1. Brittany M.

2. Physical Activity and Inactivity
Types of Physical Activity
Physical Activity and Daily Life
Physical Activity in Schools and Child Care
Physical Activity in Parks and Recreation
SPARK

3. Physical Inactivity
Activity
Minimum of Reduce non-
60 minutes a activity time
day
Moderate to Lessen
Vigorous computer and
Physical TV time
Activity
Everyday or No more than
as much as 1-2 hours of
allowed TV

4. Types of Physical Activity
Aerobic Activity
Muscle Strengthening
• Sit ups
• Push ups
Bone Strengthening
• Running
• Jumping Rope
Age-Appropriate
Activities

5. Physical Activity and Daily
Life
 Set example as parents
 Lead an active lifestyle
 Make Physical Activity part of family
routine
 Give sports equipment to encourage
play
 Stay positive towards Physical Activity
 Make sure child enjoys activity
 Safe Neighborhoods

6. Physical Activity in Schools and
Child Care
 Walk, bike, roll to and from school
 Reach 60 minutes of Physical
Activity everyday
 Arrive to school energized
 Physical Education
 Focus changing to health & physical
activity
 Extracurricular Activities
 Encourage Physical Activity

7. Physical Activity in Parks and
Recreation
 Improve access to
parks and
playgrounds
 Public Parks
 Physical Activity
Facilities
 Baseball fields,
basketball courts, etc

8. SPARK
 Research Based, Public Health
Organization
 Promotes Lifelong Wellness
 Creates Activity Programs
 For Different Environments

9. Summary
 Minimum of 60 minutes of physical
activity
 Lessen TV and computer time
 Physical activity in daily routine
 Walk or bike to school
 Physical Education
 Use physical activity facilities
 Spark Activity Programs

10. Sources
 CDC. (2011, April 21). Overweight and Obesity. Retrieved from
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/solutions.html
 National Center for Safe Routes to School. (N.A.). Safe Routes.
Retrieved from www.saferoutesinfo.org:
http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/
 Partner for Prevention. (2012). School Based Phyiscal Education.
Retrieved from www.prevent.org: http://www.prevent.org/The-
Community-Health-Promotion-Handbook/School-Based-Physical-
Education.aspx
 SPARK. (2012). What is SPARK? Retrieved from
www.sparke.org: http://www.sparkpe.org/what-is-spark/

11. Sources
 World Health Organization. (2012). Global Strategy on Diet,
Physical Activity and Health. Retrieved from
www.who.int:http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/childhood_sch
ools/en/index.html
 Wikimedia Commons. (2012). File:Playground.jpg. Retrieved from
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Playground.jpg
 Wikimedia Commons. (2012). File:Variation in body fat 12577.jpg.
Retrieved from
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Variation_in_body_fat_125
77.JPG