Unit 6: Fitness testing for sport and exercise - Pearson Schools
Unit 6: Fitness testing for sport and exercise - Pearson Schools
Unit 6: Fitness testing for sport and exercise - Pearson Schools
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<strong>Unit</strong> 6: <strong>Fitness</strong> in <strong>sport</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>exercise</strong><br />
6.7 Introductory activity – difference between health<br />
<strong>and</strong> fitness<br />
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Often people tend to confuse the terms fitness <strong>and</strong> health. They see them as being the<br />
same thing. In small groups, devise a list of six things that affect the health of an<br />
individual <strong>and</strong> six that affect their fitness. After you have drawn up your lists, discuss<br />
them with other groups <strong>and</strong> note any similarities or differences. Through the lists <strong>and</strong><br />
discussion you should see there is a difference between health <strong>and</strong> fitness. In your<br />
groups you should try to answer the following questions:<br />
� Is it possible to be fit but not healthy?<br />
� Is it possible to be healthy but not fit?<br />
6.8 Questionnaire design – constructing a health<br />
screening questionnaire<br />
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Activities <strong>for</strong> Learning outcome 6.2<br />
The importance of health screening a client cannot be overstated, based on the grounds<br />
of health <strong>and</strong> safety. On an individual basis, draw up a list of ten medical conditions (<strong>for</strong><br />
example, asthma) <strong>and</strong> ten lifestyle factors (<strong>for</strong> example, smoking) that you believe a<br />
pre-<strong>exercise</strong> questionnaire should aim to tackle. You should discuss this with other<br />
group members to decode whether there are some common conditions that should be<br />
included in the questionnaire.<br />
Once you have your list, design a health screening questionnaire <strong>and</strong> produce it on the<br />
computer. Ask other group members to peer-review your questionnaire, identifying<br />
strengths <strong>and</strong> areas <strong>for</strong> improvement in the design. Use their comments to produce a<br />
second draft of the questionnaire.<br />
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