Year 10 - Physical education
Strength training for all
Health and wellbeing: commitment to a personalised training plan
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Unit Summary
This unit will develop pupils' ability to design and carry out a training programme with a focus on physical fitness and commitment to exercise that is enjoyable and tailored. Pupils will also learn about nutrition to help support them in living a healthy and active life beyond school.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to work towards improving muscular strength through weight training.
Key Notes
- Move: performers must lift weights with correct technique (bent knees) and only lift weight within their ability.
- Move: feet should always be at least shoulder width apart to provide a stable base.
- Think: to increase strength, performers must lift low repetitions (reps) and high weight.
- Feel: knowing your own limits and working within them promotes a positive mindset.
- Connect: feedback to peers on strengths and areas for improvement on weight lifting technique requires sensitivity.
Vocabulary To Learn
- muscular strength: the maximum amount of force that a muscle or group of muscles can apply against a resistance
- weight training: a type of training that uses progressive resistance against a muscle or group of muscles
- repetitions (reps): the number of times you perform a specific exercise or movement consecutively without stopping
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Weight training is only for people wanting to improve muscular strength.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: performers must lift weights with correct technique (bent knees) and only lift weight within their ability. Move: feet should always be at least shoulder width apart to provide a stable base.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'muscular strength'
the maximum amount of force that a muscle or group of muscles can apply against a resistance.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Weight training is only for people wanting to improve muscular strength. Correction: Weight training improves strength, muscular endurance, power and speed, as well as increasing bone density and joint stability while reducing the risk of injury.
More Lessons In This Unit
- A cardiovascular base Study Guide
- Future goals and healthy habits Study Guide
- Hydration and fuelling your body for exercise Study Guide
- Injury and injury prevention Study Guide
- Mental health and stress management Study Guide
- Nutritional awareness Study Guide
- Planning a training programme Study Guide
- Review your progress Study Guide
- Routines for daily flexibility and mobility Study Guide
- Sleep and recovery Study Guide
- Your current fitness and goals Study Guide
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