Health, fitness and exercise 1

Health, fitness and

exercise
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What you will learn about

in this topic:
1. The definition of health, fitness
and exercise
2. The comparisons between health
and fitness
3. The effects of a lack of exercise
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Learning objectives
By the end of this presentation you
should be able to:
Understand the terms health,
fitness and exercise
Describe each of these terms
Explain how a lack of exercise
affects performance
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Definition of health

A state of complete mental, physical

and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or
infirmity.
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Definition of fitness
The ability to meet the demands of
the environment
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Definition of exercise
A form of
physical activity
done to maintain
or improve your
health and
fitness.
 Definition of performance
How well a task is completed
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Task

1. Design five questions with

answers about health and skill
related fitness. (no 1 word
answer questions)
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To maintain a level of general

fitness, you should try to:
Exercise three to five times a
week
Increase your heart rate to above
60 per cent of your maximum
Keep your heart rate raised for no
less than 20 minutes in each
session
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Mental Physical
well-being well-being

Being healthy
involves deloping
these components

Social well-
being
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Fitness is to do with the physical,

so your body may be functioning
at a peak but the other aspects of
health may not be present.
Mental is to do with how well you
concentrate, think things through
and approach life.
Social is to do with how well you
interact, cooperate and deal with
other people.
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In order to be healthy you have to

be physically fit.

But as well as exercising in order to

develop the physical component,
you also need to be socially and
mentally well-adjusted in order to
be healthy.
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If the social and mental components

are lacking or underdeveloped you
could still be physically fit but not
classed as healthy.

Exercise is the link between health

and fitness.
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Effects of lack of exercise

Weight increase
Less flexibility
Become
breathless sooner
Aerobic capacity
is reduced
Loss of strength
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Task

Using ICT, create a poster showing

the relationship between health,
fitness and exercise.
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Exam questions
1. Health is:
A. The ability to meet the demands of
the environment
B. Working towards improving all
areas of the body
C. A state of complete physical fitness
and calmness
D. A state of physical, mental and
social well-being
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What you have learnt

in this topic:
1. The definition of health, fitness
and exercise
2. The comparisons between health
and fitness
3. The effects of a lack of exercise
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Learning objectives
You should now be able to:
Understand the terms health,
fitness and exercise
Describe each of these terms
Explain how a lack of exercise
affects performance