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KS4 · Physical education · Year 10

Mental health and stress management

Health and wellbeing: commitment to a personalised training plan

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Your learning goal

I can master ways to deal with stress such as self-care routines and mindfulness.

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What you’ll learn

I can master ways to deal with stress such as self-care routines and mindfulness.

Key learning points

  • Move: visualisation, deep breathing and positive self-talk help us to push through challenging exercises.
  • Think: stress affects the body by increasing muscle tension and heart rate, reducing the effect of training.
  • Feel: mindfulness can help you feel more focused, calm and in tune with your surroundings.
  • Connect: using positive self-talk to motivate your peers is powerful and helps create a culture of support and effort.

Words to know

stress
feeling overwhelmed or worried
self-care
taking care of yourself to stay healthy
mindfulness
being aware of the present moment

Common mistakes

Some pupils may struggle to believe the impact your mindset can have on performance.

Your mindset can be the difference between giving up and persisting, through the use of mindfulness, visualisation and positive self talk anything is possible.

For parents, carers and teachers
  • If you don't have confidence or experience in delivering this kind of content, use the additional materials to guide you.
IllumED Slides adapts “Mental health and stress management”, Physical education, by Oak National Academy ↗. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Slides and recall practice adapted by IlluminatED; no publisher endorsement. Restricted lessons have listing information only.