What makes you

physically fit?
 UNIT 4; CHAPTER 1
“Young Adolescent Care”
LESSON 1: Developmental Changes
LESSON 2: Promoting and Maintaining
Physical Health
LESSON 3: Making Healthful Food Choices
Promoting and
Maintaining
Physical Health
INTRODUCTION
Physical Fitness means having your
body work the best it can.
INTRODUCTION
Being physically fit is something you
have to do to yourself.
Regular Exercises  to be
PHYSICALLY FIT.
EXERCISE  Healthful Lifestyle
 Benefits of
EXERCISE
 Benefits of Exercise
 Regular exercise burns
off calories.
Helps improving blood
circulation, muscle tone
and improving the
cardiovascular and
respiratory system.
 Benefits of Exercise
 Helps one to relax, cope
with stress and promote
sound sleep.
Helps you look and feel at
your best as it enhances the
psychological well-being and
improves self-esteem.
 GUIDELINES FOR
SAFE EXERCISE
Moderation is the key to safe exercise. Safe
exercise programs start slowly and
gradually build up in intensity, frequency,
and duration.
REST and SLEEP
After an active day, your body needs a rest to relax your
muscles.
RESTING help keep yourself physically fit together with
BALANCE EXERCISE
RESTING
It gives your heart,
lungs, and other
muscles to relax.
Your pulse rate slows,
that causes breathe
slowly and easily
RESTING
Others relax through
reading for pleasure,
playing musical
instruments and
daydreaming after school.
SLEEP is common type of
rest.
SLEEPING
Whole body is resting
as well as the brain.
8-10 hours of sleep
For growth and regain
of energy.
Why is physical fitness important for
students like you?
Interpret Me!
Variety and Balanced in Food
•When you eat the right amount of food
from the three basic food groups each
day, you have a BALANCED DIET.
Three Basic Food Groups
•Energy Giving Foods
(rich in carbohydrates and fats)
Three Basic Food Groups
•Body Building Foods
(major source of protein)
Three Basic Food Groups
•Body Regulating Foods
(lots of vitamins, minerals, water and fiber)
Food Labels
•Help us to distinguish the nutrients in a
package of food.
•Required by the government to provide
the nutrient information.
•Two parts --- nutrition facts and ingredient
facts.
Food Labels
•NUTRITION FACTS
- tell what nutrients
are in the food, shows
how much nutrients is
in the food, shows the
serving size needed.
Food Labels
•INGREDIENT
FACTS
- materials to
make food.
Why should we make healthy food
choices?