Why is endurance important?

Physical therapy

﻿Hi there, my name is Sophie Brazier. I'm a children's physiotherapist. Thank you for joining me today for our lesson. So we are on unit six and this is lesson two. And we are continuing with the topic of endurance. And today in lesson two, we're going to be looking at why is endurance important. So we'll begin with an introduction and we'll look at the importance and then we will finish with an activity. And our activity today is going to be some star jumps. So you just need yourself for this activity and if you need a parent or carer, perhaps you would like to ask them now. And then we can make start on today's lesson. I just like to give you a little message from our team. We as therapists have tried to think of the best way to continue to support children, young people and their families. So we will be exploring topic areas that we regularly provide advice and support on across all ages and abilities. Each lesson will have ideas and activities that can be carried out either at home or in school. And any information I'm giving you is to be used alongside any specific strategies or resources that may have been given to you by your child's school or perhaps a therapist. So if you have got any questions, or you need help tailoring this to their needs, then please contact your local therapy service. I would like us to think about, why is endurance important? So endurance can contribute to your overall health. Building your endurance can improve not only your physical body, but also your mind. You may then have more energy which can help with everyday activities without tiring quickly. This can then also help with concentration, which is good for learning. Remember, it can also be fun to exercise and build your endurance. So endurance can help you do everyday activities. It means you're able to participate to the best of your ability. You'll be able to play on the playground with your friends, you'll be able to take part in and enjoy P.E. And moving around the school environment, you'll be able to do that without tiring as quickly. And it means that you'll be able to manage a whole school day. And you'll have energy after school to enjoy some free time. So rather than getting home and feeling absolutely exhausted, if you paced yourself through the day, and you've built up some endurance, then you will be able to enjoy that free time you have when you get home. So I'd like you to look at this activity of star jumps. So we did look at this activity in the previous unit, unit five on balance and coordination. Because we were looking at introducing coordination of movement. But also this activity can really build your stamina and your endurance. So I'd really like you to try this now. So you're going to start with your hips shoulder width apart. You're going to step your legs out so their set astride. You're going to lift both arms up to shoulder level. And then you're going to step your legs back to middle and return your arms to the side. So you're stepping through the motion of the star jump. So out, out, in, in. And then you're going to try and do a star jump as one movement, moving your arms and legs together. And you're going to repeat 10 times to start with. So I will now demonstrate the activity, then if you pause, you can have a go yourself. And then if you rejoin, we'll go through some ways to perhaps challenge your endurance a little bit and build it. And also, if you need some easier versions, there'll be that too. So I will show you the activity and then maybe give you some ideas of how to adapt it and change it a little bit if you'd like to. So the position you are going to start in is you're going to have your feet together and you're going to make a star shape. You're going to step your feet out and can step your arms out. Then you going to step your legs back in, and your arms back in. So get out, out, out, out, back in. So do that again. So that can be a nice starting activity just to get your coordination of your arms and legs. And then what you can start doing is you can start making a star shape and coming back in. Making a star shape, coming back in. So we going to do five. One, two, three, four, five. And if you'd like to mix up a little bit and make it more challenging, you can increase the speed that you do the star jumps. And you can also mix it up a little bit by maybe taking your arms all the way above your head. So I'll show you here by changing the camera angle. So you can do some big star jumps like this. And that can also raise your heart rate as well which can be really good. So have a go at those, pause the video now. Have a go yourself and then rejoin afterwards and we'll go through some ways to make it easier and some ways to make it harder. So let's think about the activity a little bit more. If this is tricky, make yourself less out of breath and work your body less. So decrease the speed and the number of times you repeat the activity. So you could move your legs but keep your arms by your side or keep your feet still but move your arms. You can also step your open your legs to the smallest stride to do small stars. Then if you need a challenge, and you didn't feel like that worked you enough and you want to be progressed a little bit. You can make it harder by making yourself more out of breath and working your body harder. But I just want to point out that remember, do this gradually don't suddenly do loads and loads and loads of star jumps and being ridiculously out of breath you need to build up gradually. So increase the speed and number of times you repeat the activity. You can also take your arms above your shoulder level to above your head so you can clap above your head and with your hands above your heart, then you will be raising your heart rate. And you can also jump to change position of your legs as they moved in and outwards. So these are making big star shapes. So if you pause the video again now, you can have a think about those options and what works best for you. And then if you rejoin me afterwards for the end of the lesson. Good for you if you gave the activity a try, I hope you enjoyed it. So now we have reached the end of our lesson. So thank you for joining me today and I hope you found it useful. So please join me next time for unit six, lesson three, where we will be continuing with the topic of endurance. But we will be moving on and we will be looking at an activity where we will be doing some step-ups. So all that leads me to say now is thanks again. Take care. Have a great rest of your day and I will see you very soon I hope. Goodbye.

Why is endurance important?

Why is endurance important?

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