Guided+Reading

=Topic 1 Guided Reading=

Each of the following texts will highlight and support areas to be covered in this topic. Please read the sections carefully of the document or file, and complete the questions/assignments that are related to the article.



Task 1: Read Gavin Chapter 2, pages 13-15. Identify the main motivating factors for adults taking part in regular exercise. Write these in your exercise books. Identify the main barriers to adults participating in sport. Write these in a 'T' chart in your books.

Task 2: Read Gavin Chapter 2, pages 19-21. Define the terms 'anxiety' and 'arousal' in your notebooks. Answer the following question: How can anxiety and arousal levels encourage or discourage participation in sport?

Task 3: Read Gavin Chapter 2, page 24. Define extrinsic and intrinsic motivation. Give at least three intrinsic motivators and three extrinsic motivators for participating in exercise.



Task 4: Read Gavin Chapter 4, p 35-37. Summarize the psychological benefits of participating in exercise, particularly in reducing stress. You should write this as a list or a table

Task 5: Read Gavin Chapter 4, p 38-40. Answer the following question in your book: Can exercise be too much of a good thing? Write an balanced answer of at least 250 words which defines the key terms burnout, over-exercising and over-training and exercise addiction. Include in your answer the benefits of exercise on self-esteem.

Task 6: Metabolic Syndrome. Read the first page of the document. Define precisely what metabolic syndrome is (hint, look int he first column.)

Task 7: Referring to the first page, why is metabolic syndrome important? Write several sentences

Task 8: Read 285 Focus in on the concluding paragraph of the research. What findings did the researchers notice when they conducted their study into how to combat the syndrome?

 Task 9: Read page 3 + 4 particularly. What strategies have been employed to improve the health of school children and adults in the community? Write a short paragraph outlining these strategies.

1. From Motivational Orientations: Achievement and Competitiveness, By Dianne L. Gill and Lavonne Williams

People participate in Physical Activity for a host of different reasons. Adults report exercising for reasons of physical health and psychological well-being. They also participate in it because it is fun and they want to be with other people, reasons that are not too different from those of children. Most participants in sport and exercise are interested in achievement. We may wonder why people take on challenges, work hard and persist wheras others avoid challenge, exert little effort and give up easily. We may also question why some athletes are devastated by a loss and others take it in their stride. Or why others eagerly approach competition and others avoid it. Achievement behaviors are central to sport and exercise endeavours and understanding individual differences in motivational orientations is key to understanding achievement.

Task 10: What reasons are given in the literature for the 'drop-out' rate in sport? Why are the reasons not the same in all athletes? Write several sentences exploring these questions.

2. Promoting Exercise and Behaviour in Older Adults: By Patricia M. Burbank, Deborah Riebe

Task 11: Write a list of the challenges facing older adults in staying in regular exercise. What benefits are there for them to continue?