Physical Activity
Any kind of sustained movement that
increases your heart rate and causes
your body to use energy

2. Benefits of Physical Activity
● Physical Benefits
● Mental Benefits
● Social Benefits

3. Physical Benefits
● Strengthens and tones muscles
● Helps maintain a healthy weight
● Strengthens heart and lungs
● Builds strong bones

4. Mental/Emotional Benefits
● Better sleep
● Get along better with others
● More concentration
● More confidence and higher self-esteem
● Deal with stress more easily

5. Social Benefits
● Great way to make friends
● Learn diversity and tolerance
● Helps to build character

6. How Much Do You Need?
● Experts say you should get 60 minutes
MOST days!

7. The Elements of Fitness
● Endurance
● Strength
● Flexibility
● Body Composition

8. 1. Endurance
The ability to keep up a physical
activity without becoming overly
tired

9. Types of Endurance
Muscular Endurance
● Jump Rope
● Biking
● Dancing
Heart & Lung
Endurance
● Running
● Swimming
● Team Sports

10. 2. Strength
The ability of your muscles to
exert a force

11. More on Muscles
➢Strong muscles support your bones
and make your joints stronger
➢Muscle strength is built by pushing
or pulling against a force (i.e., pull
ups)

12. 3. Flexibility
The ability to move body joints
through a full range of motion

13. Why Be Flexible?
➢Muscles, tendons and ligaments
around joints need to be loose so
they can move easily
➢Being flexible helps prevent injuries
You can build flexibility by stretching
your muscles and joints (i.e., yoga,
swimming, karate, gymnastics)

14. 4. Body Composition
The muscle, fat, bone and fluid
that makes up your body weight

15. So What About Body
Composition?
➢A healthy body has more bone,
muscle and fluid than fat
➢Body composition is a direct result
of how you eat, how much you
exercise and the genes you inherit
from your parents