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Physical Education (1PE0)
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Free Physical Education (1PE0) study notes for Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) students. Each chapter below covers a key topic with worked examples and practice prompts you can take into the thinka app.
Component 1: Fitness and Body Systems
Component 2: Health and Performance
Applied anatomy and physiology (Component 1, Topic 1)
Structure and functions of the skeletal system
Muscles, muscle types and antagonistic pairs
Joints and movement possibilities
Structure and functions of the cardiovascular system
Respiratory system and gas exchange
Aerobic and anaerobic exercise and energy sources
Short-term effects of exercise
Movement analysis (Component 1, Topic 2)
First, second and third class levers
Mechanical advantage and disadvantage
Planes and axes of movement
Applying planes and axes to sporting actions
Physical training (Component 1, Topic 3)
Health, fitness, exercise and performance
Components of fitness
Fitness tests and normative data
Principles of training and target zones
Training methods and fitness classes
Long-term effects of exercise
Injury prevention, injuries and RICE
Performance-enhancing drugs, warm up and cool down
Health, fitness and wellbeing (Component 2, Topic 1)
Physical, emotional and social health and wellbeing
Lifestyle choices and their impact
Sedentary lifestyle and its consequences
Diet and nutrition: macronutrients and micronutrients
Optimum weight and energy balance
Hydration for physical activity and sport
Sport psychology (Component 2, Topic 2)
Classification of skills
Practice structures and skill development
Goal setting and SMART targets
Types of guidance
Types of feedback
Mental preparation for performance
Socio-cultural influences (Component 2, Topic 3)
Engagement patterns of different social groups
Commercialisation, sponsorship and the media
Advantages and disadvantages of commercialisation
Sportsmanship and gamesmanship
Deviance at elite level
Use of data (Topic 4, both components)
Collecting data: qualitative and quantitative methods
Presenting data in tables and graphs
Interpreting and evaluating data against normative tables
Interpreting graphs of health, participation and commercialisation trends
Calculations in PE: heart rate and training zones
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