Year 11 - Physical education
Say goodbye to the sofa
Health and wellbeing: HIIT and couch to 5k team challenges to develop fitness
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Unit Summary
This unit will develop pupils' understanding of the principles of training through a running programme that stretches them as an individual but also their contribution to a team. Their cardiovascular endurance will improve whilst taking responsibility for their own training.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to show resilience to work with a pacing guide to improve your stamina.
Key Notes
- Move: running with a straight back, relaxed shoulders and head up reduces excess strain.
- Move: breathing deeply / rhythmically with the nose and mouth maintains a steady oxygen flow.
- Think: awareness of increased stamina enhances overall fitness to help sustain longer physical activity.
- Feel: completing a guided training session can help to feel supported and motivated to stay on task.
- Connect: guided training can foster a sense of community and shared goals.
Vocabulary To Learn
- stamina: the ability of the heart, lungs and blood to transport oxygen during sustained exercise (cardiovascular endurance)
- resilience: the ability to keep going, even when it is difficult
- pacing: how fast you are running
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils think couch to 5k is merely to start running and be able to run 5k immediately.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: running with a straight back, relaxed shoulders and head up reduces excess strain. Move: breathing deeply / rhythmically with the nose and mouth maintains a steady oxygen flow.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'stamina'
the ability of the heart, lungs and blood to transport oxygen during sustained exercise (cardiovascular endurance).
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils think couch to 5k is merely to start running and be able to run 5k immediately. Correction: 5k is a popular distance due to the park run (a global brand). However, couch to 5k is a beginner's approach to running using a gradual training plan, over 9 weeks from walking to running.
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