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Have You Gotten Your Oxygen Today?

Children's health, Childrens fitness, childrens health, childrens health book, children's health book, child obesity, childhood obesity, captain fit's guide to good health, health and fitness, children's health ebook, childrens health ebook, childrens fitness book, childrens fitness ebook, child obesity, childhood obesity, Captain Fit, Captain fitness, Captain Fit website, kids fitness, kids health, kids nutriton, matthew alleyne, matthew e. alleyne, fitness rangers, ISBN 82-997277-2-3, ISBN 978-82-997277-2-3, ISBN 1419615866 Oxygen is in the air we breathe. You can’t see it or taste it or smell it, but you sure do need it to stay healthy.

When you breathe in (inhale), oxygen enters your lungs, located in your chest. About 28% of the air you inhale is oxygen.

The two lungs are like balloons. When you inhale, your lungs fill up with air. Try this: take a deep breath. What happens to your chest? It puffs out because your lungs are blown up like two balloons. Have You Gotten Your Oxygen Today?

Oxygen is in the air we breathe. You can’t see it or taste it or smell it, but you sure do need it to stay healthy.

When you breathe in (inhale), oxygen enters your lungs, located in your chest. About 28% of the air you inhale is oxygen.

The two lungs are like balloons. When you inhale, your lungs fill up with air. Try this: take a deep breath. What happens to your chest? It puffs out because your lungs are blown up like two balloons.

Oxygen, which is a chemical, passes through the walls of the lungs. It then enters the blood stream. Blood then delivers the oxygen to every part of your body. Every cell of the human body needs oxygen to stay alive. If cells are starved for oxygen, they will eventually die.

When the oxygen is gone from your lungs, you let out the air (exhale). When you exhale, you send out air that is mostly made up of two chemicals. One is called carbon dioxide. The other is called hydrogen.

Have you noticed that when you exercise, you inhale and exhale more often. This is sometimes called ‘heavy breathing’. When you exercise, your body needs more oxygen so you breathe in and out more often. Heavy breathing is good for your lungs, your heart and the cells of your body.

Visit your school or public library to learn more about the importance of oxygen and clean air to breathe.