1. Learning Objectives To be able to…
Improving physical, emotional and social health, fitness and well –being through physical activity
Learning Objectives
To be able to…
Content
1.1.1
Physical health: how increasing physical ability, through improving components of fitness can improve health/reduce health risks and how these benefits are achieved
1.1.2
Emotional health: how participation in physical activity and sport can improve emotional /psychological health and how these benefits are achieved
1.1.3
Social health: how participation in physical activity and sport can improve social health and how these benefits are achieved

2. Reasons for participation
Why does somebody participate in sport? Write down as many reasons as you can…
Share your ideas with your class and come up with as many reasons as you can

3. A healthy, active lifestyle
The benefits of a healthy, active lifestyle can be classified as either:
To do with the way we interact with others, our social health
Social
To do with the mind,
our psychological health .
Emotional
To do with the body,
our physical health
Physical

4. Social benefits
Social well-being means how well you relate and interact with others around you
Playing sport can help you meet new people and develop good relationships with others
It can improve your confidence and help develop skills such as communication, leadership, cooperation and teamwork

5. Emotional benefits – stress
Exercise can help reduce stress and help you deal with emotional pressures
It can help you develop decision- making skills which can be useful in stressful situations in day-to-day life
Exercise can also provide you with a break from reality and allows you to escape from work or life stresses
Tiring yourself out through exercise also helps you sleep properly and feel rested the next day

6. Emotional benefits – challenge
Everybody loves a challenge!
Sport can push you to the limits and test your mental ability to succeed
Adrenaline sports can be dangerous and provide an extra challenge
Sport can also be rewarding and makes you feel good when you achieve your goals

7. Physical benefits
Exercise helps a person remain in good physical condition
It also keeps them free from injury and disease
To be healthy and active a person’s body should be able to cope with the demands of their environment
This demand varies for each individual but the bare minimum of fitness should be sufficient to allow a person to complete everyday tasks including walking up stairs, running for a bus and doing housework!

8. Benefits of exercise… Improve body shape
Improves fitness
Helping you sleep better
Reducing chances of illness
Toning body to improve posture
Helping to improve levels of strength, stamina and flexibility

9. Categorise each of the benefits as a physical, social or emotional benefit of physical activity. How many of the benefits could have appeared under more than one category
Reason/ benefit from participation in physical activity
Category of benefit
Lose excess weight
Physical
Relives my stress/helps me to relax
I need a physical challenge
I am good at it
Gives me better muscle definition
Improves my health
Gives me something to do
Makes me feel good
I develop an aesthetic appreciation of the sport
I like to compete
Meet my friends
Stops me getting into trouble/bored
Helps me learn how to co-operate with others
Improves my fitness
Increases my self esteem/confidence

10. Categorise each of the benefits as a physical, social or emotional benefit of physical activity. How many of the benefits could have appeared under more than one category
Reason/ benefit from participation in physical activity
Category of benefit
Lose excess weight
Physical
Relives my stress/helps me to relax
Emotional
I need a physical challenge
Physical/emotional
I am good at it
Gives me better muscle definition
Improves my health
Gives me something to do
Stops me getting into trouble/bored
Social
I develop an aesthetic appreciation of the sport
I like to compete
Meet my friends
Makes me feel good
Helps me learn how to co-operate with others
Improves my fitness
Increases my self esteem/confidence

11. How the benefit is achieved
Try to explain how physical activity could bring about each of the stated benefits.
Reason/ benefit from participation
in physical activity
How the benefit is achieved
Lose excess weight (Physical)
Doing more exercise than normal, so burning off more calories to reduce weight
I need a physical challenge
Gives me better muscle definition
Improves my health
Makes me feel good
I develop an aesthetic appreciation of the sport
Meet my friends
Stops me getting into trouble/bored
Helps me learn how to co-operate with others
Improves my fitness
Increases my self esteem/confidence

12. How the benefit is achieved
Try to explain how physical activity could bring about each of the stated benefits.
Reason/ benefit from participation
in physical activity
How the benefit is achieved
Lose excess weight (Physical)
Doing more exercise than normal, so burning off more calories to reduce weight
I need a physical challenge (Physical/emotional)
Physical – increase in fitness as a result of additional physical work.
Emotional –sense of achievement. Important for those who do little physically during a normal day
Gives me better muscle definition (physical)
Muscles can develop strength and fat stores can be depleted. Both of these results into clearer muscle definition
Improves my health (physical)
Many physical health benefits e.g. reduction in blood pressure and chances of weight related illnesses.
Makes me feel good (emotional)
You are having fun, you enjoy the challenge, you are not bored and possibly because of the endorphins released.
Helps me learn how to co-operate with others
(social)
Through working with team mates, coaches and other members of the club I learn how to cooperate with others
Improves my fitness (physical)
Regular training will result in the body adapting to new level of work we are asking it to do. These changes could include increased strength, cardiovascular endurance etc…
Increases my self esteem/confidence (emotional)
Playing sport regularly may mean that you get better at it, you may increase your fitness and you may make some good friends. All these things contribute to you feeling better about yourself.

13. Extended Learning Task
Write the following in your planner:
1, Interview people from other age groups than yourself and the opposite gender to you (these should be family members, friends etc … to see why they take part in physical activity.
2, Categorise their answers as emotional, physical and social and explain how these benefits are achieved.
3, Draw graphs to represent the data you have collected and present your findings .

14. Quick-fire questions on the topic to individuals in the class.
Write a question based on the lesson which will then be put in a box and then drawn from.
Quick-fire questions on the topic to individuals in the class.