Mental Health
This is the ability to focus and stay on task.
Concentration
This is the ability to understand and express your feelings.
Emotional Awareness
This is the recommended warm-up activity before intense exercise.
Warm up
This muscle is responsible for bending your arm at the elbow.
Biceps
The Medicine Wheel teaches that health is made up of these three areas we studied.
Mental, Emotional, Physical Health
Name one strategy to manage stress in a healthy way.
Deep breathing / exercise / mindfulness
Name one healthy way to cope with strong emotions.
Tallking to someone / journaling / exercise
This is the period of rest your body needs after exercise to repair and grow stronger.
Recovery
This is the biggest muscle in your body
Glutes
If someone exercises regularly but ignores their stress and emotions, which key idea of the Medicine Wheel are they missing?
Balance -the idea of taking care of all 3 aspects of health (emotional, physical, mental)
This term describes how you see and think about yourself.
Self-esteem or self-concept
This is the ability to bounce back after a difficult situation.
Resilience
This type of exercise uses oxygen over a long period (like jogging).
Cardio
This large muscle group on the back of your legs helps with running and jumping.
Hamstrings
Give one example of an activity that supports BOTH mental and emotional health at the same time.
Journaling / talking to a friend / mindfulness / physical activity with reflection
This skill helps you stay calm and make good decisions under pressure.
Self-regulation
This skill helps you understand how others feel.
Empathy
This type of training uses resistance to build muscle strength.
Strength training
Name 3 muscles you use when you perform a squat.
Quads, glutes, hamstrings, core (abs).
A student is feeling overwhelmed with schoolwork and starts getting headaches and trouble sleeping. Which TWO areas of the Medicine Wheel are most directly connected in this example? Explain.
Mental and physical health (mental stress affecting the body)?
This involves being aware of your thoughts and not judging them.
Mindfulness
This term describes managing your emotions in a healthy and constructive way.
Emotional Regulation
This training method alternates between high and low intensity (like sprinting and walking).
High intensity interval training (HITT)
Name 2 muscles that are involved when you perform a push up
Pectoral muscles and triceps
Explain how improving one area of the Medicine Wheel can positively impact the other areas. Give a specific example.
All areas are interconnected (e.g., exercise → improves mood/emotional health and focus/mental health)