PE GCSE - health, fitness and wellbeing

• Health


  A state of complete mental, physical and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity (WHO definition)
• Wellbeing


  Physical, mental and social aspects of feeling well
• Aspects of wellbeing


  • Having a healthy diet
  • Taking regular exercise and feeling physically fit
  • Spending lots of time doing things you enjoy
  • Feeling good about yourself
  • Getting on well with family
  • Spending time with friends
• If you eat well and feel fit

  It will help you have a good body weight which will help you feel relaxed and happy
• Having lots of interests and friends

  Will help your self-esteem and boost your confidence
• Physical health and wellbeing

  • All body systems working together
  • Free from illness and injury
  • Able to carry out everyday tasks to the best of our ability
• Mental health and wellbeing

  • Feeling good about yourself/high self-esteem
  • Being able to cope with stress
  • Feeling motivated e.g. to train hard in sport
  • Can control emotions
• Social health and wellbeing

  • Essential human needs are met
  • Social interaction and social contact
  • Friendship and support
  • Feeling valued within society
• Technology can have a positive or negative impact on health and wellbeing
• Fitness


  The ability to meet the demands of the environment
• Any form of exercise will improve your health. The more you exercise the more you will improve your overall fitness
• Exercise and training needs to be specific to make the greatest improvements
• Performance


  Taking part in an activity to the best of your ability
• Exercise


  A form of physical activity which maintains or improves health and/or physical fitness
• Exercise and fitness


  Can have a positive effect on physical, social and mental health
• Exercise improves health and develops fitness


  Which enhances performance in physical activities and therefore improves your self-esteem (feel good)
• Through exercising you may train with people


  And make new friends
• You can be fit but not healthy, or healthy but not fit
• Exercise helps a person remain in good physical condition and keeps them free from injury and disease
• To be healthy and active, a person's body should be able to cope with the demands of their environment
• Benefits of physical activity


  • Improved fitness (increases CV fitness, reduces high blood pressure)
  • Healthy diet
  • Regular exercise
• Mental benefits of physical activity

  • High self-esteem
  • Feeling motivated
  • Coping with stress
• Social benefits of physical activity

  • Friendships
  • Being part of a club/team
  • Getting on well with family