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Principles of exercise, fitness and health
Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Tutorial Video
Reading Materials
‘Benefits of exercise’ from the NHS
‘The FITT Plan for Physical Activity’ from the Healthy Children website
‘Over-reaching, Over-training and Under-training’ on the PT Direct website
‘Monitoring exercise intensity’ from Fitness Science
‘The Eatwell Guide’ from the NHS
‘Exploring nutrients’ from the British Nutrition Foundation
Presentation
Click on the icon to the left to launch this lesson's presentation on the 'Principles of exercise and fitness'.
Click on the icon to the left to launch this lesson's presentation on the 'Principles of health'.
Good Practice Example
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning
This article from the Australian Weight Loss website looks at ‘Planning an exercise program’ using the F.I.T.T. Principle.
This section of the British Nutrition Foundation’s website looks at ‘Healthy diet recommendations’.
‘Diabetes and exercise’ is an article on the Diabetes.co.uk website.
Click to read ‘What is blood pooling?’ from the Foresight Fitness Service website.
This presentation by Dr Dawn Skelton is called ‘Exercise – is it the answer for all older people?’.
Think And Challenge
