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Year 11
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Promotion of personal health

I can explain the importance of a personal exercise programme and apply it to training.

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Promotion of personal health

I can explain the importance of a personal exercise programme and apply it to training.

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Key learning points

  1. A PEP is training programme designed to improve personal fitness
  2. A PEP can often be associated with improving specific components of fitness
  3. A PEP can also be used to improve performance in a certain activity or sport
  4. An effective PEP will provide opportunities to plan, monitor and evaluate fitness

Keywords

  • PEP - a Personal Exercise Programme is a training programme aimed at improving fitness

  • Fitness - the ability to meet the demands of the environment

  • PAR-Q - Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire which is done before participating in training

  • Training methods - the type of training done to achieve a specific goal (e.g. circuit training)

Common misconception

Personal exercise programmes are only used by people that play sport.

Perosnal exercise programmes can be used by everyone to increase physical activity levels.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Health is a state of complete physical, emotional and well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Correct Answer: social
Q2.
FITT stands for frequency, intensity, time and ...
Correct answer: type
tedium
training
technique
Q3.
If someone wants to improve their cardiovascular endurance, what type of training should they do?
flexibility
Correct answer: continuous
weight
plyometric
Q4.
What aspects may affect someone's physical health?
Correct answer: diet
Correct answer: exercise
counselling
teamwork skills
Q5.
Match the benefit of exercise to the type of health.
Correct Answer:emotional health,reduces stress
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reduces stress

Correct Answer:physical health,decreases the risk of a heart attack
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decreases the risk of a heart attack

Correct Answer:social health,develops positive relationships within others
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develops positive relationships within others

Q6.
Which is not a principle of training?
individual differences
reversibility
Correct answer: flexibility
rest and recovery

6 Questions

Q1.
A PEP is a Exercise Programme.
Correct Answer: Personal
Q2.
When would you complete a PAR-Q?
Correct answer: when planning a PEP
when performing a PEP
when monitoring a PEP
when evaluating a PEP
Q3.
Which question is unlikely to be asked in the planning phase of a PEP?
What's your age?
Are you pregnant?
Correct answer: Did you meet your goals?
Do you have any medical conditions?
Q4.
Naomi is completing her PEP. She trains 5 times a week. Which FITT principle does this refer to?
Correct answer: frequency
intensity
time
type
Q5.
Identify which principle of training has been applied to this PEP.
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rest and recovery
individual differences
Correct answer: progressive overload
reversibility
Q6.
In week 5 and 6, to ensure overtraining does not happen, which would be the best solution?
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train Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday
Correct answer: train Monday Wednesday Friday and Saturday
only train on Tuesday
just train in the mornings so you can rest in the afternoon