Share Your Skills!
True or False: Exercise can lower your blood sugar immediately.
True!
How often should you exercise?
At least 5 days a week.
Sit-ups
True or False: Exercise will likely raise your risk for heart disease and high cholesterol.
False!
Name 1 example of cardio exercise!
Cardio includes walking, stair climbing, swimming, hiking, cycling, rowing, tennis, and dancing.
Squats
Name 2 benefits of exercise
More energy, better weight control, better moods, less stress, improved sleep, stronger muscles
Name 1 thing you can use at home to create weight or resistance!
Body weight, free weights (or soup cans and water bottles!), or elastic bands.
Leg lifts
True or False: Routinely exercising can help lower your blood pressure.
True!
Name 2 flexibility exercises!
Various stationary stretches and stretches that involve movement. Yoga is an excellent means of improving flexibility.
True or False: Exercise can cause low blood sugar.
True! It is important to eat enough healthy food if you are doing exercise.
Aside from flexibility, strength training, and cardio, can you name one more type of exercise that helps with stability?
Balance exercises