Types of Exercises
Exercises that improve the ability of a joint to move through its full range of motion fall under this category. These activities help reduce your chance of injury and repair overstrained muscles.
(hint: improves flexibility)
Flexibility-building exercises or "stretching."
Studying, sleep, and eating breakfast also help achieve THIS benefit of physical activity.
Improved grades/academic success; will also accept "ability to focus."
Doing THIS after exercise is not only yummy, but allows your body to adapt and replenish from what you just did
Refuel/Eat after exercise. Aim to eat something during the hour right after!
This type of stretching involves holding a position for a period of time to increase flexibility and range of motion.
Static Stretching
Name 3 Macronutrients
Protein, Fat, Carbs
Exercises where the body’s large muscles move in a rhythm for a period of time fall under this category. These activities cause a person's heart to beat faster, and they will breathe harder than normal while doing them.
Cardio, aerobic exercise
Some benefits to being active are specific, like reducing your risk of Type 2 Diabetes, and some are more broad, like THIS benefit that describes an overall better state of being. (Hint: this over quantity).
Better quality of life.
In addition to fueling your body, what is one important recovery tool that helps your body adapt and grow stronger and faster? Hint: It's recommended that teens do this for 8-10 hours a day.
sleep
This type of stretching involves movement-based stretching and is often used as part of a warm-up to prepare muscles for activity
Dynamic Stretching
his late-night snack favorite might taste amazing, but eating too much of it could leave you in a “food coma” instead of finishing that assignment
pizza
Exercises that make muscles do more work than usual by holding against an applied force or weight fall under this category. These types of workouts increase muscle strength, power, endurance, and size.
Muscle-strengthening exercises or lifting weights
t’s reported that around 11% of young people will have experienced an episode of THIS by the end of their teenage years. Regular physical activity has been shown to reduce the overall risk of experiencing it.
hint: illness
Depression
Doing this BEFORE exercise will help to give you the energy you need to perform your best.
Fuel/Eat before exercise.
Simpler energy sources like carbohydrates are easier for your body to break down and use during exercise!
This kind of stretching includes a partner or equipment to help you reach a position beyond what you could stretch on your own.
Assisted stretching
This caffeinated drink is the lifeblood of many college students, but drinking too much might leave you jittery enough to do your homework at warp speed.
coffee
These kinds of activities can improve the ability to resist forces, within or outside of the body. Help to prevents falls while a person is stationary or moving
hint: keeps steady
balance, or balance activities
More moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity is associated with this all-around energy and rest-related benefit.
Sleep (fall asleep faster, deeper sleep, fewer feelings of sleepiness during the day)
Preparing for exercise includes doing this throughout the day and during exercise.
Hint: most of your body is made up of water…
Hydration!
Proper hydration includes water, and for longer (45 min+) and more intense periods of activity, some sort of electrolyte addition to replenish those that are lost through sweat.
Stretching can help reduce the risk of injuries by keeping muscles flexible. What is one other benefit of regular stretching?
Improved posture, increased blood flow to muscles, reduced stress, or reduced muscle tension.
To keep your teeth healthy, this sugary snack you get on Halloween is actually one of the best, because it dissolves fast and doesn’t stick.
chocolate
These activities produce force or impact with the ground, on the bones of the body, which promotes bone growth and strength.
hint: exercises like running, jumping rope, basketball, and soccer
Bone-strengthening
Being regularly, physically active over your lifetime has been shown to reduce your risk of experiencing this category of diseases- which deals with matters of the heart.
Cardiovascular (heart) disease, including high blood pressure, heart attack, and stroke.
Doing this before moderate and high-intensity exercise helps you perform better and avoid injuries.
warm up
Stretching after exercise can help reduce this common post-workout feeling in muscles.
Muscle soreness or stiffness.
How old am I?
22