Week 10: Mass & Community Participation Flashcards
Definition of Physical Activity ?
Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that require energy expenditure.
(WHO, 2010)
Definition of sport ?
A focus upon competitiveness and presence of structure roles. (Hylton and Bramham, 2001)
Sport includes PA but not all PA involves Sport T/F?
True (Waddlington et al, 1997)
What makes health?
Physical, Mental, and social wellbeing (Eime et al, 2013)
£12.2bn = total anual cost of brits failing to do exercise. Declining levels of PA since the 1960s. National levels are now static
Connolly et al, 2017
Whats the multiplier effect?
As sports participation increases so do health and wellbeing. As participation increases so does the benefits.
Physical inactivity is the 4th leading risk factor for global mortality at 6% of deaths globally.
(Physical health England, 2020)
Benefits of improving cardio vascular health (4)
Lower blood pressure and therefor less cardiac problems.
Fights obesity
Anti depressant
associated with improved sleep
(Cassidy et al, 2017)
Sport for all campaign
Created early 1970s and still has some resonance today. Inequality in sport and society.
(Collins and key, 2003)
Persistent barriers can be seen as social exclusion.
Under represented groups (7)
people with disabilities
gender
age
race or ethnic differences
social class
lower socio economic backgrounds
disadvantaged communities