PHYSICAL ACTIVITYPHYSICAL ACTIVITY

UMBERELLA TERMUMBERELLA TERM

OVERALL TERMOVERALL TERM

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS AN UMBERELLA TERM PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS AN UMBERELLA TERM THAT COULD MEAN:THAT COULD MEAN:

ANYTHING THAT GETS THE BODY MOVING ANYTHING THAT GETS THE BODY MOVING AND THE HEART PUMPING HARDER THAN AT AND THE HEART PUMPING HARDER THAN AT RESTREST

SPORTSPORT PHYSICAL RECREATIONPHYSICAL RECREATION OUTDOOR EDUCATIONOUTDOOR EDUCATION PHYSICAL EDUCATIONPHYSICAL EDUCATION

IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE BENEFITS OF WHAT THE BENEFITS OF

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ARE WE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ARE WE NEED TO KNOW THE MEANING NEED TO KNOW THE MEANING

OF:OF:EXERCISEEXERCISEHEALTHHEALTH

BALANCED LIFESTYLES BALANCED LIFESTYLES LIFETIME SPORT/ LIFE-LONG LIFETIME SPORT/ LIFE-LONG PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (FITNESS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (FITNESS

FOR LIFE CONCEPT)FOR LIFE CONCEPT)

EXERCISEEXERCISE

EXERCISE – MEANS PHYSICAL EXERCISE – MEANS PHYSICAL EXERCISE – MEANING MOVEMENTS OF EXERCISE – MEANING MOVEMENTS OF BODY PARTS.BODY PARTS.

PLANNED OR STRUCTURED PHYSICAL PLANNED OR STRUCTURED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REQUIRING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REQUIRING PHYSICAL EFFORT AIMED AT IMPROVING HEALTH EFFORT AIMED AT IMPROVING HEALTH AND FITNESS.AND FITNESS.

HEALTHHEALTH

HEALTH – A MUCH BROADER CONCEPT THAN HEALTH – A MUCH BROADER CONCEPT THAN FITNESS – IF WE SAY THAT SOMEONE IS HEALTHY FITNESS – IF WE SAY THAT SOMEONE IS HEALTHY THEN:THEN:

THEY ARE IN A STATE OF WELL BEING AND FREE THEY ARE IN A STATE OF WELL BEING AND FREE FROM DISEASEFROM DISEASE

THEY DON’T DRINK OR TAKE DRUGSTHEY DON’T DRINK OR TAKE DRUGS THEY ARE INVOLVED IN REGULAR EXERCISETHEY ARE INVOLVED IN REGULAR EXERCISE NOT STRESSED OUT, ALTHOUGH MODERATENOT STRESSED OUT, ALTHOUGH MODERATE REGULAR SLEEPING PATTERNSREGULAR SLEEPING PATTERNS A BALANCED DIETA BALANCED DIET DO NOT SMOKEDO NOT SMOKE HYGIENICHYGIENIC

BALANCED LIFESTYLEBALANCED LIFESTYLE A BALANCED LIFESTYLEA BALANCED LIFESTYLE DAY TO DAY LIFE THAT HAS EQULIBRIUM, QUALITY AND WELL-NESS.DAY TO DAY LIFE THAT HAS EQULIBRIUM, QUALITY AND WELL-NESS. A BALANCED LIFESTYLE IS ONE WHERE THERE IS A BALANCE A BALANCED LIFESTYLE IS ONE WHERE THERE IS A BALANCE

BETWEEN WORK AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES. THEREFORE THERE IS BETWEEN WORK AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES. THEREFORE THERE IS NOT TOO MUCH OF ONE THING AND THIS COULD BE IN TERMS OF:NOT TOO MUCH OF ONE THING AND THIS COULD BE IN TERMS OF:

EXERCISEEXERCISE WORKWORK EATING / NUTRITION EATING / NUTRITION STRESS ETC.STRESS ETC. THE BODY IS NOT HINDERED OR HARMED AS A RESULT OF THE THE BODY IS NOT HINDERED OR HARMED AS A RESULT OF THE

ABOVE. MODERATION IS THE KEY CONCEPT. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A ABOVE. MODERATION IS THE KEY CONCEPT. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A BALANCED LIFESTYLE THEN IT IS IMPORTANT :BALANCED LIFESTYLE THEN IT IS IMPORTANT :

TO BE EDUCATEDTO BE EDUCATED TO BE ORGANISEDTO BE ORGANISED TO APPRECIATE THE CONCEPT OF PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN TO APPRECIATE THE CONCEPT OF PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN

CURECURE

LIFE LONG SPORTING ACTIVITYLIFE LONG SPORTING ACTIVITY

LIFE LONG SPORT/PHYSICAL ACTIVITYLIFE LONG SPORT/PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE ENJOYED OVER THE COURSE OF A ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE ENJOYED OVER THE COURSE OF A

LIFETIME EG. T/T, TENNIS, BADMINTON ETC.LIFETIME EG. T/T, TENNIS, BADMINTON ETC. THIS IMMEDIATELY STIMULATES THE FITNESS FOR LIFE THIS IMMEDIATELY STIMULATES THE FITNESS FOR LIFE

CONCEPT – MAINTAINING A REGULAR PHYSICAL PROGRAMME CONCEPT – MAINTAINING A REGULAR PHYSICAL PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. IT IS NOT JUST OF ACTIVITY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT LOSING WEIGHT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME OR ABOUT LOSING WEIGHT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME OR RUNNING THE LONDON MARATHON. WE MUST ALSO RUNNING THE LONDON MARATHON. WE MUST ALSO APPRECIATE THAT OUR GOALS AND REASONS FOR TAKING APPRECIATE THAT OUR GOALS AND REASONS FOR TAKING PART WILL INEVITABLY CHANGE AS ONE GETS OLDER. TYPE PART WILL INEVITABLY CHANGE AS ONE GETS OLDER. TYPE OF ACTIVITY AND SPORTING VENUES WILL ALSO CHANGE – OF ACTIVITY AND SPORTING VENUES WILL ALSO CHANGE – ADAPTATION WILL TAKE PLACE – THE FITT PRINCIPLE WILL BE ADAPTATION WILL TAKE PLACE – THE FITT PRINCIPLE WILL BE IN A STATE OF FLUX.IN A STATE OF FLUX.

HOW MUCH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY?HOW MUCH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY?

RECOMMENDATIONS OF PHYSICAL RECOMMENDATIONS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITYACTIVITY

DEPT. OF HEALTH - FOR ADULTS – DEPT. OF HEALTH - FOR ADULTS – 5X/WEEK FOR 30 MINS5X/WEEK FOR 30 MINS

CHILDREN – 60 MINS/DAY – AT LEAST CHILDREN – 60 MINS/DAY – AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK. HOWEVER, 5X WOULD TWICE A WEEK. HOWEVER, 5X WOULD BE GOOD!BE GOOD!

HOW HARD?HOW HARD?

THIS COINSIDES WITH THE FITT THIS COINSIDES WITH THE FITT PRINCIPLEPRINCIPLE

F – FREQUENCYF – FREQUENCY I – INTENSITYI – INTENSITY T – TYPET – TYPE T – TIMET – TIME

FREQUENCYFREQUENCY

FREQUENCY – IN ORDER FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO FREQUENCY – IN ORDER FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO BENEFIT THE BODY THEN IT MUST BE CARRIED OUT BENEFIT THE BODY THEN IT MUST BE CARRIED OUT

ON A REGULAR BASIS. AT LEAST 2 OR 3 TIMES A ON A REGULAR BASIS. AT LEAST 2 OR 3 TIMES A WEEK. AS YOU GET FITTER THEN THIS COULD WEEK. AS YOU GET FITTER THEN THIS COULD

INCREASE SO THAT YOU OVERLOAD THE BODY – INCREASE SO THAT YOU OVERLOAD THE BODY – TRAIN FOR LONGER OR MORE REGULARLY.TRAIN FOR LONGER OR MORE REGULARLY.

INTENSITYINTENSITY

INTENSITY – IS HOW HARD YOU TRAIN AND IT IS THE INTENSITY – IS HOW HARD YOU TRAIN AND IT IS THE HEART RATE THAT IS USED AS THE BAROMETER. IN HEART RATE THAT IS USED AS THE BAROMETER. IN ORDER TO GAIN CARDO-VASCULAR FITNESS THEN ORDER TO GAIN CARDO-VASCULAR FITNESS THEN THE HEART NEEDS TO WORK WITHIN THE TRAINING THE HEART NEEDS TO WORK WITHIN THE TRAINING ZONE – WE WORKED THESE OUT IN GCSE. 60 TO 80 ZONE – WE WORKED THESE OUT IN GCSE. 60 TO 80 PERCENT IS INEVITABLY WORKING THE HEART PERCENT IS INEVITABLY WORKING THE HEART HARD. WE CAN EXERCISE AT A MUCH LOWER HARD. WE CAN EXERCISE AT A MUCH LOWER INTENSITY AND THUS WORK FOR LONGER PERIODS; INTENSITY AND THUS WORK FOR LONGER PERIODS; THIS WOULD BE MORE USEFUL FOR FAT BURNING THIS WOULD BE MORE USEFUL FOR FAT BURNING AND THUS LOSE WEIGHT. DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AND THUS LOSE WEIGHT. DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES WILL BE MORE INTENSE THAN OTHERS.WILL BE MORE INTENSE THAN OTHERS.

TYPETYPE

TYPE – TYPE OF ACTIVITY TO ACHIEVE TYPE – TYPE OF ACTIVITY TO ACHIEVE YOUR AIMS – RUNNING, CYCLING AND YOUR AIMS – RUNNING, CYCLING AND SWIMMING FOR HEART FITNESS – SWIMMING FOR HEART FITNESS – THESE ACTIVITIES INVOLVE LARGE THESE ACTIVITIES INVOLVE LARGE MUSCLE GROUPS.MUSCLE GROUPS.

TIMETIME

TIME – YOU NEED TO UNDERTAKE THE TIME – YOU NEED TO UNDERTAKE THE ACTIVITY FOR LONG ENOUGH IN ACTIVITY FOR LONG ENOUGH IN ORDER TO GAIN SOME BENEFITS OF ORDER TO GAIN SOME BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THE GENERAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THE GENERAL SCHOOL OF THOUGHT IS TO SCHOOL OF THOUGHT IS TO UNDERTAKE ACTIVITY FOR AT LEAST UNDERTAKE ACTIVITY FOR AT LEAST 30 TO 40 MINUTES.30 TO 40 MINUTES.

BENEFITSBENEFITS

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF REGULAR PARTICIPATION IN PHYSICAL REGULAR PARTICIPATION IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY?ACTIVITY?

PHYSICALPHYSICAL PSYCHOLOGICALPSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIALSOCIAL PERSONALPERSONAL

PHYSICAL BENEFITSPHYSICAL BENEFITS

PHYSICAL COULD INCLUDE:PHYSICAL COULD INCLUDE: CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESSCARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS PREVENTION OF HEART DISEASE – PREVENTION OF HEART DISEASE –

ATHROSCLROSISATHROSCLROSIS PREVENTION OF BRITTLE BONE – OESTEOPROSISPREVENTION OF BRITTLE BONE – OESTEOPROSIS CHANGE OF BODY SHAPECHANGE OF BODY SHAPE TO BEOME MORE COORDINATED AND SKILFULTO BEOME MORE COORDINATED AND SKILFUL TO LOSE WEIGHTTO LOSE WEIGHT TO MAINTAIN MOBILE AND FLEXIBLE JOINTSTO MAINTAIN MOBILE AND FLEXIBLE JOINTS TO GAIN CERTAIN TYPES OF STRENGTHTO GAIN CERTAIN TYPES OF STRENGTH

MENTAL BENEFITSMENTAL BENEFITS

PYCHOLOGICAL:PYCHOLOGICAL: TO FEEL BETTER AND RAISE SELF-TO FEEL BETTER AND RAISE SELF-

ESTEEMESTEEM TO RELIEVE STRESSTO RELIEVE STRESS TO COMPETE AGAINST OTHER PEOPLE TO COMPETE AGAINST OTHER PEOPLE

AS WELL AS ONESELFAS WELL AS ONESELF

SOCIAL BENEFITSSOCIAL BENEFITS

SOCIAL:SOCIAL: TO MEET FRIENDS AND SOCIALISETO MEET FRIENDS AND SOCIALISE TO MAKE NEW FRIENDSTO MAKE NEW FRIENDS DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPSDEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS TO EXPERIENCE NEW ENVIRONMENTSTO EXPERIENCE NEW ENVIRONMENTS

WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE BARRIERS FOR YOUNG BARRIERS FOR YOUNG

PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED IN PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY?PHYSICAL ACTIVITY?

THINK ABOUT THIS UNDER THE HEADINGS OF:OPPORTUNITY

PROVISIONESTEEM.

REASONS COULD INCLUDE:REASONS COULD INCLUDE: RESOURSES AND AVAILABILITYRESOURSES AND AVAILABILITY EDUCATION AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR OPPORUNITIESEDUCATION AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR OPPORUNITIES COSTCOST SKILL AND TECHNICAL ABILITYSKILL AND TECHNICAL ABILITY PARENTAL SUPPORTPARENTAL SUPPORT TRAVELLING ARRANGEMENTSTRAVELLING ARRANGEMENTS TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT OR SPECIALIST EQUIP.TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT OR SPECIALIST EQUIP. PEER GROUP PRESSUREPEER GROUP PRESSURE WHERE THEY LIVE AND PERHAPS TYPE OF ENVIRONMENTWHERE THEY LIVE AND PERHAPS TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT CLUBS AND SPORTING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE LOCAL CLUBS AND SPORTING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE LOCAL

AREAAREA SPECIALIST COACHES AND SUPPORT IN CASE OF INJURY.SPECIALIST COACHES AND SUPPORT IN CASE OF INJURY.

HOMEWORKHOMEWORK

WHY DO WE HAVE INCREASINGLY WHY DO WE HAVE INCREASINGLY SEDENTARY LIFESTYLES?SEDENTARY LIFESTYLES?

THIS IS WHEN SOMEONE IS THIS IS WHEN SOMEONE IS MODERATELY ACTIVE FOR LESS THAN MODERATELY ACTIVE FOR LESS THAN ONE 30 MIN PERIOD PER WEEK.ONE 30 MIN PERIOD PER WEEK.