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Did you know that fruit juice can contain a similar amount of sugar per 100ml as a fizzy drink? And at 7 cubes per can that's the sum total amount of sugar an adult should be consuming in an entire day!
How much sugar / How much carbohydrate in common fruits?
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Find out the conditions that could arise if a healthy balanced diet is not followed. These are 10 conditions that are caused by poor nutritional status.
Parents.com provides an information hub for parents including strength training exercises. Strength training means using body weight to help build up strength. Perfect for kids and the whole family.
Our core plays an integral role in everything we do, and if a child has weak core muscles, it will not only impact her gross motor skills and her ability to navigate the playground equipment at recess, but it will also make it difficult for her to control the fine motor skills needed to engage in academic activities like writing and cutting with scissors.
Website of Sport HB - creating a healthy vibrant community by supporting our people to be more physically active
Agility, as defined by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, is the ability to change directions and gain speed without losing motor control. It is directly related to speed, balance and coordination skills. Children develop speed and agility at an early age, when they chase their friends or their family pet around the yard.
An inquiry-based unit plan that aims to educate students about the importance of healthy snacking and how to choose healthier options. The unit provides links to the curriculum and national standards assessment. National Heart Foundation
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The resources were designed predominantly for kaiako in kohanga reo, but can be used by any early childhood educators, regional sports trusts and others who provide advice to parents, caregivers and whānau on active play for tamariki under five years of age.
The resources consist of:
What's the deal with that sharp pain in your side when you're trying to win that marathon? SciShow has the answers!
Diet & Nutrition Q & As, videos, links etc. Also other related topics.
The Science Learning Hub shows how food eaten is used to fuel our bodies to do everyday tasks.
BodhaGuru Learning proudly presents a 3D animated musical video in English which explains how food is digested in human body. It shows how food passes through the digestive tract and how enzyme woks on the food to convert complex food into simpler substances.
A brief and simple description of the coordinated movement of bones and muscles
Posters that illustrate the amount of sugar in common New Zealand drinks and promote water or low-fat milk as the best drink of choice. https://order.hpa.org.nz/collections/eating-activity/products/how-much-sugar-do-you-drink-schools-poster-a3
From the National Heart Foundation