Health, Exercise, Fitness and Performance

Exercise and fitness as a part of your healthy and active

lifestyle

Answer this question in silence...

Is it possible to be FIT but not HEALTHY?

2 minutes

Sporting example...Steve Redgrave..\..\Sports Clips\Redgrave Sydney 2000 Oly

mpic Gold.mp4

Discussion...How did we answer the question at the

beginning of the lesson?Has our opinion changed after watching the

video?How?Why?How can we be unhealthy but still maintain

a high level of fitness?How can health effect fitness negatively,

therefore exercise and performance?

Key Terms: 2 minutes

Copy down these definitions.Health: a state of complete mental, physical

and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Exercise: a form of physical activity which maintains or improves health and/or physical fitness.

Fitness: the ability to meet the demands of the environment.

Performance: how well a task is completed.

Your aim: learn each definition and have the ability to explain how they can affect each other; providing a sporting example.

Task...1. Copy the diagram below. 2. Write a short paragraph which explains

how health, exercise and fitness relate to performance and your healthy and active lifestyle. (pg. 30 – 32 Edexcel textbook)

EXERCISEHEALTH

PERFORM ANCEFITNESS

Introduction to Health Related FitnessHealth Related fitness is made up of 5 components. Your

task is to create a rhythm, anagram, poem etc... So that you can remember what the 5 components are.

We will look at each component in more detail next lesson.

1.Cardiovascular fitness2.Muscular strength3.Muscular endurance4.Flexibility5.Body compositionExample: Can Mr Motivator Flex Badly ?

N.B. The components can be in any order, this is to help YOU remember.

Extension taskUsing your text book as a resource.

Complete the exact definition for each component of Health Related Exercise.