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Physical Exercise Overview for Class 7

Physical exercise includes activities like dancing, sports, gymnastics, and physical education that develop and maintain physical fitness and overall health. It stimulates the immune system, increases cerebral circulation, improves mental health, and prevents diseases. Experts recommend 30 minutes of exercise 3-5 times per week, such as aerobic activities like cycling, running, and swimming; anaerobic activities like weight lifting; and flexibility exercises. Regular exercise provides benefits like increased self-esteem, improved body image and mental health, and reduced risk of depression.

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Physical Exercise Overview for Class 7

Physical exercise includes activities like dancing, sports, gymnastics, and physical education that develop and maintain physical fitness and overall health. It stimulates the immune system, increases cerebral circulation, improves mental health, and prevents diseases. Experts recommend 30 minutes of exercise 3-5 times per week, such as aerobic activities like cycling, running, and swimming; anaerobic activities like weight lifting; and flexibility exercises. Regular exercise provides benefits like increased self-esteem, improved body image and mental health, and reduced risk of depression.

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EXERCISE

By:
Priscila Barreno
Anita Cazorla
Paulina Velastegui
What is physical
exercise?
Physical exercise is the performance of some
activity in order to develop or maintain
physical fitness and overall health.

Includes dancing, sports, gymnastics, and


physical education, among others.

It is synonymous of a person’s physical and


mental well-being.
The opposite of
physical exercise

A sedentary
person is one who
does not practice
any physical
activity.

Are more likely to


suffer diseases.

Experts suggest
30 minutes of
exercise 3 to 5
times a week.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
AND EXERCISE

According to the World


Health Organization
(WHO)

Physical activity: is
regarded as any bodily Exercise is bodily or
movement produced by mental exertion for the
skeletal muscles that sake of improvement of
requires energy health.
expenditure.
Stimulates
the immune
system and
prevents
diseases.

Develops
Increases BENEFITS self-esteem,
cerebral OF and
circulation. PHYSICAL improves
body image.
EXERCISES

Improved
mental
health,
prevents
depression.
AEROBIC,
ANAEROBIC
AND
FLEXIBILITY
EXERCISE
AEROBICS
ADVANTAGES

They are long lasting and low


intensity. Increase cardiovascular
endurance

* Can be performed by anyone


regardless of age.
* The heart becomes stronger.
Like cycling, running, walking, * Helps weight loss.
swimming, dancing and playing * Reduces a number of diseases.
tennis. * Increases resistance and reduces
fatigue.
ANAEROBIC

The lifting weights or sprinting, ADVANTAGES


increase strength and muscle mass

*Increases strength, hardness and


strength of bone, muscle, tendons
The most common is resistance and ligaments.
exercise and exercising with weights * Improve heart function.
* Helps you stay slim.
FLEXIBILITY

ADVANTAGES

Improves muscle movement and * Promotes blood circulation.


joints. * Decreases joint stiffness.
* Reduce the risk of injury.
* Improves your ability to relax.
* Improves flexibility of your body.
CONCLUSIONS

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