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Exercise - Age 5-7

Moving your body is fun and healthy. This quiz helps you learn why exercise matters, how to stay safe, and how to notice what your body can do.

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Fascinating Fact:

Exercise can help your muscles grow, like your legs, arms, and tummy.

In PSHE Health Education, children learn that exercise can help the heart and lungs work well, improve balance and coordination, and lift mood. They also learn simple safety rules, like warming up, drinking water, and stopping if something hurts.

Key Terms

Exercise: Moving your body to stay healthy, like running, dancing, or climbing.
Heartbeat: The feeling in your chest when your heart pumps blood around your body.
Stretch: Gently reaching or pulling a muscle to help it feel loose and ready to move.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

Why is exercise important for children aged 5-7?

Exercise is important because it helps children grow strong, practise balance and coordination, and build stamina. It can also help children feel calmer and sleep better at night.

What are some safe exercises for 5-7 year olds?

Safe exercises include brisk walking, dancing, skipping, playground climbing, and simple games like tag. Choose a safe space, wear suitable shoes, and stop to rest and drink water.

How do I stay safe when I exercise?

To stay safe, warm up with gentle movements, follow the rules of the game, and use equipment properly. If you feel dizzy or get pain, stop and tell a trusted adult straight away.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Which of these is not a type of exercise?

Playing computer games

Running

Playing football

Walking

You can exercise in lots of different ways but they all involve moving around and getting active. Sitting down and playing computer games can be fun - but it is not exercise

2 .

What happens to your muscles when you exercise?

They get weaker

They stay the same

They get smaller

They get stronger

When you exercise, you use your muscles and they start to get bigger and stronger the more you use them

3 .

What exercise can you do with your friends in the playground at school?

Running

Horse riding

Swimming

Weightlifting

Exercise can be done when you play games with your friends at school that involve running around

4 .

Which sentence is NOT true?

Exercise helps you to stay happy

Exercise helps keep your heart and lungs healthy

Exercise helps you to stay clean

Exercise helps make your muscles stronger

Exercise does not keep us clean - in fact, it is a good idea to have a wash after exercising to remove any dirt or sweat. Exercise is very good at keeping us healthy and happy instead

5 .

What happens to your breathing when you exercise?

You breathe faster

You breathe the same

You breathe slower

You do not breathe

When you exercise, you breathe faster so that you can get more oxygen into the body

6 .

What should you do after you exercise?

Eat some sweets

Have a drink of water

Have a nap

Tell someone

When you exercise your body starts to sweat and you should replace this by drinking some water

7 .

What exercise can you do in a pool?

Tennis

Running

Cycling

Swimming

Not all exercise can be done on the ground. Swimming is a good way to exercise and strengthen our muscles, and needs to be done in water

8 .

How often should you exercise?

Once a day

Once a week

Once a month

Once a year

It is important that children do some form of exercise every day. This can be a sport class, swimming lesson or even running around with friends

9 .

What happens to your heart when you exercise?

It changes colour

It beats harder and faster

It stays the same

It beats slower and softer

When you exercise, you can feel your heart beating harder and faster. This is because it needs to pump more oxygen-rich blood to the muscles

10 .

How does your body feel when you exercise?

It feels colder

It freezes

It feels warmer

It stays the same

Your body temperature increases when you exercise and this will make you feel warmer. You will also notice that you start to sweat. This is the body’s way of cooling you down so you don’t get too hot

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Health and exercise

Author: Finola Waller (MEd, Primary School Teacher & KS1 English Quiz Writer)