Leading a healthy, active life
PE lessons are only a small slice of the week — genuine fitness and enjoyment come from staying active well beyond the school gates.
Part of your national curriculum
- Health and fitness: Take part in competitive sports and activities outside school through community links or sports clubs, and lead healthy, active lives
Lesson overview
What you'll learn in this lesson
Take part in competitive sports and activities outside school through community links or sports clubs, and lead healthy, active lives
Key learning points
- • Guidelines for young people
- • Community links and clubs
- • Making it sustainable
This lesson at a glance
- 20 minutes
- 17 parts to scroll through
- 3 quick checks
- Marked quiz at the end
- Gentle pace: short sittings with pauses
Words to know
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Leading a healthy, active life
PE lessons are only a small slice of the week — genuine fitness and enjoyment come from staying active well beyond the school gates.
In a nutshell
Take part in competitive sports and activities outside school through community links or sports clubs, and lead healthy, active lives
Learning cycle
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Learning cycle 1 of 2
Part 1 · Guidelines for young people
A short piece of teaching, then a check to make sure it has landed.
Explore the idea
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Learn
Guidelines for young people
UK guidance recommends young people do an average of 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity every day, including activities that strengthen muscles and bones on at least three days a week.
Reset break
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Pause
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Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Explore the idea
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Learn
Community links and clubs
Local sports clubs, leisure centres and community groups offer coaching and competition beyond school, often across a wider range of sports than a school can provide, and help build lasting habits and friendships.
Quick check
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Quick check
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Reset break
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Pause
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Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Learning cycle
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Learning cycle 2 of 2
Part 2 · Making it sustainable
A short piece of teaching, then a check to make sure it has landed.
Explore the idea
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Learn
Making it sustainable
Activities are more likely to continue long-term if they are enjoyable and varied, fit realistically around other commitments, and involve other people for motivation and accountability, rather than being a solitary chore.
Quick check
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Reset break
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Pause
That's sitting 3 of 4 done
Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Challenge round
Part 13 of 17
Game · Sort it
Which of these are true?
Drag each card into the right column. Tap a card first if dragging is fiddly.
True
Not true
Challenge round
Part 14 of 17
Game · Fill the gaps
Finish the sentences
Choose the word that belongs in each gap.
UK guidance recommends young people do an average of 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity every day, including ____ that strengthen muscles and bones on at least three days a week.
Local ____ clubs, leisure centres and community groups offer coaching and competition beyond school, often across a wider range of sports than a school can provide, and help build lasting habits and friendships.
Challenge round
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Game · Recall cards
A footballer trains only by cycling. Which principle is being broken?
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Mastery quiz
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Marked quiz
End of lesson quiz: Leading a healthy, active life
4 questions, marked with the reasoning shown. No timer.
1. A footballer trains only by cycling. Which principle is being broken?
2. What does the second T in FITT stand for?
3. Estimate the 60% aerobic threshold for a 13-year-old using the standard formula.
4. Which method best develops explosive power for a high jumper?
Lesson round-up
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Lesson round-up
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Take part in competitive sports and activities outside school through community links or sports clubs, and lead healthy, active lives