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Key learning points. A healthy, balanced diet helps to improve heart health. Being physically active is a major step toward strengthening the heart muscle and improving heart health. Heart-pumping aerobic exercise is recommended for at least an hour a day for children.
Key learning points. Your heart rate is how many times your heart beats each minute. Stethoscopes, smartwatches and pulse oximeters can measure heart rate. Your pulse can be felt at the wrist and other places where an artery is close to the skin.
Learn about World Heart Day 2024 here. How to help keep your heart healthy. Some ways to keep your heart healthy include: Regular exercise - there are lots of fun ways to stay active, including playing sports, dancing, or taking a brisk walk; Try to reduce sugar, salt and fat intake; Try and have at least 5 fruits and vegetables a day
Your heart is a very strong muscle and plays an important part in being healthy. It keeps all the blood in your circulatory system flowing. Your heart first pumps blood to your lungs.
Use this clip to introduce or recap the basic structure of the heart and explain its role in respiration. Lead the class in a discussion on cell division and its role in repair.
Your heart rates have all returned back to where they started after a few minutes. Remember, we can all help to keep our hearts healthy by exercising regularly and by eating healthy diets....
How does the heart pump blood around the body? Why is it so important? How strong is the human heart? In our National Geographic Kids Science primary resource, pupils will learn about the anatomy of the human heart and its role within the circulatory system. They will also discover fascinating facts about the human heart.
