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ADDRESSING THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS NEEDS OF
INDIVIDU ALS WITH DEVELOPMENT AL DISABILITIES
Heart
Smart
Your heart is a
muscle and
exercise will keep
it strong!
Heart - a muscle inside your
chest that pumps blood
Blood - liquid that takes
nutrients to your cells and
carries waste away
FUNFACT
Muscle - a part of the body
that allows you to move
Action Plan . . .
 Write a list of things you can do to
keep your heart healthy.
Hold out your hand and make a fist. That is about the same size as your heart. ©2012, Ability Health Action. All rights reserved.
 Label the parts of the heart.
 Learn the function of each part.
 Practice finding your pulse.
 Write down your pulse.
Agenda: Week
2
FITNESS
ASSESSMENT
Monday
3:15-3:35 Discuss Heart Muscle
Label Parts of Heart
Pulse Rate Log (Record Resting
Pulse Rate)
Explain Exercise Log
3:35-3:45 Stretching
3:45-4:15 Exercise
Thursday
3:15-3:35 Review Exercise Log
Record Resting Pulse Rate
3:35-3:45 Stretching
3:45-4:15 Exercise
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Classroom Lesson
Heart Health
About the Heart. Discuss the function of the heart as a muscle. Discuss
location of the heart. Talk about the size of your heart in relation to your fist.
Use the About Your Heart handout for basic information and overview. Use the
How the Heart Works handout to describe some additional details
Parts of the Heart. Use a model of the heart to locate the parts of the heart.
Let participants hold the model and explore it with their hands and hold it up to
their chest. Have participants fill in the parts of the heart using the American
Heart Association handout.
Functions of the Heart. Talk about how not only the heart functions in relation
to your body, but that the heart itself has many parts and they each have an
important function. Be as general or as detailed as needed for your participants.
Use the Parts of the Heart handout to talk about specific parts functions.
Blood Flow. Discuss the difference between veins and arteries. Discuss how
veins take blood to the heart and arteries take blood away from your heart. Use
handout to illustrate this movement with red and blue crayons, markers or
colored pencils on the Blood Flow Coloring Sheet.
Keeping Your Heart Healthy. Talk about why it is important to keep your heart
healthy. Discuss how diet, exercise and sleep can keep your heart strong. Use
the Healthy Heart List to have participants come up with practical things they
can do to keep their hearts healthy every day.
Pulse Rate. Discuss what the pulse rate is. Discuss resting vs. exercising rate
and what the typical rate should be. Show participants where to locate their
pulse and how to measure and record it. Use the Find Your Pulse handout to
provide details and information.
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About Your FITNESS
Heart ASSESSMENT
Where is your heart?
It is in the middle of your
chest in between your
lungs.
What does the heart do?
It pushes blood through the body with every
beat. Blood carries oxygen to every cell. Blood
carries waste away from cells. This process is
called circulation.
How do you keep your heart strong?
Your heart is a muscle so you should exercise
for 30 minutes each day.
What is pulse/heart rate?
It is the number of times that your heart beats in 1
minute. A normal heart beats between 50 – 99
times per minute when you are resting. During
exercise, your heart rate increases, which lets you
know your heart muscle is getting stronger.
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How the Heart
WorksASSESSMENT
FITNESS
The walls of the heart are made of thick muscle.
When the walls contract (squeeze together), the
blood is pushed through tubes called blood
vessels.
Arteries: large blood vessels that carry blood
away from your heart. The aorta is the largest
artery.
Veins: large blood vessels that carry blood back
to the heart.
Capillaries: small blood vessels that carry blood
to and from all the small places in the body.
The heart functions like 2 pumps, side by side.
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Parts of the FITNESS
Heart ASSESSMENT
Vena Cava
Carries deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart
Semilunar Valve
Flaps that prevent backflow of blood
Left Atrium
Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs
Left Ventricle
Region of the heart that pumps blood to the body
Pulmonary Artery
Carries blood to the lungs
Right Ventricle
Region of the heart that pumps blood to the lungs
Pulmonary Vein
Carries blood from the lungs
Right Atrium
Segment of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood
Aorta
The main artery carrying blood to all parts of the body
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Heatlhy Heart
List ASSESSMENT
FITNESS
Write a list of things you can do to keep
your heart healthy.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Healthy Heart
ChoicesASSESSMENT
FITNESS
Exercise
Eat Healthy
Sleep
Choices
Choices
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Find Your Pulse
FITNESS ASSESSMENT
Use your fingers to find a pulse. (Do not use your thumb.)
Radial Pulse: The pulse on the inside of the wrist.
• Use the pads of two fingers
• Place just below the wrist
• Press lightly until you feel a pulse
• If necessary, move fingers around until you feel a pulse
Carotid Pulse: The pulse on the side of the neck.
• Place your index and middle finger on the side of your
neck below your earlobe.
• Press lightly until you feel a pulse.
Count the number of beats for 30 seconds, then multiply by 2 for your pulse rate.
If you can’t find your pulse…
• Use your fingertips instead of having your fingers lay across your wrist.
• Put them in different place and stop in each location for 5 seconds
• Increase or decrease the pressure of your fingertips
Normal, Maximum, and Target Heart Rate
1. Normal Heart Rate
• Your heart rate at rest
• For children, normal heart rate is 70-100 beats per minute
• For adults, normal heart rate is 60-100 beats per minute
2. Maximum Heart Rate
• The highest your pulse rate can get
• 220 - (your age) = (predicted maximum heart rate)
3. Target Heart Rate
• 60-85% of your maximum heart rate
• Reach this rate during exercise
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Blood Flow Coloring
FITNESSSheet
ASSESSMENT
1. Arteries – color the areas red that are numbered 1. Draw an
arrow pointing away from your heart at each opening.
2. Veins – color the areas blue that are numbered 2. Draw an
arrow pointing toward your heart at each opening.
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