KS4 · Physical education · Year 10
Challenging the body and brain to the max
Health and wellbeing: cardio tennis
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Your learning goal
I can perform with precision even when working towards exhaustion.
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Challenging the body and brain to the max: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can perform with precision even when working towards exhaustion.
Key learning points
- Move: intensity of movement and endurance is shown to last during repeated long rallies and exercise routines.
- Think: progressive overload enables you to train harder and improve fitness whilst minimising the risk of injury.
- Feel: enjoyment comes from combining intense exercise with the precision of fine motor skills.
- Connect: covering the court as a trio can reveal creative solutions to win points.
Words to know
- exhaustion
- a state of extreme physical and mental fatigue caused by prolonged physical exertion or inadequate recovery
- precision
- executing movements or actions with high accuracy and consistency
- progressive overload
- working harder than normal to achieve a fitness benefit
Common mistakes
Pupils give up when training gets tough rather than pushing themselves closer to exhaustion.
To get a fitness benefit, it is essential to work your body harder than it is used to and hence a little discomfort is necessary to improve. This is often referred to as no pain, no gain.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Remember to repeat popular lessons that result in enjoyment and high intensity exercise as the focus of cardio tennis is on fitness gains, which take time and repeated training to achieve.