This document discusses fitness and health. It begins by looking at different definitions of fitness and how it can mean different things to different people. It then states the learning objectives for the lesson, which are to define components of fitness, explain the division of fitness into health and skill-related components, and apply components of fitness to sporting activities. The document goes on to discuss the difference between health and fitness and the relationship between them. It also discusses the components of fitness and shows a video clip of rugby player Jonah Lomu to think about which components are being used. The document concludes by recapping the work and emphasizing the importance of revisiting topics and upgrading understanding, as well as assigning homework on defining components of fitness
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Fitness is difficult to define as it means many different things to different people.
Very active people who train regularly may use resting heart rate or recovery
time as a measure of fitness, whereas those who choose not to train regularly
may define fitness as being able to run for a bus or play football in the park
without getting too out of breath.
We will be looking at definitions of health and fitness today.
• All students should be able state and define the components of fitness
• Most students will be able to explain the division of fitness into healthrelated
and skillrelated components
• Most students will be able to apply the components of fitness to a number of
different sporting activities
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Using the mini whiteboards write down your own definition of
Fitness:
Helpful hint:
Health:
Make sure your worksheet is completed.
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Discuss, using examples, the difference between health and fitness and the
relationship between them. (7 marks)
Health (Max 2)
1. Absence of illness;
2. Undertake one's normal life;
3. Mental/physical/social well being. Accept 2 out of 3 to credit mark
Fitness (Max 3)
4. Able to cope with demands placed upon the body/cope with day to day
demands/environment;
5. Made up of a number of components;
6. Cardio respiratory/strength/power/flexibility/speed/gross motor abilities;
7. Often specific/related to specific demands.
Relationship (Max 3)
8. Improved fitness leads to improved health;
9. Although some poor health due genetic factors;
10. Fitness training improves cardiovascular condition;
11. Helps control obesity/fat % in body;
12. Can slow the ageing process;
13. By maintaining bone density/cardiovascular function;
14. Physical exercise improves self esteem;
15. Stress reduction. 7 marks
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Components of fitness
Skill
Health
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Components of fitness
Watch this clip and think about all of the fitness components you see being used.
Jonah Lomu
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Components of fitness: Plenary
To show your understanding of components of fitness you should now complete
the last page of your worksheet, a table of different sports where you have to
decide which components are the most important.
Remember that, I am not looking for a list of components that can be used but
the three components that are used most and have the biggest impact on
performance.
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Today we have recapped some GCSE work and placed it within A Level PE.
To do this you had to examine some definitions you thought you were familiar
with and learn more details about them.
You will do this a lot in all of your A Level subjects. It is good to be able to
recognise those topics where you are required to rethink the information you
already have and to be prepared to upgrade it. This is a skill you need to acquire
quite quickly in order to enhance your learning and to increase and improve your
subject knowledge.
This will happen to you for the whole of your lives not just at A Level, but later
whether you go on to University or out into the workplace, you will always be
learning new stuff about old things.
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Homework
Homework at A Levels is a bit different from your GCSE homework.
In PE you will be set homework in every session so if you have a double
lesson you will get 2 sets of homework.
Most of the homework you get will be to develop your own Glossary,
definitions of words and key terms that you will need to know very clearly. I
do not want to collect this work in, it is yours, but I will ask to see it from
time to time. So keep it uptodate.
Once a week you will be set a research task to complete within 7 days. This
will usually be collected in and marked.
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Homework
Todays homework is to begin your personal glossary:
Definitions of Components
Using your index cards write your own definitions of each component. You
must be sure to use an example from your own sport in each definition.
Only write on one side of these cards as you will be adding information about
testing on the back.
Read back through the pages we have covered today and make a glossary
card for all of the important words and key terms.
Extension
In order to get the best out of your A Levels you will need to make regular
visits to the VLE.
On the PE Page you will find a Glossary, with full instructions on how to use
it. You should add at least 1 term to this glossary every week.
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