Questions for our Exercise Expert

One day we decided to ask Coach Noli some questions

so we could understand how exercise helps our

bodies to be healthy. So we sent him an email….

From: Rea, Juanita Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 11:19 AMTo: Reloj, NoliSubject: Questions for our exercise expert! Dear Coach Noli We need your help! We have some questions aboutexercise. The question that we are finding hardest toanswer is:How do I know when I am active?We have some other questions too…

• How much exercise should we do outside when it’s really hot? Emma

• How much water should we drink after exercising? Amarene

• How many minutes of running should we do at playtime? Ethan

• How can you do a flip in the air? Renayy• How do we know if we are exercising?• How long should we jog at a time? Dylan• How much time should we exercise per day?

Shayan• Should we run fast, slow or medium? Emma• How high should we dive from into the pool?

Emma• How long can we stay underwater? Mystique

Can we ask you these questions in our PE lesson today?From the Powerful Panthers! (Ms Rea’s Class)

He sent us a reply with lots of good advice……

How much exercise should we do outside when its really hot? EmmaFIRST OF ALL YOU NEED PROTECTION WHEN YOU EXERCISE WHEN IT’S HOT. OTHERWISE, YOU MIGHT AS WELL FOREGO WITH EXERCISE. YOU NEED A HAT, WATER BOTTLE (WITH LOTS OF WATER), MAY BE SUNBLOCK AND THE RIGHT SET OF CLOTHINGS. DO LIGHT EXERCISES THAT IS COMFORTABLE TO YOU. IF YOU START FEELING DISCOMFORT, STOP! IT ACTUALLY DEPENDS ON THE INDIVIDUAL. ON THE AVERAGE THOUGH, I WOULD SAY MAYBE 15-20 OR 30 MINUTES

How much water should we drink after exercising? AmareneAS MUCH AS YOU CAN COMFORTABLY TAKE OR HALF A CUP EVERY 15 MINUTES. DRINK BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER EXERCISE. DO NOT WAIT TIL YOU GET THIRSTY. FEELING THIRSTY MEANS YOUR ARE STARTING TO GET DEHYDRATED.

How many minutes of running should we do atplaytime? EthanAS LONG AS YOU CAN TAKE IT. THE GENERAL RULE ISREST WHEN YOU GET TIRED.

How can you do a flip in the air? RenayyI AM NOT AN EXPERT ON THIS. YOU COULD PROBABLYASK COACH RAMON IN GYMNASTICS. WHAT I DOKNOW IS THAT IT NEEDS A LOT OF PRACTICE AND YOUNEED SPOTTERS TO HELP YOU How do we know if we are exercising?SWEATY, HEART PUMPING FAST, BREATHING FAST, FEELHOT, YOUR FACE MAY TURN RED, YOU FEEL THIRSTY,TIGHT MUSCLES, FEEL TIRED

How long should we jog at a time? DylanFOR ADULTS, MAYBE START WITH JUST 30MINUTESAND WORK UP TO 45 MINUTES TO 1 HR., FOR KIDS I’DSAY 15-20 MINUTES UP TO 30-45 MINUTES.

How much time should we exercise per day? Shayan

FOR YOUR AGE MAYBE 30 MINUTES TO ONE HOUR

Should we run fast, slow or medium? EmmaFAST IF YOU ARE RACING, SOMEONE IS CHASING YOU ORYOU ARE CHASING SOMEONE, WHEN YOU ARE RUNNINGSHORT DISTANCE. SLOW IF YOU ARE RUNNING LONGDISTANCE AND YOU ARE NOT IN A HURRY. MEDIUM IFYOU ARE NOT RUNNING FOR A LONG TIME AND YOU DONOT WANT TO RUN FAST OR SLOW.

How high should we dive from into the pool? Emma

FIRST OF ALL MAKE SURE YOU KNOW HOW TO DIVE ANDYOU ARE DIVING IN A POOL THAT IS AT LEAST SIX FEETDEEP. TRY TO AVOID DIVING HIGHER THAN THREEFEET. THE HIGHER YOU ARE DIVING FROM, THE MOREDANGEROUS IT BECOMES.

How long can we stay underwater? MystiqueDEPENDS ON HOW LONG YOU CAN HOLD YOUR BREATHCOMFORTABLY. DO NOT FORCE YOURSELF TO STAYLONGER UNDERWATER IF YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLEALREADY.

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