聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Manor School鈥檚 elementary students participated in their annual Jump Rope for Heart afternoon on Friday, Feb. 17.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The students raised $907.45 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation, while they also enjoyed an afternoon of jumping and games.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Heart and Stroke Foundation has been operating since 1952 as a way to reduce the toll of heart disease and stroke on Canadians, during this time the Heart and Stroke Foundation has stated that the cardiovascular death rate has declined in Canada by 75 percent, since its inception.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation: 鈥�55 percent of Canadian children aged 12-19 do not eat at least five servings (the minimum recommended) of fruit and vegetables daily, and fewer than one in 10 Canadian children aged 2-17 are active enough to meet Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥�60 percent of Canadian adults aged 19+ do not eat at least seven servings (the minimum recommended) of fruit and vegetables daily, and only 15 percent of adults accumulate the recommended 150 minutes per week of moderate 鈥� to vigorous- intensity physical activity.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Thus, the continued support of Jump Rope for Heart at Manor School encourages healthy habits with their students as they exercise and are given a healthy snack 鈥� oranges 鈥� as well as water breaks throughout the afternoon of activity.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 For the 2014-15 school year, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, states on its website that more than 977,200 students across 3,660 schools across Canada were engaged to be active and to learn about healthy living.
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