Healthy Living | Session One

Unit one: Understand and apply principles of training

Session 1: Are you healthy enough?

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Tim: In this first unit I will be helping you prepare to participate in physical activities and exercise. You will find out what fitness is and how it is achieved. We all have different reasons for taking part in physical exercise activities.

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I’m sure you will have your own specific reasons for wanting to take part in physical exercise, but what type of physical exercise activity do you want to do?

Exercise activities fall into two categories: anaerobic and aerobic. Click on each word below to see the definitions.

Anaerobic exercise is very intense and happens in short bursts, lasting from ten seconds up to two minutes. Anaerobic exercise uses energy fast. Typical exercises are sprinting, jumping, lifting weights, javelin or hammer throwing.

Aerobic exercise is low intensity over longer periods and uses less energy. Periods vary from two minutes to many hours in some cases. Typical aerobic activities are marathon running, jogging, swimming and even walking. Some physical activities, usually team games, use anaerobic and aerobic activities, switching from one to the other, like football, hockey or netball.

• To keep weight down

• Recover from illness/injury

• To exercise in a specific sport to improve performance

• To improve fitness levels leading to improved general health and well-being