1. She said that she watched 2 or 3 hours of television a day.
2. She said that at weekends she watched 4 and even more hours of television.
3. She said that if there was nothing good she would sit down and wait. She said that she wouldn't turn off TV.
4. She said that she always left TV on even if she was doing her homework.
5. She said that she always turned TV on when she came home.
6. She said that she hadn't watched TV the day before. She had had a lot of homework to do.
7. She said that she had already looked through a TV guide to plan what to watch.
8. She said that she wouldn't turn off TV if guests came.
9. She said that she was not a couch potato, but she liked watching TV.
10. She said that she had never thought that watching TV too much was bad for her health.
Being healthy by eating healthy and exercising helps and improves school grades and future success. Being physically fit, getting enough sleep, and eating a healthy diet are important to students success.
(Healthday:Students’ Health Habits Tied to School Success,2014) When staying healthy in school, many benefits come with it.
Research or studies prove that staying healthy, getting enough sleep, and being physically fit helps you in school by performing better academically in ela, math, science, history etc. Developing healthy habits lead to many achievements in school.
Children who perform many different physical activities remain in a healthy fit body. Children should have a minimum of 60 minutes of physical activities per day recommended by the centers for disease control and prevention.(Livestrong:Nutrition and Exercise Information for 5th Graders, 2015) Not getting enough exercise will affect how well your body functions. If you get enough exercise per day, then your body will function properly. Exercising also strengthens your muscles and bones, and you can gain flexibilities in your body by exercising. Children who exercise gain lifelong benefits like having a healthy body, flexibility, and stronger and healthier bones and muscles.
Kids should be more active to prevent obesity or gaining a lot of weight. Getting kids to be more active fight the chance of childhood obesity.(Sciencedaily:Just an hour of TV a day linked to unhealthy weight in kindergartners,2015) Avoiding exercise and being active can lead to major problems like obesity. To prevent this from happening, developing healthy habits like getting active and exercising can help. Being active, exercising, and developing healthy habits will help prevent obesity.
When we develop healthy habits we can learn to make healthier decisions, or choices like when and what to eat, and when to exercise.