Habits on Rest, Sleep and Physical Activities

1. Habits on Rest,
Sleep, and Physical
Activity

2. Eating healthful foods and keeping yourself clean
are not enough to give you good health. You also
need to have enough rest, sleep, and physical activity.
Your body needs to relax too.

3. The Benefits of Rest and Sleep

4. Rest it is a break that allows you to relax your
body and mind for a short time.

5. A rest can be just a change in the things you are doing.
Example:
• If you have been reading for an hour, closing your book and
looking out the window for ten minutes can already be good
rest.
• Taking a quick nap for thirty minutes is still rest.
When you wake from your nap, you will be refreshed for the
rest of the day.

6. Rest comes in the form of sleep. As you sleep, your
mind is not active. Very little body movement takes place
as you sleep. You are also not aware of what is happening
around you.

7. It is important for everyone to get enough sleep.
•Sleep allows your body to recover lost energy.
•It lets your mind stop thinking for some time.
•When you have enough sleep, you can take on more
activities the next day when you wake up.

8. •You should sleep for eight hours everyday.
•Do not sleep with the lights on
•Try also not to sleep with music.
This way your sleep is not disturbed.

9. The Benefits of Physical
Activity

10. Physical activity- is any form of
movement that makes your body use
energy.

11. Energy allows you to do any form of work.
Stretching, walking, running, biking, and playing
active games are some physical activities that
you do.

12. Active games are some often played during your
physical education class. Soccer, basketball, and
other ball games are examples of active games.
These games help develop your muscles and
skills in movement.

13. Performing physical activities helps improve your health.
1. These activities can make your muscles and bones healthy and
strong.
2. They strengthen your heart and lungs.
3. They also improve your posture. Maintaining good posture is a
good habit. It helps prevent back problems when you grow up.
Proper posture also makes you look and feel good about
yourself.