Healthy active lifestyle and influences

Question 1

What are the categories for reasons and benefits

Answer 1

Social mental and physical

Question 2

What is a healthy active lifestyle

Answer 2

A lifestyle that contributes positively to physical, mental and social well being and includes regular exercise and physical activity

Question 3

What are benefits

Answer 3

What you get from taking part in a sport

Question 4

What are reasons

Answer 4

Why you take part in a sport

Question 5

What are the 7 benefits

Answer 5

Increase fitness
Help the individual feel good
Relieve stress and tension 
Increase self esteem and confidence 
Improve health
Enjoyment
Mental challenge

Question 6

How does exercise increase fitness

Answer 6

Muscles can be strengthened and toned
We become more flexible
Burn calories so we lose weight

Physical

Question 7

How does exercise help you feel good

Answer 7

Releases serotonin a feel good hormone
It improves fitness which can help improve body shape and help you feel better about yourself

Mental

Question 8

How does exercise help increase self esteem and confidence

Answer 8

It provides a distraction from daily life and relives stress and tension for a short while by helping forget the problem

Mental

Question 9

How does exercise improve health

Answer 9

People who are physically fitter normally cope better when they become ill or injured

Physical

Question 10

How does exercise give enjoyment

Answer 10

Most people take part in sport because they enjoy it

Mental

Question 11

How da exercise give a mental challenge

Answer 11

It provides a mental challenge which is an achievement when overcome

Question 12

What are the five reasons for taking part in physical activity

Answer 12

Aesthetic appreciation 
Friendships and social mixing 
Physical challenge 
Competition 
Cooperation

Question 13

Describe asthetic appreciation as a reason for exercise

Answer 13

Moments in sport that are beautiful mean the observer appreciates the performance and may want to do it

Mental

Question 14

Describe competition as a reason for exercise

Answer 14

People put aside their problems and focus fully on their sport

Mental

Question 15

Describe cooperation as a reason for exercise

Answer 15

Sports are played in teams and working in groups helps to improve teamwork eg netball hockey or football

Social

Question 16

Describe physical challenge as a reason for exercise

Answer 16

Coming back to or starting a sport gives a physical challenge and if the challenge is completed it will be satisfying

Physical/mental

Question 17

Describe friendships and social mixing as a reason for exercise

Answer 17

Sport allows people to make new friends and develop friendships because of involvement with other people and trainers

Question 18

What are the 6 key influences

Answer 18

People 
Image 
Culture
Resources
Health and well being social economic

Question 19

Key influence people

Answer 19

Family; growing up with family members who take part in physical activities means your aware of the activities from an early age

Peers; seeing friends enjoys sport may make you want to join in also

Role models; we all want to be able to perform like people who are really good at what they do

Question 20

Key influence image

Answer 20

Media; what we see on tv radio and newspapers eg showing sports may make you want to participate

Fashion; the clothes for some sports are much nicer than others so this can influence us to start a sport and people are more likely to join a sport with nice clothes

Question 21

Key influence culture

Answer 21

Age; different ages of different activities e.g. A 70 year old would be less suited to rugby

Disability; not all activities can be adapted for people with disabilities

Gender; media and fashion may be responsible for gender specific sports

Race; stereotypes of people may push them more towards one sport than another

Question 22

Key influence resources

Answer 22

Availability; not all activities are readily available e.g. Skiing

Access; there may not be a club suitable for the Individual

Location; there may not be facilities in an easily accessible place

Time; the time needs to be suitable and the person must have enough time

Question 23

Key influences health and well being

Answer 23

Someone in good health may be well motivated to take part in an activity
Short term illnesses like a cold can prevent us from exercise as well as long term illnesses

Question 24

Key influences social economic

Answer 24

Cost and perceived status of an activity

Some activities are quite expensive and need lots of equipment

Question 25

Why do people change roles in sport

Answer 25

No longer able to take part due to injury
Tried a role but didn’t enjoy it
Not good enough to compete but still want to be involved

Question 26

What are leaders in sport

Answer 26

Coach manager

Question 27

What qualities does a leader need

Answer 27

Good organisation to run teams and arrange fixtures

Good communication so the players understand exactly what they need to do

Good knowledge of the activity so they can plan training sessions and activities that are appropriate

Question 28

What is an official

Answer 28

Referee or umpire

Question 29

Qualities of an official

Answer 29

Good fitness to keep up with game

Good communication skills so people understand the decisions

Confident so people won’t argue back

Good knowledge of the activity so they can make correct decisions

Question 30

What qualities does the performer need

Answer 30

Good fitness to meet the demands of the activity

Good ability to perform well

Good motivation to persevere and work hard even when losing

Question 31

What is a volunteer

Answer 31

First aid or secretary

They give up their time without getting paid but without volunteers most activities or clubs couldn’t run

Question 32

What is the sports participation pyramid

Answer 32

Foundation
Participation
Performance
Elite

It gets smaller towards the top as the level of performance increases the number of performers decreases

Question 33

What is in the foundation stage of the pyramid

Answer 33

The introductory stage at the bottom it contains the most people people start or try and activity and they only have basic skills it includes compulsory sport that you do at school

Question 34

What is participation stage of the participation pyramid

Answer 34

You chose to continue with he sport it’s non compulsory

Fewer people than at foundation because it’s a higher level of skill but less competitive than the performance stage

Question 35

What is the performance stage of the participation pyramid

Answer 35

It’s non compulsory and competitive
You must be chosen to play at this stage and there’s fewer people than participation
They play in leagues and compete regularly skill is improved by coaching and playing in competitions

Question 36

What is the elite stage of the pyramid

Answer 36

There are only a few performers at this stage playing at national and international level it requires lots of hard work and dedication

Question 37

What are the aims of initiatives

Answer 37

Young people 
Women 
Disabled people 
People from deprived areas 
Talented athletes
Healthier lifestyles

Question 38

What is the aim to increase participation

Answer 38

Agencies want to get more people involved in sport for the benefits of taking part leading to a healthier nation which is better for everyone and more entertainment from better performers

Question 39

What is the aim to retain people in sport

Answer 39

Keeping people involved when they play in a sport
People remain involved will maintain or improve fitness and health, take on other roles and are more likely to succeed because there is an effective network of clubs, a route to progress with good facilities and an opportunity for competition

Question 40

What is the aim to create opportunities

Answer 40

Talented performers can achieve success because progression needs to be possible from the foundation to elite stage of the pyramid agencies support progression by providing better facilities better coaching and better education

Question 41

What is an initiative

Answer 41

They’re set up to encourage people to take part in sport and have a healthier lifestyle

Question 42

What are agencies

Answer 42

They provide opportunities for becoming or remaining involved in sports eg
Sport England
Youth sport trust
National governing bodies eg England netball