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Healthy exercise and screen habits Healthy sleep habits. Healthy eating habits.
➢ Plan several short bursts of exercise each ▪ Find out about the difference sleep makes to the brain ▪ Find out what difference a healthy,
day. It will really help your memory and and body: balanced diet will make to your brain
concentration. and body:
If you are under 6 years old: If you are under 11 years old:
Try to include:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oEXGiWV3p8 ▪ (452) 5 A Day - Kind of day | NHS –
o 10 minutes of aerobic (getting out of YouTube
breath) exercise If you over 6 years old:
If you are over 12 years old:
o 10 mins of distance jogging https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxWv6PM4EM ▪ https://vimeo.com/530271428
o 10 minutes of contrasting movement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpkfMuXJnWI ▪ At home, keep healthy snacks in the
e.g. stretching, pilates, gymnastics or fridge and cupboard and don’t keep
dance. If you feel constantly tired in the day, ask an adult unhealthy ones in the house / your bag.
▪ Make unhelpful habits as hard as
➢ Build healthy habits of taking movement you trust to help you work out solutions (ones that possible and helpful ones as easy as
breaks every 45 minutes – vary it each you are happy with and want to try). possible.
time with jumping jacks on one break,
marching on the spot on the next and ▪ Ask your school / college to:
squats on another. For useful information, look at the free resources at ✓Open a student-run healthy snack shop
Sleep Charity: ✓Provide funded breakfast clubs
➢ Ask adults to work with you to design daily ✓Ensure healthy hot meals at lunch are
routines which involve regular movement Useful Resources - The Sleep Charity available to all pupils.
around the house, classroom or school. ✓Teach you how to cook dishes for a daily
balanced diet.
