section a reasons for taking part in activity a1 ted harding and cesare facchini
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Section AReasons for taking part in activity
A1
Ted Harding and Cesare Facchini
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Reasons for taking part in activity
• Improves body shapeTraining and taking part in sport can improve body shape.
Muscles are strengthened and made more flexible.
• Helps the individual to look and feel good
As your body shape improves you begin to look better and feel better about yourself.
• Contributes to good healthExercise normally allows people to cope better if they
become ill.
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• Can be enjoyablePeople will only continue to take part in sport
if they enjoy it, so it follows on that it must be enjoyable.
• Can help to relieve stress and tensionSport can provide a distraction from the
normal turmoil's of daily life, and may allow you to take out aggression.
• Allowing for physical challengePhysical challenge can be very satisfying,
taking part can make people feel good about themselves.
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• Improve co-operationMany sports are played in teams, and so it is
important to build co-operation skills to work as team, which are also useful in real life.
• Stimulates competitionSport can stimulate competition, which makes
people more competitive in everyday life.• Gives opportunity for aesthetic
appreciationSome sports are more aesthetic than others,
e.g. ice dance, but in any sport a great piece of play is pleasing to the eye.
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• Encourage social mixingSport allows us to mix with people that we
may not normally meet and become friends with.
• Encourages friendshipsTaking part in sport with someone often
strengthens or creates a friendship.
• Allows us to take part in sport
• Activities are stimulating
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Health Benefits
• Taking part in sport will reduce the risk of being affected by illnesses
• It will reduce the risk of heart disease or a heart attack
• Lowers cholesterol
• Reduces high blood pressure and reduces the heart rate
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Reference List
• GCSE Edexcel Text Book
• www. Wikipedia.org
• www.bbc.co.uk/schools/