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     Lifestyles in the Gulf area have changed dramatically in less than a generation. Only 20 or 30 years ago physical activity made up a much larger part of everyday life, with people walking more often to school, shops or the mosque, and shopping for themselves in the souks and bakalas. Life was generally more active.

     Today, most of us live what we call a sedentary lifestyle. This means we do little or no physical activity.For our children, an increase in passive activities like watching TV or playing computer games figure highly as major pastimes and these have been matched with a steady decrease in more active pursuits.This pattern becomes progressively worse as children pass through adolescence and, when combined with changing eating habits, can become a major cause of obesity and other serious diseases like diabetes, certain types of cancer, hypertension, osteoporosis and anaemia.

      As younger children are naturally more active, it doesn’t take much to change this tendency. Al Haraka Baraka has been developed to help primary school children understand the effects of physical activity and how it influences their health, to show them how movement can really be a blessing.

      In order for this programme to be successful, it relies upon you as teacher; through your everyday contact with children, to help build physical activity thinking and behavioural change into the school day. You can help them become more aware of the importance of physical activity and its relationship with a healthy lifestyle.

      The Al Haraka Baraka Teachers Guide provides you with a lot of useful information and a framework to create 4 lessons. These are designed to inspire interest, create fun and, through an activity based process, empower your children with the knowledge to make choices that can improve their lives and wellbeing.