Student presentaton

1. HOW SHOULD WE
GET MORE TEENS
By Summer,
INVOLVED IN Victoria and
Conner 8C
HEALTHY
ACTIVITIES?

2. HOW CAN WE GET MORE KIDS TO
PARTICIPATE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES?
Did you know that in order to maintain good health, you need to have at
least 1 hour of physical activity per day? Most kids in Canada and the
U.S. do not get this daily and childhood obesity is increasing rapidly. Now
the question remains, how will we stop this from happening? From a
brisk walk through the park to a quick game of soccer, it‟s easy to
maintain. Dif ferent sor ts of activities will per tain to dif ferent kids with
other interests. Some possible ways you can help your self would be to:
 G et i n fo rm ed o f di f fe re n t s po r t s o r da n c e g ro ups n e a rby
 Of fe r to s pe n d t i m e do i n g a n a c t i v i t y o f yo ur c h o i c e w i t h a fri e n d
 Jo i n a s po r t s te a m a t yo ur s c h o ol fo r fun
 M a ke i t fun , c h a n g e t h e a c t i v it y to s ui t yo ur t a s te s w h i l e s t i l l ke e pi n g yo ur s e lf
m ov ing
 E n j oy w h a t yo u‟ re do i n g ! Yo u wo n ‟ t wa n t to ke e p do i n g i t i f yo u do n ‟ t l i ke i t !
Those are just a few ways to get more active, although there are many
more. Living a healthy lifestyle will benefit you in many more ways than
just having a healthy body, so it‟s a good motivation to get star ted!
-Victoria

3. WHAT ARE THE TOP 5 TEEN HEALTH
ISSUES AND WHAT RESOURCES CAN
THEY GO TO?
The top 5 teen health issues are:
1. Smoking
2. Drug abuse
3. Childhood obesity
4. Alcohol abuse
5. Car accidents
Some resources they can go to are:
 Counselor
 The internet
 Parents
 A book
 Doctor
-Summer

4. ARE THERE ANY APPS THAT CAN HELP?
 The answer is, yes! There are apps that can help with health
and physical activity. Here are a few:
 Teen Health and Wellness
 WakeMyMojo
 The Snack Neutralizer
 Trainer
 Tony‟s Plate Calculator
 There are still more, but that is only what I found.
-Conner

5. RESOURCES
 „How can we get more kids to get involved in physical
activities?‟
Website: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/get -active/getting-active.htm
Book: “The Library of Nutrition”
Written article: Chapter 3 of “The Library of Nutrition” -Victoria
 Apps:
 http://www.teenhealthandwellness.com/static/mobile_web_app
 http://www.bodimojo.com/blog/bodimojos -two-teen-mobile-health-apps/
 http://www.foodtechconnect.com/2011/08/24/teens -perspective-on-usdas-apps-for-healthy-kids/
 -Conner
 5 Things:
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publi cati ons/bi polar -di sorder-i n-children -
and-teens-a-parents -guide/where -can-i-go -for-hel p.shtml
-Summer