Unit 2 - Healthy Active Lifestyles

Unit 2 - Healthy Active Lifestyles

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IntroductionA healthy lifestyle is important as it helps you to have a good life. Doing exercise and eating a healthy diet will help you live longer. Healthy eating and exercise help prevent diseases and illnesses. Things like cancer, obesity and heart disease. A healthy lifestyle can also make you feel and look better.

In this unit, you will learn how your body systems work together to allow you to participate in an active lifestyle. We will find out how to have a healthy and active lifestyle and diet. We will look at the different ways diet and exercise can affect our health. We will also look at how we can improve our lifestyle. This unit will help you understand how to stay healthy by changing your exercise and eating habits. You will also learn how physical activity can help you make friends, feel happier and improve your fitness. In practical lesson we will look at health and skill related fitness tests and sports performance.

Areas of focus ⛣ Hydration

⛣ Macronutrients

⛣ Micronutrients

⛣ Function and sources of nutrients.

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Learning outcomesPHE.3.1.01.014 Explains energy balance and identifies the role of each of the

macronutrients in relation to health

PHE.3.1.04.011 Participates in and understands the purpose of health- and skill-related fitness tests and compares scores to standardised normative data

PHE.3.1.05.012 Designs, implements and leads a sport-specific warm-up and cool-down routine

PHE.3.1.07.002 Develops basic knowledge of the structure and function of bodily systems (cardio-respiratory, muscular system, skeletal system)

PHE.5.1.01.012 Develop strategies to ensure participation and the enjoyment of physical activity and sport

PHE.5.1.03.024 Develops an action plan to achieve short-, medium- and long-term SMART targets to improve health and well-being and sports performance

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Keywords

Term Form Definition

alveoli noun air sacs in the lungs

appendicular skeleton

noun the skeleton including the limbs

arteries nounblood vessels which carry oxygenated blood away from the heart

axial skeleton

noun the head, trunk and vertebrae

bronchioles nounpassages in the respiratory system that begin at the end of the bronchi

capillaries nounthe smallest of blood vessels; they surround the muscles and body tissues.

pulmonary noun relating to the lungs

veins nounblood vessels carrying deoxygenated blood to the heart

healthy adjective Physically and emotionally well

obesity noun overweight

lifestyle noun how a person lives their life

habit nounsomething a person does a lot, sometimes without knowing it

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Food and hydration are both very important for health and sports performance.

Activity 1

Use the words below to complete the gap fill.

A _______________diet can have a massive impact on all other aspects

of our health and wellbeing, as food is the________________ that keeps

our body and mind going. It is, therefore, vitally important that you eat the

best foods to get the most out of your body.

The way to good health and a healthy body is directly related to what is put

into your body. Eating well is an ____________ part of being healthy. It can

help us perform well and feel our best.

Your body needs _______________to survive; water makes up more than

____________ of your body weight. You lose water all the time when you

go to the bathroom, sweat and even when you _______________. You

lose water even faster when the weather is hot and when you are physically

active, so it is important to drink lots of water and stay hydrated.

water half fuel

essential healthy breathe

Eat lots of carbohydrates after you have done physical activity, this will help restore your energy levels.

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Macronutrients are needed in large amounts within a diet. Micronutrients are needed in small amounts within a diet.

Activity 2

Look at the macronutrients and the micronutrients below.

fats proteins minerals

carbohydrates vitamins

Can you put them into the correct column?

Macronutrients Micronutrients

See Elite Extension Activity E1

If you are dehydrated you will not perform at your best, drink lots of water to stay hydrated.

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Nutrition for performance is very different than nutrition for health. If you are playing a particular sport or doing specific activities, you need to feed the body correctly.

Activity 3

Look at the pictures below, identify what important macronutrients are needed for fuel and recovery from activities.

Macronutrient: Macronutrient:

Function: Function:

Carbohydrates are the primary energy source used by the body.Did youDid you

Know

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Unit 2- Healthy Lifestyles

Skeletal systemThe human skeleton is an amazing system. There are 206 bones in the human skeleton. These bones protect, shape, support and move our bodies.

The skeleton can be split into two parts: the axial and appendicular skeleton. The axial skeleton is made up of the skull, backbone, ribs and chest. The appendicular skeleton is made up of the limbs, hips and shoulders.

Activity 4

Can you identify the bones of the body? Draw a line from the name of the bone to the actual bone on the skeleton.

SCAPULA RADIUS

SKULL RIBCAGE

ULNA HUMERUS

FEMUR PATELLA

TIBIA PELVIS

VERTEBRAE FIBULA

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The skeleton is used in many ways; it is used to protect, support and shape the body. The human skeleton also helps with blood cell production and movement.

Did youDid you

KnowThe longest bone in the human body is the femur. This is your thigh bone.

Eat lots of food that are high in protein, such as fish, chicken and beef. These foods help you build and repair muscle.

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Muscular system

Activity 5

Use the words below to help you label the main muscles in the body correctly.

quadriceps biceps triceps calf

abdominals deltoids hamstrings pectoral

See Elite Extension Activity E1

It is important to stretch your muscles before and after exercise. This helps to prepare your body for activity and avoid injury.

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Cardiorespiratory system

Activity 6

Use the words below to help you label the main parts of the cardiorespiratory system.

heart capillaries

arteries lungs

veins trachea

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Unit 2 - Healthy Active Lifestyles