Feel The Beat - Outcome B (K-3)-7

Teach your students to feel the beat of their heart. They just have to put a hand over their chest and take note of the beating. The objective is not to take a heart rate (count beats per minute), but only to get a general sense of how fast their hearts beat. By placing their hand over their heart, students will get a sense of the beating speed of a resting heart and working heart.

Now have your students walk the course (Walk on the Wild side) or participate in some other "huffing and puffing" activity. Then ask them to feel their heart again.

Can they feel an increase? Are they breathing more quickly? Ask them why it is a good idea to get breathing faster and get their heart beating faster on a regular basis. Explain the cumulative benefits of aerobic exercise and the importance of regular exercise on the heart and lungs.

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