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 Fitness for Children from 10 - 12 years old (Grade 5 - 6) is a very important for their health as their education is important for their brains. This stage of age needs someone to guidance children like parents and teachers. Teachers are playing a big role as parents do as well. Children have many __things__ should be considered by teachers than older __people__. However it's a sensitive stage should __consider__ at this early age to __avoid__ long-term injuries. Fitness is a __complete__ to their health circle which contains: Nutrition, Fitness, Lifestyle, and BMI. A series of lessons __designed__ to assist classroom and community teachers explain children to enjoy __healthy__ eating, how to get active and esteem body-size differences. Includes lesson __plans__, printable handouts, assessments, and more! For children, physical activity and movement enhances fitness, fosters growth and development, and helps teach them about their world. As teachers of young children, we know that most children are innately physically active. Children learn as they move throughout their environment. In observing a group of young children at recess, we will most likely see them running, jumping, throwing, and kicking in this unstructured environment. It is what they do naturally...they enjoy active __play__! So why should we be concerned with "promoting" physical activity in children? Here's why.

Ways used for teaching Children:
 * Active Games- Parents and Teachers are often challenged with the task of not only educating their children but also keeping them on task. This is a series of games that you can __play__ with kids that __keep__ them active and excited about __learning__ as they transition from activity to activity.
 * Animal Exercises - Children love to use their imagination when they __play__. What a wonderful idea to have children stretch and strengthen their bodies as they mimic imaginary animals.
 * Balloon Toss- This activity will give children the opportunity to practice the skills of throwing or tossing a balloon __straight__ up into the air and then catching the balloon.

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According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), strength __training__ -- which includes lifting __free__ weights, using weight machines, or doing exercises that use elastic tubing or one's own body weight for resistance -- can be safe, if these rules are followed:

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 * Wait until the child is old enough.
 * Get a check-up first.
 * Don't overdo it.
 * Make sure the child's workouts are supervised by a qualified trainer who emphasizes safety and correct technique.

National Institute of Child health and Human Development contains important facts useful for encouraging __students__ to engage in exercise and physical activity

 Nutrition
The Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents in __Australia__ (DGCA) recommends that for best health, children should “enjoy a wide variety of nutritious foods”. This means eating different food types, as shown by The Australian __Guide__ to __Healthy__ Eating (AGHE) to obtain all the required nutrients without excess energy (kilojoule) intake.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #090000; font-family: arial,verdana,sans; font-size: 12px;">Variety also refers to choosing a __range__ of foods from within each food group, particularly from the plant-based food groups (Fruit, Vegetables and Legumes and Breads and Cereals).

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #090000; font-family: arial,verdana,sans; font-size: 12px;">The five main food groups that provide nutrients that are important for the body are referred to as everyday foods such as:


 * 1) <span style="color: #090000; font-family: arial,verdana,sans; font-size: 12px;">Breads, cereals, rice, pasta and noodles
 * 2) <span style="color: #090000; font-family: arial,verdana,sans; font-size: 12px;">Vegetables and legumes
 * 3) <span style="color: #090000; font-family: arial,verdana,sans; font-size: 12px;">Fruit
 * 4) <span style="color: #090000; font-family: arial,verdana,sans; font-size: 12px;">Milk, yoghurt and cheese
 * 5) <span style="color: #090000; font-family: arial,verdana,sans; font-size: 12px;">Meat, __fish__, poultry, eggs and nuts.

<span style="color: #090000; font-family: arial,verdana,sans;">Extra foods that are not mentioned above do not fit into the above group because of there limited nutritional benefits. Oils, margarine, confectionary, soft drinks and hot chips are some of those 'extra foods'. Drink plenty of water to help flush the toxins from your body during the day.



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