Activity 1: List and Describe!

Directions: Aerobic exercise is essential to any fitness regimen; it has a contribution in

achieving the fitness goal of an individual. On the picture below, list down examples of
aerobic exercises and try to describe how these exercises can help to benefit your body
to become healthy.

AEROBIC EXERCISES BENEFITS

1. Running or jogging Running is a very efficient form of aerobic
exercise. It has the potential to improve
heart health, burn fat and calories, and
improve your mood.
2. Walking Walking every day can lower your risk of
heart disease, obesity, diabetes, high blood
pressure, and depression.
3. Swimming Swimming is a low-impact exercise that is
beneficial to people who are prone to or
recovering from injuries, as well as those
who have limited mobility. It can help tone
your muscles while also increasing your
strength and endurance.
4. Zumba Zumba is good for your heart, it improves
coordination, it tones your entire body, and
it may help you relax.
5. Jump rope Jumping rope increases body awareness,
hand-foot coordination, and agility.

Activity 2: Let’s Get Ready!

Directions: From the picture presented, answer the following questions:

What can you say about dance aerobics? Aerobic dance exercise is any physical
activity that causes you to sweat, causes
you to breathe harder, and causes your
heart to beat faster than it would normally.
Aerobic dance strengthens your heart and
lungs and trains your cardiovascular system
to manage and deliver oxygen throughout
your body more quickly and efficiently.
What do you want to know about dance Through this session, I'd like to learn about
aerobics? the various types of dance aerobics, if
possible, and how they differ from one
another.
What do you want to learn about dance I'd like to learn more about aerobics dance
aerobics? and how it can benefit our bodies.

Activity 3: Read to Discover!

Guide Questions:
 How do you find the four types of dance aerobics?
 It's fascinating because it appears that they're not just dancing to exercise; rather,
they're committing to dancing as an extension of what they already do. Knowing the
various types of aerobic dance, I can see how happy they are doing it, even if it is
exhausting for experienced dancers like me.

 Among the four types of dance aerobics, which of them do you find more
interesting to dance? Explain your answer.
 Among the four types of dance aerobics, I found the Zumba dance to be the most
interesting because it is very convenient and popular these days. Because it is more
plausible and simpler to them.

 Do you think you can dance this type of dance? Why?

 Yes, I can perform the aforementioned dance because I enjoy it and find it beneficial
to my health.

Activity 5: Test your Understanding!

Directions: Briefly explain the following statements about dance aerobics:

1. Dance aerobics is a good therapy for depression and anxiety

 Dance aerobics is an effective and good therapy for depression and anxiety
because it is designed to assist those suffering from severe anxiety, mental and
physical trauma, and depression.
2. Dance aerobics is the best activity to boost up our immune system
 Yes, aerobic exercise strengthens your muscles, which can help you maintain
mobility as you age. Exercise can also reduce the risk of falls and injuries in
older adults. It can also improve your quality of life. Aerobic exercise can help
prevent obesity, heart disease, and high blood pressure.
3. Dance aerobics increases the functions of the heart, lungs and blood vessels of
the body through proper supply of oxygen
  Dance aerobics increases the functions of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels
because aerobic exercise requires more oxygen, the lungs must deliver more
oxygen to working muscles. Regular exercise improves the ability of the lungs,
heart, and blood vessels to deliver oxygen to the body through the bloodstream.
As the depth of breathing increases, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
between the lungs and the blood becomes faster.

4. Dance aerobics helps us to recover from fatique quickly

 When you first start doing regular aerobic exercise, you will notice an increase in
stamina and less fatigue in the long run. Some newcomers to dance aerobics feel
exhausted after their first attempt or within a few minutes, but as time passes, their
bodies prepare to be ready for the next routine, allowing them to continue for a
longer period of time than before. That is what we achieve by repeating a routine
over time, and we are not more exhausted than before we began.
5. Dance aerobics can help us to build up confidence and physical appearance
 It is true that dance aerobics can help you build confidence. We cannot be
embarrassed to perform a step or move, and we cannot perform it effectively if
we are insecure about it. Someone with a smile on their face appears more
promising. It also causes us to expel unwanted toxins from our bodies, causing
our smile to widen and make us appear more appealing.

Activity 6: Watch and Learn!

After watching the video clip explaining what aerobic exercise is, answer the
following guide questions:

1. What is aerobic exercise?

 Aerobic exercise is any physical activity that causes you to sweat, breathe more
deeply, and causes your heart to beat faster than at rest. It strengthens your heart and
lungs and trains your cardiovascular system to manage and deliver oxygen throughout
your body more quickly and efficiently. Aerobic exercise works with your large
muscle groups, is rhythmic, and can be done continuously for at least 10 minutes.

2. Why is aerobic exercise specifically more beneficial to us than the normal

exercise? Justify your answer.
 Aerobic exercises, in general, increase our heart rate and breathing rate while also
increasing circulation. They benefit our cardiovascular health in this way. Aerobic
exercise has the potential to improve stamina and reduce fatigue.
3. How can aerobic exercises help us to strengthen our heart and lungs or improve
the utilization of oxygen to our body or? Give example situation as basis to your
answer.
 Aerobic exercise causes our blood to circulate quickly throughout our body and our
lungs to take in more oxygen. Aerobic exercise works with our large muscle groups,
is rhythmic, and can be done continuously for at least 10 minutes. It strengthens our
heart and lungs while also conditioning our cardiovascular system to manage and
deliver oxygen more quickly and efficiently.

4. Explain the following statement: “Exercises is a miracle drug!”

"Exercise is a miracle drug!" I believe that exercise is effective in the prevention and
treatment of a wide range of common diseases." Diabetes, certain cancers, dementia,
depression, heart disease, and other common serious conditions are among them.

Activity 8: Let’s Identify!

Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and if the statement is wrong, change
the underlined word/s to make the statement correct.
1. Dance aerobics is enjoyable to all age group.
TRUE
2. Any kind of aerobic activities or exercises are good to strengthen the heart and lungs.
TRUE
3. Anaerobic exercise is the one that involves the use of oxygen to produce energy.
Aerobics
4. Aerobic exercise requires the person to have high endurance since most of its exercises
require a long period of time.
Moderate
5. Dance aerobics provides no freedom to enhance and change dance moves.
Freedom
6. Dance aerobics is one of the cheapest kinds of exercise because you needed more
expensive machines.
Don’t need
7. Aerobic exercise concentrates on muscle strengthening.
TRUE
8. There are no other exercises that can beat an aerobic exercise in burning calories and
fats.
TRUE
9. Dance aerobics is a great activity to tone the muscles of the body as well as helping in
gaining body weight.
Losing
10. Aerobic exercise uses large group muscles especially in the arms and legs.
TRUE