Physical Education 1.1.1 Revision Cards

Three categories of a healthy active lifestyle are PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND MENTAL

Physical

A healthy active life style contributes to good health, provides physical challenge, increases fitness, improves performance and improves health related exercise components.

Social

A healthy active lifestyle provides the opportunity to mix with others, make new friends, meet old/current friends, develop teamwork/cooperation and to work with others.

Psychological (mental)

A healthy active lifestyle provides mental challenge, relieves and prevents stress and tension, increases self-esteem and confidence and contributes to enjoyment in life.

Benefits of taking part in physical activity:

• Increases fitness
• Helps the individual feel good (serotonin release)
• Helps relieve stress and prevents stress related illness
• Increases self-esteem
• Contributes to good health
• Contributes to the enjoyment of life
• Provides a mental challenge

Taking part in physical activity....

INCREASES CO-OPERATION - The ability to work well with others as a team to achieve a mutual goal.

CREATES COMPETITION - Allowing challenge of playing different components and working with other teams.

CREATES PHYSICAL CHALLENGE - Being able to test yourself and push yourself physically.

INCREASES AESTHETIC APPRECIATION - The appreciation of how something looks

DEVELOPS FRIENDSHIPS AND INCREASES SOCIAL MIXING