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Moving your body is good for you! Being active makes your muscles and your bones strong.

Children should be active for about 60 minutes (one hour) every day. Walking to school, playing in the playground, swimming, dancing and riding a bike all count.

When you run or jump, your heart beats faster and you breathe faster. You feel warmer too.

Jumping, climbing, gymnastics and football help your bones and muscles get stronger.

Experiment: Feel your heart

1. Sit very still for 1 minute. Put your hand flat on your chest. Can you feel your heart? Is it beating slowly or fast?
2. Notice your breathing. Is it slow or fast?
3. Now jump on the spot for 1 minute (your teacher will time it).
4. Put your hand on your chest again. Is your heart beating faster or slower than before? How is your breathing? Do you feel warm?
5. Sit and rest for 2 minutes, then feel your heart once more. What has changed?

When?	My heart: slow or fast?	My breathing: slow or fast?	Do I feel warm?
Sitting still
After jumping
After resting

Questions

1. Draw yourself doing your favourite way to move.

   🍎

2. After jumping, did your heart beat faster or slower?

   faster / slower

3. Write or draw two things that happen to your body when you run.

Sources for every fact on this sheet: echoesof.science/school/exercise/sources/

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