Competency 3: TO ADOPT A HEALTHY AND ACTIVE LIFESTYLE
Evaluation Criteria
Essential Knowledge(s)
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A) Lifestyle Habits
1) Regular physical activity
2) Safe participation in physical activity
3) Fitness
4) Personal hygiene related to physical activity
5) Relaxation
6) Stress management
B) Effects of a Sedentary Lifestyle
- Explanation of the impact of personal lifestyle habits on own health and well-being
- Preparation of a plan for participation in physical activity
- Interpretation of the results of own strategy for changing personal lifestyle habits
- Identification of desirable improvements or elements that are worth keeping
Essential Knowledge(s)
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A) Lifestyle Habits
1) Regular physical activity
- Psychological benefits
- Positive emotions
- Mental relaxation
- Maintenance or improvement of concentration
- Physiological benefits
- Effects on growth
- Improvement of capacity to recover
- Social benefits
- Improvement of interpersonal relations or maintenance of harmonious interpersonal relations
2) Safe participation in physical activity
- Proper use of equipment
- Appropriate clothing
- Exercises with a high injury risk
- Behaviours to adopt in potentially dangerous situations
- Proper set-up and storage of equipment
- Safety rules to observe in different settings
- Stages of physical activity (warm-up, performance, cool-down)
- Pacing
3) Fitness
- Flexibility
- Posture
- Cardiovascular endurance
- Strength
4) Personal hygiene related to physical activity
5) Relaxation
6) Stress management
B) Effects of a Sedentary Lifestyle
- Weight
- Flexibility
- Muscle mass
- Etc.
- Anatomy: bones, muscles, heart, lungs, joints
- Physiology: cardiovascular system, respiratory system, muscular system, the body’s response to
