Wednesday, June 9, 2010

No Energy?




Exercise Makes Your Heart Happy YAY!
You may know that your heart is a muscle :). It works hard, pumping blood every day of your life. You can help this important muscle get stronger by doing aerobic exercise and not sitting on a chair like the lazy ''bum'' in the pictures. When you breathe, you take in oxygen, and, if you're doing aerobic exercise, you may notice you're breathing faster than normal. Aerobic activity can get your heart pumping, make you sweaty, and quicken your breathing. Just looking at the fatty in the picture encourages me not to look like that.
When you give your heart this kind of workout on a daily basis, your heart will get even better at its main job delivering oxygen to all parts of your body.
So you want to do some aerobic exercise right now? Try swimming, basketball, ice or roller hockey, jogging, inline skating, soccer, cross-country skiing, biking, or rowing NOT SITTING ON A CHAIR. And don't forget that skipping, jumping rope, and playing hopscotch are aerobic activities, too AND NOT SITTING ON A CHAIR!
Exercise Strengthens Muscles YAY!
Another kind of exercise can help make your muscles stronger. Did you ever do a push up or swing across the monkey bars at the playground? I know that the lady in the picture didnt it. Those are exercises that can build strength. By using your muscles to do powerful things, you can make them stronger WOW! For older teens and adults, this kind of workout can make muscles bigger, too. :)





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