Moderate to Vigorous

Physical Activities
Objectives

▶ Identify physical activities that are classified as

moderate and vigorous;
▶ Engage in moderate to vigorous physical
activities (MVPAs) for at least 60 minutes daily.
▶ Reflect the importance of engaging in various
physical activities through writing an essay.
Find at least ten (10) hidden words that are
related to physical activities in the puzzle
below.
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1.What do you think is the relationship between the

words that you have found in the puzzle?
2.Where and when do you usually see people doing
those physical activities?
3.What are the different kinds of physical activities that
we do every day?
 Many people your age spend more time on social
media sites, YouTube, Netflix, and playing mobile
games. However, a young Senior High School student like
you needs to be physically active to stay fit and healthy.

You should spend time doing moderate to vigorous

activities. These physical activities will not only lead you
to a physically active life but will also improve your health
and academic outcomes.
 MODERATE AND VIGOROUS PHYSICAL
ACTIVITIES

Physical Activity occurs when your muscles contract to make

your body move. Experts recommend that teens spend at least 60
minutes and up to serval hours performing physical activity each
day.

Moderate Physical Activity refers to activities that are not too

easy and not too hard. This kind of activity requires a moderate
amount of effort and noticeably accelerates the heart rate.
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ACTIVITIES
Vigorous Physical Activity produces large
increases in breathing or heart rate, such as jogging,
aerobic dance, or bicycling uphill. It also requires a
large amount of effort. Active sports and recreation
activities such as tennis, dancing, aerobics are of
examples vigorous physical activities.
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Now that you already have an idea on various physical

activities, these are the points that you must remember:
1. Physical activity done at a moderate or vigorous intensity level
is good for a teenager’s health.

2.Moderate physical activities generally make you move.

These could include brisk walking, dancing, biking,
swimming, and jogging. Even helping out with some of the
more active chores inside and outside your home like
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3. Vigorous activities increase the heart rate and make you

sweat and may let you enjoy being active even more.
You may play games with lots of running involved,
say, basketball. You may also do running or jogging, or
other sports like football, tennis, and swimming.
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4.Being physically active is an important part of your growth and
development, especially if done regularly. It is a great way to
spend time with friends, meet new people, feel good, and break up
long stretches of playing online games and watching movies. It is
invigorating to move the entire body, even by just cheering, or
running after the ball.
5.Being active every day can help teenagers achieve the
following:
ü improve heart health and fitness ü
develop strong muscles
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