Name: _______________________________
School: ___________________________
Physical Activity – Sample Answer Key
List 3 benefits you would like to get from being physically active:
1. ____To strengthen my muscles and bones_________________________________________
2. ____To give me more energy____________________________________________________
3. ____To make me feel healthier__________________________________________________
List 3 barriers that you face in being physically active and then write down a solution to each:
Barrier
Solution
1. ____I don’t have time_________________
____Set aside 15 minutes 4 times a day___
2. ____I can’t get to a gym_______________
____Think of activities that don’t need a gym
3. ____It’s boring_______________________
____Do things that are fun for me_______
List the physical activities that you typically do each day. Example: Walk to the bus stop
1. ____Walk to School__________________
2. ____Play basketball with my friends____
3. ____Walk my dog___________________
4. ____Rake leaves in my yard____________
List some of your favorite ways to be physically active.
1. ____Dancing_______________________
2. ____Swimming__ ____________________
3. ____Riding my bike__________________
4. ____Playing Basketball _______________
Think of some sedentary activities that you do each day. Now think about what active things
you could do instead. Are their ways you can add physical activities to sedentary activities,
such as walking in place while watching TV? Use these thoughts to fill in the following
sentences.
1. Instead of ____driving to the store___________, I will ____ride my bike________________.
2. Instead of ____taking the elevator___________, I will ____take the stairs_______________.
3. Instead of ____playing video games__________, I will ____play football outside__________.
Lesson 6 Worksheet Answer Key
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