Fitness and Health

LO- To evaluate different ways of

measuring health
Starter- In pairs come up with a definition for
fitness and health. What is the difference
between the two?
The ability to do physical
activity
Free from disease
Paula Radcliffe is a famous athlete who has
won three New York marathons.

In the 2008 Olympics Usain Bolt ran the
100 m in a world record 9.69 seconds.

Work with a friend and discuss how these
two kinds of race place different demands
on the body.


I think a
is fitter because:




Measuring your fitness!

How would you train for an
Olympic marathon?
Suggest what might happen
if a person tried to run a
marathon without training?
Use it or lose it. By age 65, people who haven't engaged
in regular exercise may incur a decrease in their
muscular strength level by as much as 80%
More than a few. The human body has more than 650
muscles.
Stressful miles. If you are 25 lbs. overweight, you have
nearly 5,000 extra miles of blood vessels through which
your heart must pump blood.

Blood pressure
Blood Pressure
When your heart
beats, blood is forced
through the blood
vessels and your
blood pressure is at
its highest.

This is called the
systolic pressure and
is the first number
given.
Blood Pressure
When your heart is
resting the narrow
blood vessels slow
the blood flowing
through them, which
lowers the pressure.

This is called the
diastolic pressure and
is the second number
given.

Task - Research
1. What health problems are caused by
high/low blood pressure?

2. How can this be treated and prevented?

3. What advice is given to people wanting
to avoid suffering from blood pressure
problems?
What health problems are
caused by high/low blood
pressure?