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Power Up Your Health: A Teen's Guide to Success

Discover the key to academic excellence, boosted energy, strong friendships, and improved mood - all through healthy habits. Learn to be active, eat well, and prioritize sleep for a happier, more successful life. Take charge now!

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Power Up Your Health: A Teen's Guide to Success

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  1. Take Charge of Your Health! By Annette Bergesen CIS 1020-011 Age 11-19

  2. How would you like to…. • Do better in school? • Have more energy? • Make friends? • Improve you mood? • Sleep better? • Improve your self-esteem? • Handle stress?

  3. Well, You Can! Eating healthy and being physically active is the answer!

  4. Where do I start? • Get physically active • Eat a healthy diet • Get enough sleep

  5. Get Physically Active 60 min a day 5-7 days a week • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edJloMEzik0 Just get moving! • Ride your bike • Skateboard/Rollerblade • Sports • Dancing • Swimming • Walking/Hiking • Running

  6. Steps for Fitness Success

  7. Eat a Healthy Diet • Enjoy your food, but eat less • Make half your grain whole grains • Make half your plate fruits and vegetables • Switch to fat-free or low-fat milk • Drink water instead of sugary drinks http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/

  8. Get Enough Sleep Experts recommend 9 hours of sleep for most teens Side effects of not enough sleep: • Feeling angry or depressed • Having trouble learning, remembering, and thinking clearly • Possible weight gain • Low self-esteem • Weak immune system

  9. Conclusion Teens that are active and eat healthy foods… • Do better in school • Have more energy • Are less depressed • Sleep better • Better self-esteem • Handle stress better SO GET MOVING!

  10. End Notes • http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/get-active/index.htm • http://www.nfl.com/play60 • http://www.toneteen.com/health/takecharge2.htm • http://www.toneteen.com/fitness/fitnesssuccess.htm • http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/downloads/MiniPoster.pdf • http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/downloads/TenTips/DGTipsheet1ChooseMyPlate.pdf • http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/ • http://www.girlshealth.gov/body/sleep/ College\CIS1020\Final Project\Take Charge of Your Health.docx

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