Health Education Quiz - Exercise - Age 7-11 (Answers)
The importance of exercise is a recurrent theme in PSHE. Following on from what they learned in KS1, KS2 aged children are taught that, and the changes that will happen to the body during physical activity. This quiz, written for children in years 3-6 also gives examples of ways we can exercise, both with friends and alone.
To stay healthy we need a balanced diet, plenty of water, and regular exercise. Exercise is good for both physical and mental health and it ensures the body's systems are working effectively.
You can exercise in a group or on your own. It doesn’t matter what you choose as long as you are getting active. Different exercises have different benefits so it is best to do a variety of activities to ensure you work your whole body.
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Health and exercise
When you exercise you use your muscles and they get bigger and stronger the more you use them
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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
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If you want to exercise with other people, it can be good fun to join a team such as netball, football or hockey
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When you exercise you can feel your heart beating harder and faster. This is because it needs to pump more oxygen-rich blood around the body and to the muscles
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Running is good for improving the strength of your bones. Climbing, sit-ups and press-ups are good choices for improving the strength of your muscles
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Exercise increases the bloodflow to the brain which helps people to concentrate better and improves their memory
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We can exercise on our own doing activities like swimming, walking and running, where a partner or team is not required
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When you exercise you will breathe faster so that you can get more oxygen into the body. With regular exercise you will start to increase your lung capacity which also has health benefits
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When you exercise, your body starts to sweat and you should replace this by drinking some water to help stay healthy
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It is important that children aged 5-17 do some form of exercise every day. It is recommended that this lasts for 60 minutes and can be a sport class, a swimming lesson or even running round with friends
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