Personal Stories: Maria

Maria, an active 16-year-old, does lots of physical activities. During physical education class she plays tennis and does sit-ups and push-ups. She also likes to play basketball at her local YMCA, take yoga classes, and go dancing with friends.

Here is what a week in Maria’s active life looks like. Notice that her schedule includes at least 60 minutes of activity each day, with vigorous aerobic activity on four days of the week. She also gets three days of muscle strengthening and four days of bone strengthening throughout the week.

Monday
Activity	Amount of Time	Vigorous	Muscle	Bone
Walks dog	10 minutes
Plays basketball at YMCA	50 minutes
Total Time	1 hour

Tuesday
Activity	Amount of Time	Vigorous	Muscle	Bone
Walks dog	10 minutes
Plays tennis	35 minutes
Does sit-ups and push-ups during P.E. class	5 mintues
Walks briskly with friends	15 minutes
Total Time	1 hour, 5 minutes

Wednesday
Activity	Amount of Time	Vigorous	Muscle	Bone
Walks dog	10 minutes
Plays basketball at YMCA	50 minutes
Total Time	1 hour

Thursday
Activity	Amount of Time	Vigorous	Muscle	Bone
Walks dog	10 minutes
Plays tennis	30 minutes
Does sit-ups and push-ups during P.E. class	5 minutes
Plays with children at the park while babysitting	15 minutes
Total Time	1 hour

Saturday
Activity	Amount of Time	Vigorous	Muscle	Bone
Goes dancing with friends	1 hour
Does yoga	30 minutes
Total Time	1 hour, 30 minutes

Sunday
Activity	Amount of Time	Vigorous	Muscle	Bone
Hikes	1 hour
Total Time	1 hour

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