6 Specific Improvements to the Body

Systems
Strengthens your heart

Strengthens your muscles and increases endurance

Strengthens your bones

Improves your lungs

Improves your immune system

Improves your body’s cooling system

6 Specific Improvements to the Body
Systems
Strengthens your heart
- becomes a more efficient pump
- can pump more blood in fewer beats (lowering resting heart rate)
- less chance of heart disease (heart attacks and strokes)
- more blood to muscles means more oxygen available to work longer
Strengthens your muscles and increases endurance
- you can recover from physical activity more easily
- you have more energy and don’t tire as easily
Strengthens your bones
- less likely to break your bones, suffer from osteoporosis when older
- have better posture
6 Specific Improvements to the Body
Systems
Improves your lungs
- they can exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide with your blood better

Improves your immune system

- body can fight off bacteria and viruses better, get fewer colds

Improves your body’s cooling system

- more blood flow to the skin cools the body faster (more heat tolerance)
Fitness Facts:

3. 60% of Canadian children do not meet average fitness standards.

6. Children do 75% less exercise today compared to children in 1980.

Why are People Unfit?
-People drive instead of walk, take the
escalator/elevator rather than the stairs
A. Sedentary -The are spectators rather than
Lifestyles participants in activity (watch sports on
t.v.
-People have jobs requiring mental work
instead of physical work
-Labour saving devices such as lawn
mowers, snow blowers, golf carts, etc.
B. Poor Health -Relax doing passive rather than active
Habits activities eg. Computers, t.v.
-Just don’t exercise because they are “too
busy”

-Poor eating habits (junk food)

-Smoking
-Drinking