Why should we be active?

Teacher notes

This lesson has been designed as part of a scheme of work for teachers who attend training with Lyfta and the Youth Sport Trust (YST). To find out more about this or to access the training, contact us using the chat function in the bottom right hand corner of the screen, explaining that you'd like to find out more about our collaboration with YST. This lesson is intended to be presented from the front of the classroom and to gain most from it, students should be able to discuss and work together. **Lyfta core theme:** Health and Wellbeing. **SDG:** 3. **National Curriculum objectives:** (RSE at KS1+ KS2) the characteristics and mental and physical benefits of an active lifestyle the benefits of physical exercise, time outdoors, community participation, voluntary and service-based activity on mental wellbeing and happiness. (RSE at KS3+KS4) that happiness is linked to being connected to others the benefits of physical exercise, time outdoors, community participation, voluntary and service-based activity on mental wellbeing and happiness the positive associations between physical activity and promotion of mental wellbeing, including as an approach to combat stress.