6 exam-style questions with full mark schemes and model answers. Write your own answer and the AI examiner marks it against the mark scheme.
Learn this properly: Physical, Emotional and Social HealthTom is 45 and has an office job. He drives to work, sits at a desk all day and rarely exercises. His doctor encourages him to join a weekly five-a-side football group and to start walking more.
Discuss how taking up regular physical activity could improve Tom's physical, emotional and social health. (6 marks)
A recreational performer has a body mass of 81 kg and a height of 1.8 m. Body Mass Index (BMI) can be used as one indicator of healthy weight.
(a) Calculate the performer's BMI using BMI=height2mass. Show your working and give the BMI to one decimal place. (2 marks)
(b) A BMI of 25.0 or above is classed as "overweight". State whether this performer is classed as overweight, and give one limitation of using BMI to judge the health of a muscular athlete. (2 marks)
A person who leads a sedentary lifestyle does very little physical activity.
(a) State two possible negative consequences of a sedentary lifestyle on a person's physical health, and briefly explain one of them. (2 marks)
(b) Explain the difference between being healthy and being fit, using a short example. (1 mark)
Athletes in different sports often have different somatotypes (body types).
(a) Name the somatotype best suited to a shot putter and describe one physical characteristic of this somatotype that helps in the event. (2 marks)
(b) Name the somatotype typically associated with a marathon runner. (1 mark)
An endurance cyclist eats a diet that is high in carbohydrate before a long event, and makes sure to stay hydrated throughout.
State one reason the cyclist eats a high-carbohydrate diet, and one problem that dehydration could cause during the event. (2 marks)
A person regularly eats more energy (in kcal) than they use up, day after day.
Name the type of energy balance this person is in. (1 mark)