1. Healthy, Active Lifestyles- PE GCSE EdExcel

1. Healthy, Active Lifestyles- PE GCSE EdExcel

1. health is a state of complete physical mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

2. fitness is the ability to meet the demands of the environment

3. exercise is physical activity done to improve or maintain health and/or fitness

4. social benefits

   • make new friends
   • co-operation

5. physical benefits

   • maintain/improve health
   • maintain/improve fitness : strength, enduracne, flexibility and overall fitness
   • lose weight if overweight
   • improve performance

6. mental benefits

   • feel good: as you do physical activity the hormone serotonin is released into your bloodstream; more = happier
   • stress relief
   • improve self-esteem/confidence
   • competition and challenge

7. aesthetic appreciation is how good an activity looks