{"id":324,"date":"2020-05-05T07:24:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T11:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/middleschoolphysicaleducation\/?p=324"},"modified":"2020-05-05T07:24:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T11:24:04","slug":"tuesday-may-5-activity-nutrition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/middleschoolphysicaleducation\/2020\/05\/05\/tuesday-may-5-activity-nutrition\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday, May 5 &#8211; Activity &#038; Nutrition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Physical Activity<\/strong><br><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Happy Cinco de Mayo!<\/span><\/strong> Starting your day with some exercise will offset the tacos and guacamole you may eat later! Today\u2019s combination of gentle yoga and a HIIT workout is a great balance of exercises to help you get stronger and more flexible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s yoga, the <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1-msfMORb3vXzvMHXYOt9fOD9aCXqwSfa\/view\">Flexibility Flow<\/a>, from the Kids Work It Out program focuses on poses that lengthen and stretch the muscles, prevent injury and improve athletic performance. Stretching with yoga is a great way to get you moving in the morning or a way to relax after a long day.<br>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9HswrvWMgNc\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/9HswrvWMgNc<\/a> (Time: 15:50)<br>\u2022 Handout: <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1-msfMORb3vXzvMHXYOt9fOD9aCXqwSfa\/view\">Flexibility Flow<\/a><br>A vigorous workout gets your heart pumping, builds your cardiovascular endurance, and can improve your muscle and bone strength. Today, try this Cinco de Mayo themed HIIT workout that will challenge every muscle group!<br>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dZiKHFAT5F0\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/dZiKHFAT5F0<\/a> (Time: 20:06)<br>Today\u2019s \u201cred\u201d activity involves combining the yoga activity with the HIIT workout. Are you up for the workout fiesta!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nutrition and Healthy Eating<\/strong><br>As the weather warms up it\u2019s even more important to stay hydrated \u2013 when you sweat, you lose valuable water from your body. But, be careful of hydrating it in a smart way! Sports drinks may seem like a good hydration option BUT they are loaded with sneaky sugar. Some sports drinks have as much sugar as a regular soda! The next time you find yourself grabbing for a sports drink why not try coconut water instead? Coconut water is a great lower-sugar, lower calorie alternative to sports drinks.<br>Try this <strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Citrus<\/span> <span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">Coconut<\/span> <span style=\"color:#1a8611\" class=\"has-inline-color\">water<\/span><\/strong> recipe this week:<br>\u2022 1\/2 lemon, lime or both washed and sliced<br>\u2022 Fill a large cup or water bottle with ice<br>\u2022 Squeeze and drop in lemon and lime slices<br>\u2022 Pour in 2 cups of coconut water<br>\u2022 Serve and enjoy!<br><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1-bcC5XgguNCddvI3aqj0ysDTuv0EywVn\/view\">Use this worksheet<\/a> to track what you drink and how much sugar you\u2019re consuming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/middleschoolphysicaleducation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3292\/2020\/05\/coconut-water.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-325\" width=\"572\" height=\"381\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Physical ActivityHappy Cinco de Mayo! Starting your day with some exercise will offset the tacos and guacamole you may eat later! Today\u2019s combination of gentle yoga and a HIIT workout is a great balance of exercises to help you get stronger and more flexible. Today\u2019s yoga, the Flexibility Flow, from the Kids Work It Out [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":722,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/middleschoolphysicaleducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/middleschoolphysicaleducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/middleschoolphysicaleducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/middleschoolphysicaleducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/722"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/middleschoolphysicaleducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/middleschoolphysicaleducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/middleschoolphysicaleducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/middleschoolphysicaleducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/middleschoolphysicaleducation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}