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Lifetime Sport and Life-Long Physical Activity.

Lifetime Sport and Life-Long Physical Activity. Mr. P. Leighton St Mary’s 11-18 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.

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Lifetime Sport and Life-Long Physical Activity.

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  1. Lifetime Sport and Life-Long Physical Activity. Mr. P. Leighton St Mary’s 11-18 College PE Socio-Cultural Studies

  2. 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?

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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?

  6. 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?

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. So what are some of the impacting factors to cause sedentary lifestyles?

  10. 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…

  11. So What are some of the barriers?

  12. 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.

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