HPE100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: High Intensity Training, Stranger Danger, Dog Communication
6 Jun 2018
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HPE100-Lecture 7
National Guidelines for Physical Activity
Recap: PA, children & Measurement
PA has many benefits for children - physical, mental and cognitive.
Increasing school-based PA will not negatively affect academic learning – key studies
and findings?
PA can be measured by direct or indirect methods – what are some?
Questionnaire methods have strengths and limitations
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National PA Guidelines
1. Adult Guidelines?
2. Older Adult Guidelines?
3. Children Guidelines?
Changes to liing …oe 3 yeas
Adults’ lives
• The information age
• Remote controls – TV, garage door
• Much of work is sedentary
• Household & work labour saving devices
• Outsourcing household chores – garden maintenance, housework, washing &
ironing, walking the dog
• Communication is via digital devices
• Chronic lifestyle diseases rather than communicable diseases
• Orientation to public health on a whole of community scale....
PERSON
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ENVRIONMENT
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Why develop guidelines?
Outline minimum levels of PA to GAIN A HEALTH BENEFIT
Separate guidelines for different groups – as people did NOT SEE IT AS APPLICABLE
TO THEM.
Austalias Physial Atiity & “edentay Behaiou Guidelines fo Adults (8-64 years)
Physical Activity Recommendations for Older Australians (65 years and older)
Should do some form of physical activity, no matter what their age, weight, health
problems or abilities.
Be active every day in as many ways as possible, doing a range of physical activities
that incorporate fitness, strength, balance and flexibility.
Accumulate at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity on most,
preferably all, days.
Stopped physical activity, or who are starting a new physical activity - start at a level
that is easily manageable and gradually build up to recommended
If you enjoy a lifetime of vigorous physical activity should carry on doing so in a
manner suited to their capability into later life, provided recommended safety
procedures and guidelines are adhered to.
Irrespetive of ultural
akground, gender and
aility.
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