Physical, emotional & social health benefits of exercise

Which one of these is a mental health benefit of taking part in regular exercise?

Define the term ‘sedentary lifestyle’.

Describe ‘physical health and wellbeing’.

Explain two ways that good mental health helps to improve performance in sport.

Which one of these is a physical health benefit of taking part in regular exercise?

Describe ‘social health and wellbeing’.

State three positive effects that sporting activities can have on ‘mental health and wellbeing’.

Table 1 shows the body mass index (BMI) scores and average daily calorie intake for five adults.

Analyse the information in Table 1 to answer Questions 10.1 and 10.2.

Identify which one of the adults would be classified as obese.

Identify which one of the adults is eating above the average required calorie intake per day.

Gender is one factor that can affect the required calorie intake per day for an individual.

Identify and describe two other factors that affect the required calorie intake per day for an individual.

Explain two negative effects that obesity could have on performance in football or hockey.

Negative effect 1

Negative effect 2

Avoiding obesity helps maintain good physical health and wellbeing and improves performance in sport.

Explain two other ways that good physical health and wellbeing helps to improve performance in sport.