The Meanings of Physical Activity and Health

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The Meanings of Physical Activity and HealthPreliminary Core 1: Joshua McKinnon 11r4For this project, I interviewed 3 other people than myself, and also quizzed myself using the questions. Using 20 questions, I attempted to cover all the main points on people’s meanings of physical activity and health. Out of the four people surveyed, two were male and two were female. Two were of Australian origin, and two were of Chinese origin. A definite range can be seen through all four people, but similarities can be seen.The main similarity it seems is that all the people that took the quiz have a high level of education. It seems that all of the survey participants have a deeper understanding of physical activity & health and it's affects on their bodies. All participants recognised the same types of foods as "fatty" and all participants fell sick less than 3 times a year. All participants saw mental fitness as a major contributor to their health. There were few differences in class, sex or age.The differences between the people are hard to explain, as all people are different and it's hard to find major differentiating factors. One health factor that differentiated greatly was the importance of social fitness. Each person defined their own health differently, and spent largely different amounts of time socialising. Different amounts of intensity can be seen in the exercise that people do and their opinions on what "intense" is.In this assignment, all of the people are living in Sydney Australia, and therefore all have access to clean water, good living standards and
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comparative safety. They all have access to the media's, which have good and bad influences on people’s health. All people in Sydney have access to clean, fresh water and food served in stores and restaurants are regulated by local governments. Australia has some of the best living standards in the world, and many people have deeper meanings to health than barely surviving.Our social constructs are what affect our health mainly in Australia. Not everyone has exactly the same influences from each of the ten main social constructs of health, which are:1.) Peers - Which includes our friends, fellow employees, employers, ...

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