Certificate in Employability and Personal Development

Level 3 Curriculum (EPD Award Level 2)Curriculum booklet

Unit 573Healthy Living

Evidence Booklet

Name: Reuben Hill

Group: BTEC media

Year: 1

Tutor:

Learning Outcomes

Outcome 1 Understand why personal fitness is importantThe learner can:1. Explain the term personal fitness.2. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of different activities in relation to personal fitness.

Outcome 2 Recognise the role that exercise plays in a healthy life styleThe learner can:1. Develop a programme of personal exercise in relation to weight, health and age.2. Record personal progress.

Outcome 1 Understand why personal fitness is important

1.1 Explain the term personal fitness

Your explanation must include 5 key features....

Personal fitness is: Personal fitness is the level of fitness you are

happy with, for example a footballer needs good personal fitness for

running around the pitch whereas some on that works in a shop will

not.

This can include:

Strength: is how strong your body is.

Stamina: stamina is how long you can exercise before becoming tired

Speed: is how fast you run or how fast your body can react to a

situation.

Agility: is how agile you are which helps when avoiding tackles in

rugby.

Flexibility: is how flexible your body is.

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of different activities in relation to personal fitness

Relate the advantages and disadvantages to your fitness; you must include at least 3 activities.

Activity Advantages Disadvantages1.Rugby

Good for cardiovascular system

Increased stamina

Good upper body strength

Injury

Can’t do it alone

Need a large open space

2.Bike riding

Good cardio exercise

Increased stamina

Can use just a bike machine in your house

injury

costly

can be hard to do if you live in a city

3.Tennis

increases flexibility

increase upper body strength

increased stamina

Pulled muscles

Requires a court

Requires a partner

Outcome 2 Recognise the role that exercise plays in a healthy life style

In small groups identify why exercise is important to health….

Improves cv system, increased lung capacity also tones muscles. Better sleep, helps skin improves immune system, builds confidence. Keeps you fit. Decreased chance of heart attack. Less chance of diabetes and certain cancers.

What are the different types of exercise…..

Flexibility exercise

Anaerobic exercise

aerobic exercise

2.1 Develop a programme of personal exercise in relation to weight, health and age.

Personal Exercise Programme – This must include details of what exercise is to be undertaken; you must explain why this is appropriate to you. What you want to achieve from the programme and how your choices are appropriate to your age, weight and current health level. This must take place over a minimum of 3 weeks.

Personal Details

Name: Reuben Hill Date:SATURDAY 27TH OCTOBERAge: 17Current health and fitness level:

Good Average- Could be better

My aim is to:

Gain weight- Maintain my weight Lose weight

I think my level of fitness for my age is:

Above average Average- Could be better

Week oneMy activity will be: Mountain biking

Explain where and when this exercise will take place:

Where: Llendegla mountain bike course

2.1 Choose 1 activity from 1.2 and review your progress over the next 3 weeks

When: Every Saturday

Explain how this exercise is appropriate to you with regard to your age, weight and existing health level:

This is appropriate for me because: it’s a sport I enjoy

It has helped me to:

Gain weight Maintain my weight- Lose weight

It is appropriate for my age because: Hard work and keeps me fit.

It is appropriate for my health level because: it is hard work and keeps me fit.

Week twoMy activity will be:

Explain where and when this exercise will take place:

Where: Llendegla mountain bike course

When: Saturday

Explain how this exercise is appropriate to you with regard to your age, weight and existing health level:

This is appropriate for me because: it’s a sport I enjoy

It has helped me to:

Gain weight- Maintain my weight Lose weight

It is appropriate for my age because: It will increased my health and stamina

It is appropriate for my health level because: It is increasing my current level of fitness

Week ThreeMy activity will be:

Explain where and when this exercise will take place:

Where: Llendegla mountain bike course

When: every saturday Explain how this exercise is appropriate to you with regard to your age, weight and existing

health level:

This is appropriate for me because: it’s a sport I enjoy

It has helped me to: increase fitness and gain weight

Gain weight- Maintain my weight Lose weight

It is appropriate for my age because: It will increased my health and stamina

It is appropriate for my health level because: It is increasing my current level of fitness

2.2 Record personal progress.

Logbook of exercise programme – This must include a full description of how the exercise has progressed over the last 3 weeks. Include positives and negatives.

Exercise undertaken -

Evaluation

Week 1 Positives- was nice hard work could feel the burn

Negatives- was hard work and was a 1hour drive to get there, costs money

Week 2 Positives- the course was getting easyer and the laps where getting faster

Negative- becoming less hard work so had to do more

Week 3

Positives- was final week and pushed myself to the limit

Negatives- was getting very easy