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Benefits of Physical Activity

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Physical Development

  • Helps a child grow
  • Builds and maintains a healthy heart, lungs, bones, muscles and joints
  • Fosters the development of motor skills including fundamental movement skills
  • Gives energy during the day
  • Helps a child sleep better at night
  • Enhances flexibility
  • Develops good posture
  • Improves coordination and balance
  • Helps achieve and maintain a healthy body weight
  • Improves fitness levels
Course Menu
  1. Physical Activity and Early Childhood: Building Lifelong Habits
  2. Learning Objectives
  3. About the Best Start Resource Centre
  4. Physical Activity at Different Ages
  5. Types of Physical Activity – Structured
  6. Types of Physical Activity – Unstructured
  7. 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Early Years – Under 1 year (Infants)
  8. 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Early Years – 1-2 (Toddlers)
  9. 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Early Years – 3-4 (Preschoolers)
  10. 24-Hour Movement Guidelines – Children and Youth
  11. Quiz 1
  12. Answer 1
  13. Benefits of Physical Activity
  14. Benefits of Physical Activity: Video
  15. Benefits of Physical Activity
  16. Benefits of Physical Activity
  17. Benefits of Physical Activity
  18. Benefits of Physical Activity
  19. Physical Literacy
  20. Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Behaviour
  21. Quiz 2
  22. Answer 2
  23. Website Review
  24. Thank You!
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