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Year 10 - Physical education

Training intensity: how long can you keep working at a high intensity?

Remote learning: health, fitness and wellbeing

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 follow an exercise programme that challenges your personal fitness levels by working at a moderate to vigorous intensity.

Key Notes

  • Move: repetitions of bodyweight exercises need to be performed with good technique to reduce the risk of injury.
  • Think: working at a high intensity results in endorphin release that helps you feel energised.
  • Feel: working at a high intensity can feel uncomfortable but is more satisfying.
  • Connect: keeping a record of your reps and sets allows comparison with yourself over time or even with others.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • reps (repetitions): one full cycle of an exercise (e.g. for press ups, one rep is from the top, down to the floor and back up)
  • sets: a group of reps followed by a rest period (e.g. 10 press ups followed by a break and another 10 press ups is 2 sets)
  • intensity: how hard your body is working based on the effort you are putting in

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Maximum repetitions is the highest priority in body weight exercises.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: repetitions of bodyweight exercises need to be performed with good technique to reduce the risk of injury. Think: working at a high intensity results in endorphin release that helps you feel energised.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'reps (repetitions)'

one full cycle of an exercise (e.g. for press ups, one rep is from the top, down to the floor and back up).

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Maximum repetitions is the highest priority in body weight exercises. Correction: Ensuring every exercise is completed with the correct technique to avoid injury and through the full range of movement is more important than the total repetitions.

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