Benefits and Barriers to Healthy Choices
9th Grade · Health · 75 min
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Learning Objective
I can compare and contrast at least three benefits of and three barriers to practicing specific healthy behaviors, such as regular exercise, healthy eating, and sufficient sleep.
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Exercising when young strengthens bones, clears bad cholesterol, and decreases the risk of stroke, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
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Being on a team helps you learn to trust and depend on others, accept and give help, and work together towards a common goal.
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Playing sports can build resilience and self-awareness, which are necessary to manage academic, social, and physical hurdles.
