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    Unit 2: Brain Maintenance

    Student Guide Lesson 2

    1. What are the objectives of today’s lesson?

    ● tie neuroscience to key health behaviors that enhance learning and health behaviors
    ● What can you do to enhance your learning and performance without additional studying
    ● how to manage stress with health practices

    2. What is physical activity?

    ● Physical activity is exercise and simply means movement of the body that uses energy
    ● For health benefits, physical activity should be moderate or vigorous intensity

    3. List some examples of moderate and vigorous physical activity:

    ● Moderate: walking, biking, jogging


    ● Vigorous: workouts, fast running

    4. List some immediate benefits of physical activity:


    ● assists with the proper release of hormones
    ● brain builds connections
    ● facilitates information processing
    ● increases oxygen to the brain

    5. What are some LONGTERM benefits of physical activity?


    ● Decreased risk of chronic diseases and other health-related problems
    ● The improvements within the body system
    ● The brain is a thinking organ and most age-related loss in motor skills is due to inactivity
    ● Better immune function, less likely to become diabetic, have heart disease or cancer
    ● Delay of cognitive delcine with aging

    6. How does exercise impact the brain?


    ● Growing evidence suggests exercise has a positive impact on the brain
    ● Brain health benefits, including possible improvement cognitive function, reduced anxiety
    and depression risk, and improved sleep and quality of life
    ● Studies show that exercise makes new neurons
    - New neurons are formed in the hippocampus, an area especially involved in social
    learning which makes sense for its activation during exercise

    U2L2 Student Guide 1


    7. What are the elements of fitness?
    ● Cardiorespiratory Endurance
    ● Muscular Strength
    ● Muscular Endurance
    ● Flexibility
    ● Body Composition

    8. Why does practicing/repetition important to the brain?


    ● Neurons are the building blocks of the brain
    ● Dendrites receive the signal between neurons
    ● A neural connection forms at the synapse

    9. Why do we get better with practice?


    ● Brain attends to stimuli
    ● Brain selects relevant stimulus
    ● Brain organizes activity; sends a message to act
    ● Activity is successful; positive reinforcement
    ● Motor pattern is practiced and remembered

    10. How can you exercise safely?


    ● Proper Water Intake
    - Dehydration
    - Proper hydration and fluid intake are essential during exercise
    - Hyper-hydration can cause brain swelling
    ● Weather Considerations
    - Appropriate clothing
    - First Aid precautions for extreme weather conditions
    ● Safety Equipment
    - Clothing
    - Footwear
    - Protective Gear
    ● Surrounding
    - Keep music at a reasonable level while exercising
    - Statistics show a high number of individuals hit by vehicles during exercise were hit
    because they could not hear the vehicle

    11. What are the risks associated with dehydration?

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    ● Brain Dehydration- by the time the brain feels the effects of dehydration, the rest of the
    body is at risk
    ● Dehydration causes a reduction in blood volume
    - An increase in the thickness of the blood causes the heart to work harder
    ● Dehydration causes a decrease in the rate at which a person sweats
    - A decrease in the body’s ability to release heat from the body causes an increase in cory
    body temperature

    12. What is the summary?


    ● Physical activity promotes learning and performance by enhancing brain function
    ● To perform a skill, numerous parts of the brain must work with your sensory organs, and the
    coordination of your entire body to execute a coordinated movement
    ● Practice is key for optimal performance
    ● Remember to apply growth mindset
    ● Hydration is a life critical element in maintaining the brain and the body’s functions

    U2L2 Student Guide 3

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