{"id":402,"date":"2021-04-11T20:08:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T03:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-studentservices\/?page_id=402"},"modified":"2023-04-30T14:05:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T21:05:44","slug":"wellness-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-studentservices\/wellness-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Workout Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1201 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-studentservices\/files\/2023\/04\/download.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-studentservices\/files\/2023\/04\/download.jpg 225w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-studentservices\/files\/2023\/04\/download-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1202 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-studentservices\/files\/2023\/04\/outside-nature-mental-health-benefits-29c5a89ad1b74ff183a4c418eff88c8e-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-studentservices\/files\/2023\/04\/outside-nature-mental-health-benefits-29c5a89ad1b74ff183a4c418eff88c8e-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-studentservices\/files\/2023\/04\/outside-nature-mental-health-benefits-29c5a89ad1b74ff183a4c418eff88c8e-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-studentservices\/files\/2023\/04\/outside-nature-mental-health-benefits-29c5a89ad1b74ff183a4c418eff88c8e.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Benefits of getting outside and physical activity<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It builds\u00a0confidence.<\/strong> The way that teenagers play in nature has a lot less structure than most types of indoor play. There are infinite ways to interact with outdoor environments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It promotes creativity and imagination.<\/strong> This unstructured style of play also allows teens to interact meaningfully with their surroundings. They can think more freely, design their own activities, and approach the world in inventive ways.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It teaches responsibility.<\/strong> Living things die if mistreated or not taken care of properly, and entrusting a teenagers to take care of the living parts of their environment means they\u2019ll learn what happens when they forget to water a plant, or pull a flower out by its roots.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It provides different stimulation.<\/strong> Nature may seem less stimulating than video games, but in reality, it activates more senses\u2014you can see, hear, smell, and touch outdoor environments. \u201cAs the young spend less and less of their lives in natural surroundings, their senses narrow,\u201d Louv warns, \u201cand this reduces the richness of human experience.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>It gets kids moving.<\/strong> Most ways of interacting with nature involve more exercise than sitting on the couch. You don&#8217;t have to be joining the local soccer team or riding a bike through the park\u2014even a walk will get the blood pumping. Not only is exercise good for our bodies, but it seems to make us more focused.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It makes them think.<\/strong> Louv says that nature creates a unique sense of wonder for kids\/teenagers that no other environment can provide. The phenomena that occur naturally in backyards and parks everyday make kids ask questions about the earth and the life that it supports.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It reduces stress and fatigue.<\/strong>\u00a0According to the\u00a0Attention Restoration Theory, urban environments require what\u2019s called directed attention, which forces us to ignore distractions and exhausts our brains. In natural environments, we practice an effortless type of attention known as soft fascination that creates feelings of pleasure, not fatigue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So while screen time is the easier, more popular choice, it\u2019s important to set aside time for outdoor play. For fun, stimulating activities you and your kids can do in nature, see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/childmind.org\/article\/ideas-for-getting-your-kids-into-nature\/\">Ideas for Getting Your Kids into Nature<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Further Resources:<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>https:\/\/time.com\/3726098\/learning-through-play-teenagers-education\/<\/div>\n<div>https:\/\/yourteenmag.com\/health\/teenager-mental-health\/benefits-of-going-outdoors<\/div>\n<div>https:\/\/childmind.org\/article\/why-kids-need-to-spend-time-in-nature\/<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1203 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-studentservices\/files\/2023\/04\/spike.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Videos<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Exploring the importance of physical activity for brain health<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Exploring the importance of physical activity for brain health in children and youth\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UzWd8ynGLEM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>What is Nature Deficit Disorder?<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nature Deficit Disorder: what is it?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UngTgxz-P8o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>The Brain-Changing Benefits of Exercise<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wendy Suzuki: The brain-changing benefits of exercise | TED\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BHY0FxzoKZE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Benefits of getting outside and physical activity It builds\u00a0confidence. The way that teenagers play in nature has a lot less structure than most types of indoor play. There are infinite ways to interact with outdoor environments. It promotes creativity and imagination. This unstructured style of play also allows teens to interact meaningfully with their surroundings&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6871,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-studentservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/402"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-studentservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-studentservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-studentservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6871"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-studentservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=402"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-studentservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1205,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-studentservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/402\/revisions\/1205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-studentservices\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}