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The importance of diet and exercise

I can explain how to try to maintain a healthy diet and lifestyle effectively.

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The importance of diet and exercise

I can explain how to try to maintain a healthy diet and lifestyle effectively.

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Key learning points

  1. Regular exercise is crucial for maintaining physical and mental health.
  2. A balanced diet provides the necessary nutrients for the body to function properly.
  3. Consistency in diet and exercise is key to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Keywords

  • Exercise - an activity that requires physical effort and is done to improve health and fitness

  • Moderation - eating or doing something within reasonable limits and not in excess

  • Lifestyle - the choices people make about the way they live

  • Consistency - maintaining a steady and regular pattern, for example, in diet and exercise

Common misconception

Exercise alone is enough to stay healthy.

While exercise is important, it must be paired with a balanced diet for overall health.


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Ask pupils to discuss the sorts of exercise they do in PE lessons as examples.
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Lesson video

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the words to their correct definitions.
Correct Answer:nutrients,substances in food that the body needs for growth and energy
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substances in food that the body needs for growth and energy

Correct Answer:vitamins,nutrients in food that help you to grow, heal and fight off sickness
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nutrients in food that help you to grow, heal and fight off sickness

Correct Answer:minerals,elements needed by the body for various functions, such as calcium
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elements needed by the body for various functions, such as calcium

Correct Answer:calories,a unit of energy that we get from food and drinks
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a unit of energy that we get from food and drinks

Q2.
Complete the sentence: A healthy diet should be ...
Correct Answer: balanced
Q3.
True or False? You can't tell if someone is healthy just by their appearance.
Correct Answer: true, correct, T
Q4.
Starchy foods are a good source of energy because they give us:
Correct answer: nutrients
vitamins
proteins
Q5.
True or false? We should eat more dairy than fruits and vegetables to stay healthy.
Correct Answer: false, wrong, incorrect, F
Q6.
We can get an overview of the fat, salt and sugar content of a food from the:
list of of ingredients
Correct answer: front-of-pack label
the description of the product

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the words to their correct definitions.
Correct Answer:exercise,an activity that requires physical effort to improve health
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an activity that requires physical effort to improve health

Correct Answer:moderation,eating or doing something within reasonable limits
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eating or doing something within reasonable limits

Correct Answer:lifestyle,the choices people make about the way they live
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the choices people make about the way they live

Correct Answer:consistency,maintaining a steady and regular way
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maintaining a steady and regular way

Q2.
Regular exercise strengthens our:
Correct answer: heart
Correct answer: bones
Correct answer: minds
eyes
hair
Q3.
True or false? Exercising once for a long time has the same benefits as exercising regularly for a shorter amount of time.
Correct Answer: false, wrong, incorrect, F, not true
Q4.
Ways to make healthy eating more enjoyable could be:
Correct answer: helping to prepare meals
Correct answer: planning a weekly menu
Correct answer: trying new foods
buying cheaper foods
buying more processed foods
Q5.
Having a healthy lifestyle routine is about developing good habits - you can have sweet treats or takeaways, these just need to be in...
excess
Correct answer: moderation
consistency
Q6.
True or false? If we eat healthily, then we don't need to exercise.
Correct Answer: false, wrong, F, not true, incorrect
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