Year 7 - Physical education
Types of training: can you complete a HIIT training session?
Remote learning: health and fitness
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Unit Summary
This unit explores correct bodyweight techniques and training for strength, power, endurance, flexibility, balance and coordination. Pupils learn to adapt exercises, stay safe and understand the physical, mental and social benefits of activity.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to complete a High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) session with a focus on maximum power output.
Key Notes
- Move: sprinting requires a relaxed yet vigorous arm swing, with elbows bent at 90 degrees.
- Think: appreciating sprint training boosts metabolism by increasing calorie burn during and after exercise.
- Feel: pushing your body hard in short bursts leaves you breathless, muscles burning, but energised.
- Connect: working out together is motivating and supportive, and makes the experience enjoyable.
Vocabulary To Learn
- HIIT: high intensity interval training - short bursts of intense exercise followed by a brief rest of low effort
- power: the ability to use strength quickly to produce explosive movement
- recovery: the time your body and mind use to rest, repair and regain energy after exercise
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Training must be at maximal effort to push past the pain.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: sprinting requires a relaxed yet vigorous arm swing, with elbows bent at 90 degrees. Think: appreciating sprint training boosts metabolism by increasing calorie burn during and after exercise.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'HIIT'
high intensity interval training - short bursts of intense exercise followed by a brief rest of low effort.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Training must be at maximal effort to push past the pain. Correction: The focus should be on vigorous activity. Listen to your body and work at a high intensity, but one that is dicated by your current fitness levels and the sort of exercise you are used to.
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