a)
Sedentary behaviour is the opposite of physical activity: behaviours that only requires a low amount of energy.
Examples:
• Sitting down on the couch
• Lying down on your bed
b) Incidental Physical Activity is physical activity that is not rigorous; rather it has a moderate energy requirement and is usually a small activity that is done during the day without any intent to exercise. Incidental physical activity is usually identified by a physical activity that requires an amount of energy but is something you can usually do while talking.
Examples:
• Walking up a flight of stairs;
• Walking to school or work.
c) Vigorous intensity is physical activity that requires a high amount of energy to perform. Vigorous intensity is usually identified by doing physical activity that requires harder breathing, puffing or panting and is an activity you usually cannot talk while doing.
Examples:
• Taking a run.
• Doing push-ups.
3)
a) No. Jill does not meet the physical activity guidelines, which clearly state that an adolescent must have at least 60 minutes of exercise every day. To meet the guidelines, she needs to increase her time doing physical activity on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Some ways she can does this are:
• Increasing the amount of time she spends walking her dog on, or she could bring the dog to a park and play with it. Jill could also walk her dog on some of the other days she does not meet the guidelines.
• Try to take the more physically demanding route in some situations and attempt to increase her time doing incidental activity. For example taking the stars instead of the escalator/elevator, walking to places instead of driving, etc.
• Practice for netball at home, using a netball m vat home and practicing throws, passes, etc.
b) Jill does not meet the Sedentary Behaviour guidelines. In the guidelines it states that no more than 2 hours of awake time should be spent lying down and reading a book/looking at a device/doing homework. In her schedule any time not spent doing any sort of physical activity meant she is engaging in sedentary behaviour or sleeping. To improve this she can find ways to sneak in non-sedentary beha
viour or even incidental behaviour during her day to minimize the amount of time spent sitting or lying down.
• If the majority of her time being sedentary involves sitting down to do something, she could invest in a standing up desk. This means that she can still effectively do her homework/look at her device, but she won’t be adding to her time spent lying down.
• If she can’t get a standing desk, at the very least she could break up her sedentary time into blocks and inbetween every block she could do some light physical activity, like taking a walk around the house or skipping on the spot before sitting back down again.
• To cut down on time sitting down for solely entertainment purposes, instead of watching television in her free time, she could spend the time doing fun sport with her family. Even if she can’t do physical activity she could try doing on the spot exercises while watching TV like squats or star jumps.
4) Physical activity does indeed help all aspects of your health.
• The most obvious benefit of doing physical activity is that it helps maintain your health. It keeps your weight in check and keeps your muscles from deteriorating. This is considered a physical benefit and is the primary reason for why most people try to get involved in more physical activity.
• Physical activity can help you induce discipline on yourself by exercising regularly. For example, you can schedule yourself to go to the gym every Wednesday afternoon. This benefit is considered a spiritual benefit.
• It can form bonds between you and other people. The most obvious example of this is team sport. Because team sport requires you to work in tandem with your fellow teammates, it forms some close bonds between you and your teammates. This is considered a social benefit as it creates positive bonds between you and other people.
• It also helps you with your self-image/self-esteem, and having a positive self-image improves the way you view yourself and everything you do. Because physical activity can help lessen your weight, this is considered a mix of a cognitive and emotional benefit, as it keeps you mentally happy and therefore keeps your emotions in check.
• Physical activity can simply be a fun activity that people can enjoy along with the other health benefits. Competitive sport can be a thrilling experience for many people, and this is why this reason is considered an emotional benefit.
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