What Does Physical Activity Mean To You Essay

2.1 Assessment
What does physical activity mean to you?
To me physical activity is doing anything that involves moving the body eg. walking, jumping ,playing sports.I feel that it is very important to be physically active as it helps with your health and stress levels,looks and many more benefits.

What is physical activity defined as?
According to the World health organization “physical act is defined as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure. Physical inactivity has been identified as the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality causing an estimated 3.2 million deaths globally.” ( http://www.who.int/topics/physical_activity/en/ 2018)

Competition
As a role competition is described as a major factor in the physical activity of young people.In my experience i think that competition drives young people to more physical activity.Competition and competitive spirit helps drive physical activity because the drive to win helps people to push their bodies harder which increases their physical activity level. For example, most competitive people will try as hard as they can to win which will mean pushing their bodies to their limit. The significant factor of the amount of time a