A. EATING WELL WITH CANADA’S FOOD GUIDE
Canada’s Food Guide is an eating plan to help children, teens and adults make healthy food choices. “Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide” was created by Health Canada and replaces the 1992 version called “Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating”.
B. WHAT IS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY?
WHO (World Health Organization) defines physical activity as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure – including activities undertaken while working, playing, carrying out household chores, traveling, and engaging in recreational pursuits.
The term “physical activity” should not be confused with “exercise”, which is a subcategory of physical activity that is planned, structured, repetitive, and aims to improve or maintain one or more components of physical fitness. Both moderate and vigorous intensity physical activity brings health benefits.
Youth aged 5–17 should accumulate at least 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
https://www.participaction.com/
C. NATURE: GET OUTSIDE
Nature is as important to human health and wellness as food, water, sleep, and exercise. The mental and physical health benefits of green spaces have been proven to reduce stress, increase energy, boost immunity, weight loss, fitness, and also reduce risks of diabetes, heart attack, and cancer.
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/call-to-wild-text
D. TEENS AND SLEEP
Sleep is food for the brain. During sleep, important body functions and brain activity occur. Skipping sleep can be harmful — even deadly, particularly if you are behind the wheel. You can look bad, you may feel moody, and you perform poorly. Sleepiness can make it hard to get along with your family and friends and hurt your scores on school exams, on the court or on the field. Remember: A brain that is hungry for sleep will get it, even when you don’t expect it. For example, drowsiness and falling asleep at the wheel cause more than 100,000 car crashes every year. When you do not get enough sleep, you are more likely to have an accident, injury and/or illness.
Teens need about 8 to 10 hours of sleep each night to function best.
Trouble sleeping?
- Take a 20 minute nap after school (no more)
- Turn off all devices one hour before bed (keep devices out of the bedroom)
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