Unit 3 - Assessing Physical Activity

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The following videos will set the scene and highlight the pandemic facing the world

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In February 2014 the Australian Government’s Department of Health released 'Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines', which replace the National Physical Activity Guidelines.

Use the attached links to familiarise yourself with these new Government recommendations.

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Summarise the following Fact Sheets liunked to the Australian Physical Activity and Sednetary Behaviour Guidelines below. 

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Use the links to help with extra notes for your studies

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Use the link to help with your understanding of the dimensions of Physical Activity and how they are measured. 

NB:  can you figure out what is wrong within the video content?

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Link below is a report from the ABC News explaining why the Australian Government doubled its exercise guidleines.  Do you agree with these guidleines?  Justify why these guidelines have been updated?

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By completing the Learning Bite activities you should be able to answer the following:

  1. Why do we need to assess Physical Activity (PA)?
  2. What are the main purposes of assessing PA at a "Population" and "Individual" level?
  3. What things have caused us to be more inactive/sedentary?
  4. What are the benfits of PA?
  5. What are the 'Dimensions' and 'Domains' of Physical Activity?  
  6. What are the Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for your age group?
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Answer the following:

  1. Why do we need to assess Physical Activity (PA)?
  2. What are the main purposes of assessing PA at:
    • Population level
    • Individual level
  3. What things have caused us to be more inactive/sedentary?
  4. What are the benfits of PA?
  5. What are the Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines for your age group?
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Keep your P.E. Glossary up-to-date with terminology utilised within this Learning Bite.  Here are just some of the terms:

- Duration
- Frequency
- Individual Level
- Intensity
- Metabolic Equivalent (MET)
- Physical Activity
- Population Level  
- Sedentary Behaviour
- Type

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Link below to Textbook - Chapter 1

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PowerPoint Presentation

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Use the following resource (link below) to help assist with revision and note taking