Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Understanding Phsyical Activity
- Key Terms
- Exercise – Planned or structured
physical activity requiring physical
effort, aimed at improving health
and fitness.
- Healthy balanced lifestyles – day-to-day life
that has equilibrium, quality and wellness
and which includes exercise, nutritious
diet, injury and illness prevention, rest,
sleep, hobbies, personal hygiene, control of
stress and relationships.
- Lifetime sport – activities that can
be enjoyed over the course of a
lifetime e.g. table tennis or
badminton
- Lifelong physical
activity – enjoyable,
health enhancing
movement that is
sustained throughout
life e.g. Pilates or yoga
- Benefits
- Physical – Improved fitness,
reduced risk of CHD, reduced risk
of osteoporosis, decrease blood
pressure, greater life expectancy
- Personal –
enjoyment, increase
confidence, improve
leadership skills
- Emotional - Reduced
stress levels, relieve
anxiety, improve
academic performance
- Social – make
friends, improve
team work, improve
communication
- Factors contributing to
a sedentary lifestyle
- Work in Britain has changed from
manual labourers to desk bound jobs
- Longer
working
hours
- Widespread
use of cars.
- More people
watch sport
rather than play
- Increased reliance on
technology e.g.
computers for internet
shopping and games
- Recommended
levels of
participation in
physical activity
- Adults
- At least 30 minutes of
moderate physical
activity at least 5 days a
week
- Children
- 60 minutes of
moderate
physical activity
each day.
- Barriers to
participation
- Being in a minority group e.g. women,
disabled, ethnic minority e.g. asian women
and swimming clothing restrictions
- Don’t enjoy
exercise, don’t
like getting hot
and sweaty
- Lack of time
e.g. studying or
part time job
- Bad (school)
experience
- Lack of role
models friends /
peer pressure
- Not enough money /
withdrawal of
Government funding
e.g. withdrawal of free
swimming for young
people
- Poor health
e.g. asthma
- Tired / can’t
be bothered
- Limited
provision
- Lack of equipment or
facilities eg no swimming
pool nearby
- No
transport
- Unfavourable
weather
- Low self esteem,
lack of confidence
self-conscious, poor
body image