Physical Activity and Your Health Goals

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Objective

I can analyze howdifferent types of physical activity impact personal health goals.

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Warm-up video

TED-Ed · 3:47Vetted channel

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    Exercising when young strengthens bones, clears bad cholesterol, and decreases the risk of stroke, high blood pressure, and diabetes.

  2. 2

    Being on a team helps you learn to trust and depend on others, accept help, give help, and work together towards a common goal.

  3. 3

    Learning through failure in sports builds resilience and self-awareness, which are necessary to manage academic, social, and physical hurdles.

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Practice

11 questions

1

Besides the physical benefits, what are some psychological benefits of participating in team sports?

2

How does playing sports contribute to developing a 'growth mindset'?

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Exit ticket

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Describe how participating in a team sport can impact both your physical and psychological health goals, based on the video.

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