Heart Facts
What size is your heart?
The size of your fist.
Your heart is a pump, what does it pump through your body?
Blood
When landing a jump, which part of your foot should you land on?
Toes or ball or your foot
How many minutes should you exercise everyday to keep your heart healthy?
60 minutes or 1 hour
What is heart rate?
The number of times your heart beats in a minute
What is the most important muscle in your body?
Your heart
What other nutrients are transported in your blood?
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
Where should you look when turning your jump rope?
At the rope, so you know when to jump
Name two food groups that support good heart health?
Fruits and vegetables
How does exercise affect your heart rate?
It increases your heart rate or makes your heart beat faster.
How many times does the average heart beat a day?
100,000 time a day
Tubes that carry blood away from the heart are called?
Arteries
When jumping over the rope, is it better to have big jump or small jump?
Small jump, you can conserve your energy and jump more times.
What types of foods are bad for your heart?
Foods high in fat and sugar
Where is 1 place on your body that you can take your heart rate?
wrist or neck
What group of bones protect the heart?
Tube that carry blood to the heart are called?
Veins
When turning your rope, your hands should be level with your head, chest or waist?
Waist
To keep our heart healthy, we should SAY "NO" to all what?
Drugs including tobacco products
What causes the beating sound of your heart?
How many chambers does your heart have?
4
What organ works with your heart to delivery oxygen to all parts of your body?
Lungs
When turning the rope, you should have more movement from your arms or wrists?
wrists
To keep our heart healthy, we should do these 3 things?
Exercise everyday
Eat healthy foods
Say no to drugs
What is a heart attack?
A blockage in a vein or artery in the heart that stops blood flow.