CONTEMPORARY CONCERNS

12TH SEPTEMBER 2012

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

BY THE END OF THE LESSON YOU WILL:• KNOW A VARIETY OF CONTEMPORARY

CONCERNS

• UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF THE TERM CONTEMPORARY CONCERN

• BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE IMPACT OF A VARIETY OF CONTEMPORARY CONCERNS

ACTIVITY 1

• WHAT IS A HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLE?• WHAT DO YOU THINK IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE?

• DISCUSS WITH THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU

HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLE

• PHYSICALLY ACTIVE (30 MIN MODERATE ACTIVITY ON MOST DAYS OF THE WEEK)

• BALANCED DIET• FREE FROM ILLNESS• MENTAL HEALTH

CONTEMPORARY CONCERN

• A CURRENT ISSUE THAT IS PREVALENT IN SOCIETY• AS SOCIETY CHANGES, DIFFERENT TRENDS

APPEAR• NOT ALL ARE GOOD• EG. TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES HAVE LED TO

INCREASED INACTIVTY• INACTIVITY LEADS TO A VARIETY OF DISEASES• HYPOKINETIC DISORDER: ANY DISEASE THAT IS

PARTLY OR WHOLLY ATTRIBUTED TO A LACK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

CONTEMPORARY CONCERNS

• OBESITY• CORONARY HEART

DISEASE• DIABETES• HYPERTENSION (HIGH

BLOOD PRESSURE)• HIGH CHOLESTEROL• METABOLIC SYNDROME• SEDENTARY LIFESTYLES

• ACTIVITY PATTERNS• AGEING POPULATION• ACCESS• STRESS

ACTIVITY 2

• TIME TO DO SOME RESEARCH…….

• YOU WILL TAKE 2 CONCERNS EACH• YOU WILL RESEARCH THEM IN DETAIL AND

CREATE A SINGLE SIDE OF A4 FACT SHEET• YOU MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING POINTS:

• DEFINTION• WHAT CAN CAUSE IT?• WHAT HAPPENS IN THE BODY WHEN A

PERSON HAS IT?• WHY IS IT A CONCERN?• FACTS & FIGURES (UK)• HOW CAN EXERCISE HELP TO PREVENT OR

CURE IT?

HOMEWORK

• COMPLETE A4 FACT SHEET ON EACH CONTEMPORARY CONCERN CHOSEN

• I WILL COLLATE THEM ALL TO GIVE EACH OF YOU A “CONTEMPORARY CONCERNS BOOKLET”