Health Inventory

Increase your awareness of your own health and your commitment to it by completing a Health Inventory and Personal Wellness Contract.

Web Links

Chapter 9, Lesson 1
Physical Activity and Health - A Report of the Surgeon General
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/adoles.htm
According to this report, how many kids aged 12 to 21 are not vigorously active on a regular basis? Read the facts at this site. What are some benefits of physical activity? Now, that you understand the basics of nutrition, introduce younger students to the benefits of eating well by creating a poster about nutrition basics.

Chapter 9, Lesson 2
Best Health - Health Calculators
http://www.besthealth.com/InterHealth_calculators2.html
Keeping to a healthy program of good nutrition and physical activity requires willpower and math. Are you getting enough protein? Are you counting your calories correctly?
Check your math with these interactive fitness calculators.

Chapter 9, Lesson 3
Bodies in Motion, Minds at Rest
http://library.thinkquest.org/12153/
Learn what you can do to get in good shape and stay that way. Set some reasonable goals for yourself. For example, you might try to do more sit ups, run longer, lift more weights by the end of the month. Challenge yourself to achieve your goals.

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