Health, Fitness and Wellbeing | Edexcel GCSE Physical Education (1PE0)
Health, Fitness and Wellbeing
- 96 questions
- 6 subtopics
- Component 2
- Component 2
Health, Fitness and Wellbeing is examined in Component 2, Health and Performance.
It covers physical, emotional and social health and wellbeing, personal exercise programmes and lifestyle choices, A sedentary lifestyle and its consequences, A balanced diet and the macronutrients, micronutrients, water, fibre and hydration and optimum weight and energy balance.
Sample questions from Health, Fitness and Wellbeing
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Physical, emotional and social health and wellbeing
How does regular activity help a person control their body fat?
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Physical activity uses energy, which stops excess fat building up. A lower body fat percentage reduces the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes. -
Physical, emotional and social health and wellbeing
How does joining a sports club improve social health?
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A club gives regular chances to meet people and make new friends. Members feel a sense of belonging, which reduces loneliness. -
Personal exercise programmes and lifestyle choices
Why is it important to evaluate a personal exercise programme?
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An evaluation shows whether the goals have been met and which parts of the programme worked. The findings guide changes to the next programme. -
Personal exercise programmes and lifestyle choices
What are the negative effects of smoking on health?
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Smoking can cause bronchitis, lung cancer and heart disease. Tobacco smoke also damages the alveoli and reduces gas exchange. -
A sedentary lifestyle and its consequences
How is inactivity linked to high blood pressure?
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The heart and blood vessels of an inactive person work less efficiently. Excess weight raises resting blood pressure and puts strain on the heart. -
A sedentary lifestyle and its consequences
How much physical activity do the UK Chief Medical Officers' 2019 guidelines recommend?
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The 2019 guidelines advise 5 to 18 year olds to average at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity a day. Adults are advised to do at least 150 minutes of moderate activity a week. -
A balanced diet and the macronutrients
Why do marathon runners use carbohydrate loading?
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Larger glycogen stores let the runner hold their pace for longer before fatigue. Full glycogen stores delay the moment the runner hits the wall. -
A balanced diet and the macronutrients
What is the role of fats for a performer?
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Fats provide energy for long, low intensity exercise such as walking. Fats also insulate the body and cushion vital organs. Fat carries the vitamins A, D, E and K.
The 6 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Physical, emotional and social health and wellbeing | How improving fitness reduces health risks, how activity relieves stress and builds self-esteem, how sport develops friendships and social skills, and the harm of excessive training. | 16 |
| Personal exercise programmes and lifestyle choices | Designing, monitoring and evaluating a personal exercise programme, and how diet, activity, work, rest and sleep, smoking and alcohol affect health and performance. | 16 |
| A sedentary lifestyle and its consequences | Sedentary living, overweight, overfat and obese, the risks of heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and osteoporosis, the UK activity guidelines, and graphs of health trends. | 16 |
| A balanced diet and the macronutrients | A balanced diet and the ratio of macronutrients, carbohydrates and carbohydrate loading, protein and its timing, fats, and diets for endurance and power athletes. | 16 |
| Micronutrients, water, fibre and hydration | Vitamins and minerals including iron and calcium, fibre, why water matters, the effects of dehydration, and how performers stay hydrated. | 16 |
| Optimum weight and energy balance | Optimum weight and the effect of sex, height, bone structure and muscle girth, weight in different sports and weight categories, and energy balance with worked examples. | 16 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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