Living and Learning: the importance of exercise

Friday 08 May 2026

Our latest Living and Learning sessions have been all about the importance of exercise and how we need to keep active to keep our bodies and our minds healthy.

During the school day, here’s some ways we move our bodies:

Travelling to and from school by walking, bike or scooter

Wake Up Shake Up

Running around at playtimes

PE: basketball

The NHS guidance states that children and young people should ‘aim for an average of at least 60 minutes (30 minutes in school and 30 minutes out of school) of moderate or vigorous intensity physical activity a day across the week’. We know that the exercise we need to do to achieve this, should increase our heart rate.

We spent part of our lesson moving our bodies!

Help at home – try a new physical activity out of school – maybe a local junior park runtennis lessons or have a look at our local physical activity guide for more ideas!

Moortown Primary School, Leeds
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