Health, Fitness, and Wellbeing · Nutrition & Wellness

The Physiology of Exercise

Investigating how the heart, lungs, and muscles respond to different intensities of physical activity.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does your heart rate change between resting, walking, and sprinting?
  2. 2Why does our breathing become deeper and faster during vigorous exercise?
  3. 3How does this activity benefit your body in the long term?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - Health Related FitnessNCCA: Primary - Understanding the Body
Class/Year: 6th Class
Subject: Active Bodies, Healthy Minds: 6th Class PE
Unit: Health, Fitness, and Wellbeing
Period: Nutrition & Wellness

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