Packed with fitness facts and healthy hints - healthy kids choose exercise!
Find out why exercise is so important for a growing body and for your mental health, too. However you like to exercise, this book has something for everyone: from strength, stamina and flexibility training to learning proper warm-ups and cool-downs. And don't forget about food and sleep - they are keys to effective exercise!
The HEALTHY KIDS series encourages children aged 9-11 to make healthy lifestyle choices with knowledge that will benefit them throughout their lives. Discover positive, practical and to-the-point advice on everything from puberty and fitness, to staying safe and keeping clean.
Books in the series: Healthy Kids: Eat Healthy Food Healthy Kids: Exercise Your Body Healthy Kids: Keep Yourself Clean Healthy Kids: Keep Yourself Safe Healthy Kids: Understand Puberty Healthy Kids: Understand Relationships
1: Exercise for life!
2: What is exercise?
3: Exercise for health
4: Exercise for fun
5: Exercise to feel good
6: Food for exercise
7: Before you start
8: Exercises for stamina
9: Exercises for strength and flexibility
10: Getting warmer
11: The right amount
12: Exercising safely
13: Warm-up exercises
14: Quiz
15: Glossary
16: Quiz answers
17: Index
Robyn Hardyman (Author) Robyn Hardyman is a highly experienced book author and editor. She has written a variety of titles for children and her subjects include outdoor adventure books, social sciences and literacy. Robyn is married with children and lives and works in Oxford.
Davide Ortu (Illustrator) Davide is an Italian artist now living in Spain. He studied Art in Cagliari Arts Lyceum FOISO FOIS, Sardinia. In 2008 he moved to Madrid where he discovered the world of Children's illustrations.
