1.1.2 influences on your HAL Flashcards
What are the 6 influences on your healthy, active lifestyle?
People Image Cultural factors Resources Health and well being Socio-economic
What is the short for the key influences?
CHIRPS
What does CHIRPS stand for?
Culture, health and wellbeing, image, resources, people, socio-economic
Why is people a key influence?
People tend to choose the same activities as their friends or family.
Family - children frequently take part in the same physical activities as their parents.
Peers - influence of a peer group, people of the same age, is important. It is easier to succeed in a activity with the encouragement of support and friends
Why is image a key influence?
Fashion - many activities require the right equipment. Some brands are very fashionable and expensive as a result of media coverage of famous sport people.
Media coverage - the media influences many people’s choice of physical activity. Eg London marathon being shown on TV makes you want to do it
Why are cultural factors a key influence?
Disability people - can take part in many activities but poor availability is needed at local level
Age - can affect performance. Good to start young, but sometimes age restrictions on things eg marathon 🇬🇧
Older people could have health problems preventing them
Gender - some activities still offer one sex more opportunities than others eh boy doing netball
Why is resources a key influence?
Availability- suitable facilities and resources must be available
Location- some places may not have any facilities for some activities
Access - facilities need to be easily accessible
Time-facilities need to be available at the right time. Participants need to make time for practise and training
Why is health and wellbeing a key influence?
Illness and health problems can affect participation in physical activities. EG asthma person may not be able to do running but could go swimming.
But many people go to the gym or play sport to stay healthy
Why is socio-economic a key influence?
Cost- most activities have some associated costs- hit of facilities, lessons, equipment, shoes etc if people cannot afford to take part, their socio-economic status has influenced their involvement. EG running can be inexpensive but golf requires expensive equipment etc
What’s a role model?
People whose actions are emulated by others
Most activities offer opportunities to participate in what variety of roles?
Performing, coaching, volunteering, officiating, teaching
What initiatives are there to keep people involved?
Government initiatives Sport England Youth Sport Trust Active kids programme PE school sport and club links
What is the government initiatives?
The government introduced a policy to ensure all pupils their entitlement of two hours of high quality physical education per week. Encouraging participation and improve students fitness
What is sport England?
Is commuted to creating opportunities for people to start, stay, succeed in sport.
Start- increase participation in sport in order to improve the health of the nation, with focus on priority groups
Stay- retain people in sport; in clubs, sport facilities, coach, volunteers
Succeed- create opportunities for talented performers to achieve success
What is youth sport trust?
Aim to encourage student age 14-16 to organise, manage sport activities and dance festivals in primary and special schools.
