Year 10 PE - Physical activity guidelines

What does the FITT principle stand for?

• Frequency - Intermediate - Time - Temp

• Frequency - Intensity - Trim - Temp

• Frequency - Intensity - Time - Type

• Fruit - Intensity - Time - Type

Jared works hard during the day and has 10 children to look after at home. He doesn’t have a lot of time for exercise and wants to know how many minutes of PA per week are needed to meet the APAG for Adults?

• About 5 hours a week

• 75 - 100 minutes of vigorous activity

• 150 - 300 minutes of moderate activity

• weights sessions 6 times a week

What is the difference in PA needed for a 12 year old, 17 year olds and Adults to meet the APAG?

• They are all different with different intensities and frequency's

• They are all the same

• Old people need to work harder

• No difference in PA for the 12 and 17 year old (7 days - 60 min - moderate to vigorous), however the adult has a reduced load of 5 to 6 days a week - 30 min each day at moderate level)

Braedon has a 3 year old boy (unknown partner?) and he lets him sit and watch about 2/3 hours of TV day. Discuss any concerns with this statement.

• The 3 year old should be playing Mario Olympics on Nintendo switch because he can be active.

• The boys eye sight might be damaged.

• The boy's motor skill development (hand eye coordination, ability to walk) and muscle development may be damaged.

• The boy could potentially put on excess weight.

Old people should be able to relax with friend and not worry about doing any exercise? Discuss this statement using reference to the APAG

• Not true, Older people need to remain a certain level of fitness to remain healthy.

• If older people don't exercise they maybe at risk of developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes

• The APAG says they need to be doing 30 min of activity a day

• True, old people have done all the exercise they need in their life time.

Kale completes four training sessions a week for his cheerleading squad. He thinks that is enough exercise and averages 5 hours watching TV and playing Xbox per day. Is Kale meeting the APAG? Why/why not?

• Well if he does 2+ hours of cheer leading 5 days a week that should be enough.

• He is not meeting the the 1 hour, 7 days a week recommended activity levels

• He is spending over the recommended 2 hours screen time a day limit.

• He is probably awesome at Call of Duty and will one day be a professional gamer.

Describe the difference between moderate-intensity and vigorous-intensity PA, give an example to demonstrate your understanding.

• Moderate - slight sweating, heavy breathing but can still talk - heart rate between 50% and 70%.

• Moderate - heavy sweating, heavy breathing but can still talk - heart rate between 70% and 80%.

• Vigorous - Heavy sweating, heavy breathing, cant talk - heart rate between 70% and 100%.

• Vigorous - sweating, heavy breathing, cant talk - heart rate between 75% and 85%.

What is the importance of the government producing the APAG?

• So people join organisations and spend money on memberships

• To keep Australia's fit, reduce obesity, mental illnesses and reduce overall healthcare costs

• To stop people from getting lazy

• To make people move

Hannah (72) is old and used to play for the local footy team. She wants to play a less strenuous sport so she chose to relax with friends and play Bingo. She figures this sport is a good replacement for her footy? Discuss this statement using reference to the APAG.

• Bingo is awesome and she could win money

• She will get her heart rate up if she wins and Bingo is intense if you have ever played it

• She will not get her heart rate to a moderate level and will receive no health benefits from playing bingo.

• She will not meet her APAG guidelines of being active (moderate level) for at least 30 min a day.

Why is it important to` meet the APAG, List four possible implications if you continuously don’t meet the recommendations?

• To reduce the risk of heart and brain disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity and high cholesterol.

• Cause its good for you.

• You dont have to do it its just a recommendation

• To be fit