Healthy Heart

1. Read the first paragraph and complete this sentence. Like a pumping machine, the heart provides the ________________________________________________________________.

Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health: Fact Sheet

2.  What is the number one killer in America? ____________________

Risk Factors

3. What are four risk factors for heart disease? ____________________, ____________________, ____________________, and ________________

4.  If you want your heart to be healthy for the rest of your life, what prescription can you follow?

a.____________________________________________________________________

Questions and Answers (scroll down to the third question)

5.  How much physical activity is enough?

__________ a week __________min __________% maximum capacity

6.  What type of exercise do you have to perform, if you want a healthy heart? ____________

7.  List the seven examples of aerobic exercise. ____________________, ____________________, ____________________, ____________________, ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________

Food Pyramid

8. How many servings per day for: bread, cereals, and pasta? __________

vegetables? __________

fruits? __________

milk, yogurt, cheese? __________

meat? __________

fats, oils, and sweets? ____________________

9.  Read the first paragraph and fill in the blanks.

If you smoke, take drugs, or drink alcohol excessively, you are giving your heart __________ __________. Over time, the health of your heart will __________.

Ten Tips (#1 and #2 will automatically be there, scroll down to find #3 - #10 and click.)

10.  List the Ten Tips to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for You

10.

Pick one of the tips, copy the short paragraph that goes along with it on the lines below. This will help you with ideas in making your poster.

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