The relationship between health, fitness, exercise and performance | Physical education

Starter quiz

Losing weight is an example of a physical ______ of doing exercise.

'benefit' ✓
What can 'mental health' also be referred as?

physical health

emotional health ✓

social health

spiritual health
Which are components of fitness?

antagonistic muscle pair

muscular strength ✓

vitamins

flexibility ✓
What are the three aspects that make up general health?

mental health ✓

social health ✓

ill health

physical health ✓
Someone who has ill health is likely to suffer from ...

increased bone density

increased risk of getting a cold ✓

increased muscle tone

increased risk of depression ✓
Match the keyword to the correct definition

health

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a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being ✓

fitness

⇔

the ability to meet/cope with the demands of the environment ✓

physical health

⇔

all body systems working well, free from illness and injury ✓

mental health

⇔

can cope with the normal stresses of life ✓

social health

⇔

the individual has friendship, support and some value in society ✓

Which is not example of good health?

free from disease

has lots of friends

has anxiety ✓

is able to exercise
Fiona is free from disease, injury and illness. Which type of health is does this affect?

mental health

physical health ✓

social health

all of them
Having good health allows someone to be able to take part in ______ and physical activity to improve their fitness.

'exercise' ✓
Having ill health means someone is less likely to be able to exercise so their fitness levels will be...

Excellent

Good

Average

Poor ✓
Order the words to make the sentence correct.

1

⇔

If a person has

2

⇔

good health

3

⇔

they are more likely to

4

⇔

take part in physical activity

5

⇔

therefore their health improves even more

6

⇔

and their fitness also improves

7

⇔

allowing them to be more capable to do more exercise.
Ciara has a mental health illness but still manages to train. What will happen to her fitness?

it will increase ✓

it will decrease a lot

it will stay the same

it will decrease a little

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Health involves physical, mental and social well–being.
Fitness is the ability to meet the demands of the environment.
Being fit does not automatically mean you are healthy. Conversely, a person can be healthy without being considered fit.

Thinking that being physically fit means someone is automatically healthy.

Explain that just because someone is appears physically fit doesn't mean they may have good emotional or social health.

Health - a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Fitness - the ability to meet the demands of the environment
Exercise - a form of physical activity done to maintain or improve health and/or fitness; it is not competitive sport
Performance - the execution of an action or the ability to achieve a task effectively and efficiently
Emotional health - can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community