Lifetime Sport and

Life-Long Physical
Activity.
Mr. P. Leighton
St Marys 11-18 College
PE Socio-Cultural Studies

Todays Session
Quickly review the last session- what
were some of the stand out facts?
Understand what lifetime sports are and
how they can be beneficial.
What is Life-long physical activity?
Why are SEDENTARY lifestyles on the
up in the UK? What are the barriers?

Exercise and Healthy

Balanced Lifestyles
In your groups of 4 or 5
On the paper provided (a2) make a
spider diagram on one of the areas
discussed last session

Physical Activity and Physical Exercise

Equalibrium
Wellness
Quality

So what are Lifetime

Sports?
These are activities which can be enjoyed
over the WHOLE COURSE of a lifetime.
What are some of these sports?

Table Tennis
Tennis
Badminton
Golf

Why are they Lifetime

Sports?
What are some of the key points that make
these sports accessible to all?
Non-Contact- the sports are not aggressive or have
the element of physicality that most mainstream
sports carry- meaning less wear and tear on the
body as we get older i.e. Masters Tennis vs. Masters
Football?
Competitiveness- all of these sports can be played
for RECREATION as well as COMPETITION- good
days and bad days?

More
Social aspects- playing these sports can
require 2 or more people to participateconversation and relationships- joining a
club/ society? Using activity/sport as a
catharsis.
Commitment- participants can dip in and
out of these sports/activities- fixtures and
timings etc?

Life-Long Physical
Activity
This can also be known as Life Long
Participation.
This can be described as enjoyable,
health- enhancing movement that can be
sustained throughout life
These are activities such as yoga,
cycling etc.

Increasingly Sedentary
Lifestyles
Some Stats for you
7/10 ADULTS in the UK do less than ONE
30-minute physical activity per weekQ: What is PHYSICAL ACTIVITY?
A: JUST WALKING ABOUT!
The Government recommend that young
people take part in AT LEAST 2hours of
Physical Activity A WEEK- however obesity
levels in kids have never been worse.

So what are some of the

impacting factors to cause
sedentary lifestyles?
Desk Bound
Jobs

Technology
i.e. Wiis

CarsLess Walking

Impacting
Factors
Exercise a
Choice not a
Necessity

Computer Use

Less Manual
Labour

 Adults
30 Mins. moderate physical activity
at least 5x a week

How to develop and sustain a balanced

active & healthy lifestyle

Young People
60 Mins. Moderate physical activity
EACH DAY- at a minimum of 2x a
week

So What are some of the

barriers?
Weather

Peers

Self-Esteem

Interest

Technology

Barriers
Parental
Influence

Cost
Risk

Safety

Key Points from Today

Lifetime sports are generally non-contact and
have differing competition levels to elite level
sports.
Lifetime activities generally aid mobility and
help keep people well and happy.
There are many impacting factors on sedentary
lifestyles
Barriers to stop people taking part in activity
are also numerous.