Get Up & Move

Learning Objectives

• Encourage people to be physically active
• To Emphasize the importance of exercise
• To provide examples of simple exercises

What is exercise?

• Physical activity done primarily to improve one's health/fitness

What are the benefits?

• Improve your mood by sharpening your mind & alertness
• Reduce age-related memory loss
• Improve blood flow to the heart
• Reduce blood pressure (for those with high blood pressure)
• Build & Maintain healthy bones, muscles and joints

Which types of exercises should you do?

• Arm Workouts
• Leg Workouts
• Abdominal Workouts
• Cardiovascular Workouts

HOW DO YOU EXERCISE THOSE AREAS?

Leg exercise 1

Leg Exercise 2

Arm exercise 1

arm exercise 2

Ab exercise 1

Ab exercise 2

Cardio exercise 1

cardio exercise 2

Now that you know what to do:

• Set a goal (ie. work out 3 times a week)
• Remember not to push yourself past your body's limitations
• Be safe!

But, before you get started, consider this:

True or False?

• Sweating is an indication of exertion

FALSE.

Sweating

• Is the body's way of cooling down
• Does not represent the amount of work being done
• Is not representative to the difficulty of a workout

Now Get Moving!!! (: