AQA GCSE Physical Education: Health, Fitness & Wellbeing

Tomas has a desk job and spends most of his evenings sitting watching television. He takes very little exercise and would be described as having a sedentary lifestyle.

Discuss how Tomas's sedentary lifestyle could negatively affect his physical, emotional and social health and wellbeing. (6 marks)

Aisha has a mass of 72 kg and a height of 1.6 m. Body Mass Index can be calculated using $\text{BMI} = \dfrac{\text{mass}}{\text{height}^2}$BMI=height2mass​, where mass is in kilograms and height in metres.

(a) Calculate Aisha's BMI. Show your working and give your answer to one decimal place. (2 marks)

(b) A muscular rugby player has a BMI of 31, which the chart classifies as "obese". Explain one reason why BMI may not be a fair measure of obesity for this athlete. (2 marks)

Somatotypes describe an individual's general body type. The three extreme somatotypes are endomorph, mesomorph and ectomorph.

(a) Describe the typical body shape of a mesomorph. (2 marks)

(b) Identify the somatotype most likely to be an advantage for a long-distance runner, and give one reason. (1 mark)

A performer's diet should contain the correct balance of macronutrients: carbohydrates, fats and proteins.

(a) State the main role of carbohydrates in a performer's diet. (1 mark)

(b) A games player wants to repair and build muscle after a heavy training session. Name the macronutrient most important for this, and give one food source of it. (2 marks)

A marathon runner becomes dehydrated during a long race on a hot day.

State two ways that becoming dehydrated could negatively affect the runner's performance. (2 marks)

Define what is meant by the term health. (1 mark)