Playing physically active games provides a boost for kids in other ways as well by:
- Improving learning
- Aiding in healthy growth and development
- Building self-esteem
- Keeping kids out of trouble and teaching them that exercise can be a lot of fun
- I've found the best way to get children active is by disguising exercise in the form of fun games
The Benefits of Movement
- Lowers blood pressure
- Controls blood sugar
- Helps control weight
- Good for the heart
- Lowers cholesterol
- Relieves pain
- Reduces falls
- Improves memory
- Enhances your immune system
- Improves bone strength
- Helps improve sleep
- Reduces stress
- Relieves constipation
- Good for most medical conditions
- Slows the aging process
- Makes you look better
- Dr Kevin O'Neil
Benefits of Exercise
- Exercise helps kids build self esteem and confidence!
- Exercise acts like “Brain Fertilizer” to keep kids’ brains healthy so they can think better!
- Exercise helps kids avoid anxiety and depression!
- Exercise teaches kids to be more active, instead of just sitting around watching TV and whining.
- Exercise helps kids tune up their coordination and keep their bodies working smoothly!
- Exercise helps kids avoid deadly diseases like diabetes.
- Exercise helps kids build healthy hearts!
- Exercise helps build strong bones!
- Exercise helps kids build strong muscles!
- Exercise improves Stamina and enhances Flexibility
- Exercise improves Quality of Life
- Exercise helps kids set and reach goals — and be winners in life!
The following elements are included in our classes:
- Aerobics
- Strength exercises
- Toning
- Flexibility
- Endurance
Cardio exercise is any exercise that raises your heart rate. Face it our bodies were made to move. And we all know that to keep our muscles in shape we need to move them. This movement makes them stronger and stronger muscles make for a more efficient and healthy body. Your heart is a muscle. Therefore working it makes it stronger. A stronger cardio-vascular system means more capillaries delivering more oxygen to cells in your muscles. This enables your cells to burn more fat during both exercise and inactivity. – Health Status
Assessments
Scientific Test Battery Used: Fitness Gram
When: At the beginning and at the end of every year.
Why: To monitor the fitness levels of the children and to determine whether they have improved since the last assessment.
The programme can then be adjusted according to their fitness levels and performance.
It will help them plan and set goals for fitness.
Serve as a motivational tool to remain active on their own.
Schools currently at
PLG Raslouw College: Mondays 13:15pm - 14:14pm
Empro Academy: Mondays 14:30pm - 15:30pm
Regio Laerskool: Tuesdays 15:00pm -16:00pm
Laerskool Louis Leipoldt: Tuesdays 17:00pm -18:00pm
Laerskool Raslouw: Wednesdays 10:30am -12:40pm
Cresta College: Wednesdays 15:15pm - 16:15pm
The Way: Thursdays 14:00pm - 15:00pm
Irene Primary: Thursdays 15:45pm - 16:45pm
Laerskool Bakenkop: Fridays 13:10pm - 14:10pm