Grade

11

Physical
Education

LEONELLE MONTOTA LPT

Paradigm Colleges of Science and Technology PE 11

Lesson: 3

How to Maintain a Healthy

Lifestyle
Everyday a person makes choices that influence his/her health. For
example, he/she chooses what to take for snacks, what activity to do for
fun, and whom to associate with. These choices determine one’s lifestyle.
A lifestyle is a set of behaviours that a person lives by. To maintain a
healthy lifestyle, a person may need to make lifestyle changes.

The following list enumerates ways of staying healthy

A. Get Plenty of Exercise

Exercise is any physical activity that maintains or improves a
person’s health. Regular exercise is important. Lack of exercise can
make common task difficult.

B. Eat a Healthy, Well-Balanced diet

Balanced Diet provides nutrients needed by the body, and helps
reduce the risks of certain health problems. It helps avoid malnutrition, a
harmful condition caused by not eating the right kind of food.

C. Avoid Stress
Stress can directly affect one’s health. Stressors can cause physical
and mental reactions, including tiredness.

2 Common Healthy Ways to Handle Stress

 Relaxation- means doing something to divert your attention off the

problem and to concentrate on other things.
 Redirection- is letting go of your energy and directing it to another
activity that is not stressful.

D. Have Enough Rest and Sleep

Sleep is a restful condition wherein there is suspension of
consciousness. During sleep your heart rate slows down 10-15 beats
every minute.

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Remember:
A healthy lifestyle leads a healthy life

ACTIVITY SHEET

Grade Level: Teacher: Mr. Leonelle Montoya

Activity 1

Directions: Answer the following questions.

1. What are some ways of maintaining a healthy body?

2. Differentiate relaxation from redirection.

Activity 2
Directions: Make you’re a list of the common stressors of teenagers who are of your age
and how to manage them.

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