Healthy Lifestyles Lesson 1

Today our lesson objectives are: All students will know the three categories of a healthy active lifestyle. Most students will be able to give reasons for taking part in physical activity A few students will be able to give a depth of understanding when explaining reasons for participation.

Starter Can anybody think of the three categories of a healthy active lifestyle?

HEALTHY ACTIVE LIFESTYLE Key term: Healthy Active Lifestyle “a lifestyle that contributes positively to physical, social and mental wellbeing, and includes regular exercise and physical activity” The benefits of taking part in activity fall into three main categories:

Reasons for taking part in Physical Activity Task Make a spider diagram of some of the reasons why people might take part in activity. Reasons for taking part in Physical Activity

Some possible reasons might be ... Physical Challenge Contributes to good health Enjoyment Relieve Stress and Tension Competition Social Mixing Charity

The Three Categories Physical – improving health and fitness Social – making and developing friendships and building teamwork skills Psychological/Mental – reducing stress and relieving related problems.

Physical All about one self (personal) Contributes to good physical health Physical challenge Improves performance Improves health related fitness components e.g. cardiovascular fitness Builds/tones muscle Lose/gain weight

Psychological/Mental All to do with the mind Relieve/prevent stress Mental challenge Increases self esteem/confidence You feel good Enjoyment Aesthetic appreciation

Social Other people are involved. Mixing with others Making new friends Developing teamwork/cooperation skills Develop communication skills

A few of the main benefits in more detail: To increase fitness: Exercise, training and taking part in sport can increase fitness. A weight training programme combined with taking part in a sport can ensure that muscles can be strengthened and made more flexible, becoming more toned in the process. Exercising obviously expends energy which uses up calories. This can contribute to a weight loss programme.

2. To help the individual feel good Exercise produces a hormone called “serotonin” which is often termed “the feel good hormone” thus exercise is also good for the mind. Exercising regularly can help keep the body in shape and helps people look better this can in turn improve confidence and self esteem. These could also be increased after overcoming a difficult physical challenge.

3. To relive stress and tension Physical activities can provide a distraction from the problems of daily life and can relieve stress and tension caused by things like work, family and school.

4. To improve health People who are physically fitter usually cope better when they become ill. The ability to withstand and recover from illness is related to fitness. Often, the fitter you are the quicker you can recover from common illnesses such as a cold or flu.

5. For Enjoyment Most people who play a sport will be participating because they enjoy it. Some might be forced to do it, others might be highly competitive and some because they know its good for them.

Task Discuss with a partner what the following terms mean: Cooperation Competition A physical challenge Aesthetic appreciation Social mixing Extension: Try and make a sentence on why we participate in physical activity which includes the words above.

Cooperation Competition Team games in particular help improve teamwork and cooperation. These skills are essential in everyday life. Encouragement and support are fundamentals in performing well as a team. Competition Competition is often a part of sport/activities. This can be in terms of psychologically preparing for an game/race and in terms of concentrating on doing well in that activity.

Aesthetic appreciation A physical challenge Often termed a “physical challenge” when in the early stages the task seems like an impossibility. Mental strength is also essential if you are to achieve the physical challenge. An example is the London Marathon. Aesthetic appreciation We have an “aesthetic appreciation” when we take part in or watch moments in sport which are beautiful. YOUTUBE CLIP It is often the observer not performer who appreciates the action/event but often the performer will know when the action “feels right”. The term aesthetic appreciation is usually, but not exclusively, associated with dance, diving or gymnastics .

Development of Friendship and Social Mixing Think of all of the people you mix with when you take part in a sport: Coaches Trainers Physiotherapists Teachers Team-mates Officials Volunteers Training alone can be lonely and requires lots of self motivation. Most activities do have a social side and friendships can developed.

Homework 1 READING – page 8-17 to fully understand the content of today’s lesson. You need to create 3 scenarios as to why somebody your age might not take part in physical activity. e.g. I have recently received a lot of homework so I find it hard to find enough time to participate in exercise. Then give a detailed explanation of how you would overcome this problem and give the social, mental and physical benefits of exercise in each answer. Extension task – Research the differences in activity levels for teens in the UK in the 1980s compared to today.

Plenary Watch the following clips and give a social, mental and physical benefit of that activity: