Lifetime Sport and Life-Long Physical Activity. Mr. P. Leighton St Mary’s College PE Socio-Cultural Studies

Today’s Session…  Quickly review the last session- what were some of the stand out facts?  Understand what lifetime sports are and how they can be beneficial.  What is Life-long physical activity?  Why are SEDENTARY lifestyles on the up in the UK? What are the barriers?

Exercise and Healthy Balanced Lifestyles…  In your groups of 4 or 5…  On the paper provided (a2) make a spider diagram on one of the areas discussed last session…  Physical Activity and Physical Exercise  Equalibrium  Wellness  Quality

So what are Lifetime Sports?  These are activities which can be enjoyed over the WHOLE COURSE of a lifetime.  What are some of these sports?  Table Tennis  Tennis  Badminton  Golf

Why are they Lifetime Sports?  What are some of the key points that make these sports accessible to all?  Non-Contact- the sports are not aggressive or have the element of physicality that most mainstream sports carry- meaning less wear and tear on the body as we get older i.e. Masters Tennis vs. Masters Football?  Competitiveness- all of these sports can be played for RECREATION as well as COMPETITION- good days and bad days?

More…  Social aspects- playing these sports can require 2 or more people to participate- conversation and relationships- joining a club/ society? Using activity/sport as a catharsis.  Commitment- participants can dip in and out of these sports/activities- fixtures and timings etc?

Life-Long Physical Activity…  This can also be known as Life Long Participation.  This can be described as enjoyable, health- enhancing movement that can be sustained throughout life…  These are activities such as yoga, cycling etc.

Increasingly Sedentary Lifestyles…  Some Stats for you…  7/10 ADULTS in the UK do less than ONE 30-minute physical activity per week- Q: What is PHYSICAL ACTIVITY?  A: JUST WALKING ABOUT!  The Government recommend that young people take part in AT LEAST 2hours of Physical Activity A WEEK- however obesity levels in kids have never been worse.

So what are some of the impacting factors to cause sedentary lifestyles? Impacting Factors Desk Bound Jobs Technology i.e. Wii’s Exercise a Choice not a “Necessity” Less Manual Labour Computer Use Cars- Less Walking

How to develop and sustain a balanced active & healthy lifestyle…  Adults  30 Mins. moderate physical activity at least 5x a week  Young People  60 Mins. Moderate physical activity EACH DAY- at a minimum of 2x a week…

So What are some of the barriers? Barriers Weather Self- Esteem Interest Parental Influence SafetyRiskCostTechnologyPeers

Key Points from Today…  Lifetime sports are generally non-contact and have differing competition levels to elite level sports.  Lifetime activities generally aid mobility and help keep people well and happy.  There are many impacting factors on sedentary lifestyles  Barriers to stop people taking part in activity are also numerous.