Physical Activity Pyramid 2

​Continuation of the Physical Activity Pyramid

Leisure and Playtime

LEISURE

Leisure activities are activities people participate in when free, maybe in the evenings or weekends. Activities are taken during free time outside the mandatory time. These are activities taken for pleasure, relaxation, or other satisfactions, typically after work and completion of other responsibilities. Mostly, it is what people choose to do in their free time after their daily chores and duties.

Examples:

1. Adventure sports – kayaking, boating, hiking, skiing, etc.

2. Listening to music / watching movies

3. Visiting amusement parks

4. Fishing and sitting by a beautiful lake

5. Photography

6. Traveling around the world

7. Gardening

8. Camping

What leisure activities do you do?

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Strength and Flexibility

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Strength training

Strength training — also known as weight or resistance training — is a physical activity designed to improve muscular strength and fitness by exercising a specific muscle or muscle group against external resistance, including free weights, weight machines, or your own body weight.

Benefits of Strength Training

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• Protects Bone Health and Muscle Mass

• Helps Your Body Burn Calories Efficiently

• Helps Keep the Weight off for Good 

• Helps You Develop Better Body Mechanics

• Can Help With Chronic Disease Management​

• Boosts Energy Levels and Improves Your Mood​

• Has Cardiovascular Health Benefits

Flexibility

Stretching your body to become more supple and flexible offers many physical benefits. Such training allows for easier and deeper movements while building strength and stability. Stretching your muscles and joints also leads to greater range of motion, improved balance, and increased flexibility.

​Benefits of doing Flexibility Exercises

• Fewer injuries

• Less pain​

• Improved posture and balance​

• A positive state of mind​

• Greater strength​

• Improved physical performance​

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INACTIVITY

Inactivity

Physical inactivity or being sedentary is when you don’t move your body for long periods of time. This can include sitting or lying on the sofa watching TV, and sitting at a desk or computer.

Being inactive can lead to fatty material building up in your arteries (the blood vessels that carry blood to your organs). If the arteries that carry blood to your heart get damaged and clogged, it can lead to a heart attack. If this happens in the arteries that carry blood to your brain it can lead to a stroke. The good news is there are many ways to reduce the risk of this happening.

What activities should we cut down on to avoid inactivity?

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Multiple Choice

What is the top part of the Physical Activity Pyramid?

• Lifestyle activities

• Strength and Flexibility

• Inactivity

• Aerobic and recreation

Multiple Choice

Leisure activities are taken during free time outside the mandatory time.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Being active can lead to fatty material building up in your arteries (the blood vessels that carry blood to your organs).

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

_________ — also known as weight or resistance training — is a physical activity designed to improve muscular strength and fitness.

• Eating

• Laughing

• Strength Training

• Training Wheels

Multiple Choice

Physical inactivity or being sedentary is when you don’t move your body for long periods of time.

• True

• False