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Health, Fitness and Exercise
• What is Health?
• What is Fitness?
• What is Exercise?
By the end of the unit you will know:
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What is health?
Health, Fitness and Exercise
In groups discuss what you think is the answer to the question below:
ANSWER
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What is health?
Health, Fitness and Exercise
Health is the condition where the
PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL and SOCIAL
well-being of a person are in complete harmony with each other.
Let’s look at the three
in more detail.
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Health is the condition where thePHYSICAL, MENTAL and SOCIAL
well-being of a person are in complete harmony with each other.
PHYSICAL
EMOTIONAL
SOCIAL
- You do not suffer from any illness or injuries.- Your heart, lungs and other body systems work well.
What is health?
- Being able to cope with problems.- Being able to control emotions.
- Show self-respect and self-confidence.- Cope with hard work (exams).
- Enough food, clothes and shelter.- Friends and support from others.
- Believe you are valuable to society.
Click on one of the terms to see the answer.
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Physical Advantages
Less fatigue
Shapely,lighter
Move efficiently
Improve behaviour
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ReduceTension
Emotional advantages
Self-respect
Feel better
Tirednessintensifies problems
Self-confidence
Enliven
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Social advantages
Lead to a relevant
career
Deal with difficult people Talk
Making friendsWork in
a team
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What is fitness?
Health, Fitness and ExerciseIn groups discuss what you think is the answer to the question below:
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What is fitness?
Health, Fitness and Exercise
The ability to meet with the needs of the environment.The environment can mean the home, school,
outdoor or any place or situation which demands action from you.
If you can do all these tasks and activities without tiring too much and have enough energy to face a
crisis,then you are fit.
Let’s look at this
in more detail.
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Think about the three environments below:
HOME
SCHOOL
OUTDOOR
- Helping with the shopping.- Cleaning the home.
What is fitness?
- Cycling to school.- Taking part in practical activities.
- Playing for a local team.- Going for a walk with friends.
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What is the connection between health and fitness?
Health, Fitness and Exercise
If you can easily meet the needs of fitness, the lesslikely you are to suffer from strain, illness or injury.
Exercising your body will make you healthier.This will make you fitter.
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What is fitness?
Health, Fitness and Exercise
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What is fitness?
Health, Fitness and Exercise
Exercising is what you do to improve your health and fitness.
HEALTH
FITNESS
Exercising makes you fitter.
Exercising improves health.
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What benefit is there from exercising?
Health, Fitness and Exercise
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What benefit is there in exercising?
• Making: – the lungs work better;– the heart stronger;– the veins and the arteries work better;– the muscles stronger;– you feel good mentally / physically;
– Allows the muscles to work longer without tiring;
– Keeps the muscles in good condition;– Burns the excess body fat.
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What benefit is there in exercising?
•People who regularly exercise are less likely to suffer from specific illnesses.
•When you fall ill or suffer from an injury, you are strong enough to recover more quickly.
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The benefit of exercising.
Broken bone, bruises, sprain to a joint
Recover more quickly.
Heart disease Less likely to suffer heart problems.
Obesity Exercise and diet help to control obesity.
Arthritis Exercise reduces problems with joints.
Asthma Exercise is recommended to sufferers.
Diabetes Exercise raises the insulin level which helps sufferers.
Problems The benefit of exercising
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Power Speed
Endurance
Flexibility
Power
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