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Taking part

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What you will learn about

in this topic:
1. The reasons for taking part in
physical activity
2. The benefits of taking part in
physical activity
3. The reasons for non-participation

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Learning objectives
By the end of this presentation you
should be able to:
• Understand the different reasons
people take part in physical activity
• Describe why people take part in
sport
• Explain the effects of barriers on
people taking part in sport
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Reasons for taking part

in physical activity

Taking part in sports and physical

activities can help a person’s
social, physical and mental well-
being, enabling them to enjoy a
healthy, active lifestyle.

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Positive physical effects on health

Offers
Good fitness physical
challenges
Changes and
Gives you
enhances
energy
body shape
Reduces
stress- Increases life
related expectancy
illnesses
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Positive mental effects on health

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Positive social effects on health

Provides a chance
Encourages
to mix with new
cooperation
people
Friendly Encourages
competition friendships
Helps to break
down social and Increases
class barriers confidence
Increases self- Provides personal
worth fulfilment
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There can also be negative

influences on you when you are
trying to take part in sport.

These are often called barriers to

participation and are things which
can stop people from taking part in
sport altogether.

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Barriers to participation
• Health problems
• Self-consciousness about body
• Peer pressure
• The image of a sport is not
desirable
• Previous bad experience
• Religious restrictions
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• Financial constraints
• Lack of encouragement
• Tradition/history
• Lack of time
• Poor school facilities
• Lack of local facilities
Transport issues
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Task
1.Make a list of the things that got you
interested in sport and the benefits
that you have experienced from
taking part in sport.

2.Compare your lists with two other

people and note down any
differences.

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Exam questions
1. Which of the following best describes
why people take part in sport?
A. Gives enjoyment, encourages friendship,
helps pay bills, encourages cooperation
B. Changes diet, gives enjoyment, provides
excitement, encourages cooperation
C. Encourages friendship, gives enjoyment,
provides excitement, encourages cooperation
D. Provides excitement, encourages friendship,
is a training principle, encourages cooperation
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2. Which of the following best describes

the physical effects of taking part in
physical activity?
A. Strengthens bones, relieves stress,
improves muscle tone, improves flexibility
B. Burns stored fat, strengthens bones,
improves muscle tone, improves flexibility
C. Improves muscle tone, burns stored fat,
encourages cooperation, improves flexibility
D. Improves flexibility, burns stored fat,
strengthens bones, provides excitement
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3. Which of the following best describes

the social effects of taking part in
physical activity?
A. Gives chance to meet others, encourages
cooperation, burns fat, meet challenges with others
B. Become part of a team, meet challenges with
others, encourages cooperation, relieves stress
C. Meet challenges with others, gives personal
enjoyment, gives chance to meet others, become
part of a team
D. Encourages cooperation, gives chance to meet
others, become part of a team, meet challenges
with others
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4. Which of the following best describes

the mental effects of taking part in
physical activity?
A. Provides excitement, promotes feel-good factor,
provides personal satisfaction, relieves tension
B. Relieves stress, provides excitement, opportunity to
mix with others, provides personal satisfaction
C. Promotes feel-good factor, burns calories, work as
part of a team, relieves tension
D. Provides personal satisfaction, promotes feel-good
factor, relieves tension, strengthens bones

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What you have learnt

in this topic:

1. The reasons for taking part in

physical activity
2. The benefits of taking part in
physical activity
3. The reasons for non-participation

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Learning objectives
You should now be able to:
• Understand the different reasons
people take part in physical activity
• Describe why people take part in
sport
• Explain the effects of barriers on
people taking part in sport

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