The consequences of a sedentary lifestyle
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle and explain how obesity affects physical, mental and social health.
Key learning points
- A sedentary lifestyle can lead to weight gain, obesity and related health issues like heart disease and diabetes.
- Poor sleep, low self-esteem and lethargy are common consequences of inactivity.
- Obesity negatively impacts physical performance by limiting stamina, flexibility, agility and speed/power.
- Physically, obesity increases the risk of conditions such as cancer, heart disease and high cholesterol.
- Mentally and socially, obesity can cause depression, loss of confidence, and social isolation.
Keywords
Sedentary lifestyle - a lifestyle with irregular or no physical activity
Obesity - people with a large fat content, a body mass index (BMI) of over 30 or over 20% above standard weight for height ratio
Health - a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Body mass index - a measure that uses your height and weight to calculate whether your weight is deemed healthy
Common misconception
Believing that a sedentary lifestyle only affects physical health through weight gain.
A sedentary lifestyle can have a negative impact on social and emotional health too.
Teacher tip
Students may be asked to respond to data around health, fitness and wellbeing which could include interpreting data tables or graphs.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.__________ health is when basic human needs are being met (food, shelter and clothing) and the individual has friendship, support and some value in society.
Q2.Fitness is your ability to meet the physical demands placed on you by the ...
Q3.Match the benefit to the type of health or fitness.
decreased risk of health issues such as heart disease
stress relief
improved friendships
improved flexibility
Q4.Identify which body shape is classed as obese.
Q5.How might a person become obese?
Q6.People with a sedentary lifestyle are likely to do how much exercise per day?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.A sedentary lifestyle is a lifestyle that has or no physical activity.
Q2.Match the impact of a sedentary lifestyle to the type of health it relates to.
increased blood pressure
increased risk of depression
more likely to socialise online
Q3.Obesity includes people with a body mass index (BMI) of over ...
Q4.Rach is a person with obesity. She has recently started long distance swimming. How could obesity negatively affect her performance, specifically for long distance swimming.
Q5.An impact of obesity is that it can lead to an inability to leave home. What type of health is this likely to affect the most?
Q6.Correctly order the parts of the sentence to explain why increased blood pressure is a impact of obesity.
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