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Your Health and Wellbeing

Health and Wellbeing

Teenagers (12 to 18 years) need to be doing at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity a day for health and wellbeing.

Health and Wellbeing

Exercise is good for you in several ways:

• Prevent heart disease• Prevent diabetes by managing weight and

stress• Maintain fitness• Extend life and improve quality of life• Helps you sleep at night

So get into some active fun!

Try something new!

Walk more – to school, to sport, to see friends, to go out – but remember to be safe

Team up – make new friends at team sports or join other groups/activities

Surf a board instead of the Net

Try something new!

Try a new activity like self-defence, yoga, surf lifesaving, dancing, kickboxing, skirmish or archery – it’s more fun than computer games and you’ll meet new friends too!

Take the family dog or your neighbour’s dog for a walk to the local park or beach

Put on some music and dance – from ballet to break-dancing – it’s all good!

Try something new!

Use wheels – skateboard, rollerblade or cycle to get around – don’t forget your helmet and safety gear!

Challenge your Homestay parents to some active competition!

Check out the activities at your local recreation centre or club – you’ll find choices from sailing to soccer.

For more ideas?

For more information: School Holiday Ideas: www.sportrec.qld.gov.au/holiday_fun.cfm Activity Directory: www.sportrec.qld.gov.au/

activity_directory.cfm

Caution!

Remember to:Drink lots of water before, during and after activity to avoid dehydration.Make sure you take safety precautions to avoid injury such as wearing helmets and knee pads; (remember when you ride a bicycle in Queensland it is illegal to ride without a helmet).

What do Aussies do in their leisure time?

Australians have countless different pastimes that they enjoy in their leisure time

but we do play and watch a lot of sport.

Leisure Time

Healthy Pastimes:

• Cross Training• Cycling• Jogging• Swimming• Walking• Weight training• Dance classes • Playing team sports

Types of Sports

Most common types of sports include:

• Ruby League Football (W)• Aussie Rules Football (W)• Rugby Union Football (W)• Cricket (S)• Netball (A)• Basketball (A)• Swimming (S)• Soccer (W)• Golf (A)• Tennis (S)• Hockey (A)

Summer: (S)

Winter: (W)

All Year Round: (A)

Watching Sport

– FOOTBALL – ‘the footy’

Ruby League Terms: NRL, National Ruby League, NSW verses QLD, ‘Brisbane Broncos’, ‘Cockroaches’,‘Canetoads’, ‘Kangaroos’. For more information: www.nrl.com

Aussie Rules Terms: AFL, Australia Football League,‘Brisbane Lions’, ‘The Flag’, ‘The National Draft’, ‘The Brownlow Medal’. For more information: www.footy.com.au/dags/FAQ1v1-5.html

Rugby Union Terms: ‘Wallabies’, ‘All Blacks’, ‘The Haka’, ‘Bledisloe’, ‘Tri-Nations’, ‘Springboks’, ‘World Cup’, ‘Ruck and Maul’. For more information: aru.rugby.com.au/

Watching Sport

CRICKET

Cricket Terms: ‘Wicket’, ‘Stumps’, ‘Innings’, ‘Overs’, ‘Ducks’, ‘Golden Ducks’, ‘Crease’, ‘Ashes’, ‘Test Match’

For more information: www.cricket.com.au

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Enjoy Australia