Explain the energy requirements of four different types of physical activity.
Josh Keen
Unit 1: The Body in Sport
Energy Requirements
Scenario,
As a work experience student at the local gym you have been asked to produce two information posters for the gym users showing:
- The energy requirements of 4 different sports.
Task.
Produce a table to show the calories used in four different sports. (works out the calories used per hour whilst playing) explain why each sport is different.
Criteria.
Date set:
Date due:
Different activities require different amount of energy depending on the amount of muscles you are using. If you are using only three groups of muscles, your body won’t need as much energy as it would if you were using five groups of muscles. The way your body gets energy is from what you eat. So if you ate 2000kcal (calories) in a day and you wanted to go swimming you would use 800kcal per hour and the rest which hasn’t been burnt off will be transformed into fat and stored as extra energy.