Your blood is mostly made up of watery liquid called plasma. The blood travels through your veins, arteries and capillaries. Event Directions - The students go one at time through the obstacle course beginning with an army crawl under bands, over a mat, and through and series of hula hoops to the end where they will try to throw a ring on the top of a cone. Couch Potato Mini Lesson - Being active every day is important for your overall health. Physical activity helps you maintain a healthful weight and strengthens your body systems.
Aerobic activities are exercises that cause deep breathing and a fast heart rate.
Because your heart is a muscle it gets stronger with exercise. Exercise also allows your lungs to hold more air. With a strong heart and lungs your cells get oxygen faster and your body works more efficiently. Event Directions - This is a tag game in which one student stands in the middle of a designated space. When a student is tagged, the person in the middle also becomes a couch potato.