Year 11
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle
This lesson will focus of how we can maintain a healthy lifestyle throughout adulthood and the resulting benefits. This lesson covers issues about mental health. If this is a sensitive topic to you, we recommend checking with a trusted adult before starting or doing the lesson with a trusted adult nearby.
Year 11
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle
This lesson will focus of how we can maintain a healthy lifestyle throughout adulthood and the resulting benefits. This lesson covers issues about mental health. If this is a sensitive topic to you, we recommend checking with a trusted adult before starting or doing the lesson with a trusted adult nearby.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Reminder/consolidation - benefits of healthy eating and physical activity to maintain physical health
- Healthy lifestyles and links to minimising health risks as we get older
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5 Questions
Q1.
What are fruit and vegetables a great source of?
Calcium
Energy
Protein
Q2.
It is recommended to drink a maximum of 2 litres of water per day.
True
Q3.
Having positive friends can help you achieve a healthy lifestyle.
False
Q4.
When making changes to our lifestyle, it is important that we gradually increase our physical activity levels.
False
Q5.
A sedentary lifestyle has many health benefits
True
5 Questions
Q1.
Which of the following contributes to a healthy lifestyle? (Tick 2 boxes)
Eating whatever you want.
Sleeping for 6 hours.
Walking once a week.
Q2.
Why was the Eatwell Guide introduced?
Because the prime minister was overweight.
To help people sleep better.
Q3.
Frying foods have more health benefits than roasting
True
Q4.
It is recommended to spread our physical activity out during the day.
False
Q5.
Engaging in sedentary behaviour over time can ... (Tick 2 boxes)
... encourage blood flow.
... increase our life expectancy.
... make us feel good.