Athletes with a Disability
Before becoming a Paralympic swimmer, Alexa Leary competed in this other demanding sport.
What is triathlon?
This term describes activities or sports that have been changed to suit a specific purpose, skill level, or age group.
What are modified games?
These are illnesses that are often linked to lifestyle factors such as poor diet, lack of physical activity, smoking, or excessive alcohol consumption.
What are lifestyle diseases?
Which of the following is NOT a health-related component of fitness: flexibility, balance, muscular endurance or body composition?
What is balance?
Mia only plays soccer because her parents signed her up when she was 8. Now at 16, she chooses to go to the gym to improve her fitness. This factor has influenced her participation at both stages of life.
What is age?
Due to her medical condition, Rachael Watson needed this type of medical treatment to help manage her health.
What are plasma infusions?
A person who willingly gives their time, service, or skills without receiving payment.
What is a Volunteer
This disease occurs from an unhealthy diet, when the body can no longer effectively regulate blood glucose (sugar) levels.
What is Type 2 Diabetes?
This component is the ability to move a joint through its full range of motion.
What is flexibility?
This factor can influence access to facilities such as gyms, pools, sports clubs, and running tracks due to differences in income and available resources.
What is socioeconomic status?
Despite being deaf and not wearing her cochlear implant in the pool, Jamie-Lee Lewis says she relies on this body part to play.
What are Jamie-Lee Lewis' eyes?
Habits involving very little physical activity or movement, such as sitting for long periods.
What is sedentary behaviour?
Regular physical activity can help reduce the risk of developing this group of diseases that affect the heart and blood vessels.
What is Cardiovascular Disease?
This health-related component of fitness is the ability of the heart, lungs and blood vessels to supply oxygen to working muscles during exercise.
What is cardiorespiratory endurance?
This factor affects participation because people who feel confident and comfortable in their abilities are more likely to try new activities and remain physically active.
What are self-esteem and self-confidence?
Prue Watt won medals at the Paralympic Games while competing in events that required not only physical fitness but also adaptation to this sensory challenge.
What is visual impairment?
Cooperative and challenging activities where individuals or groups work together to solve problems.
What are initiative behaviours?
This disease can develop when blood pressure remains consistently higher than normal over time. It is often caused by diets high in sodium.
What is Hypertension?
This component allows a basketball player to dribble, pass, and shoot effectively whilst moving.
What is coordination
An individual chooses tai chi because it promotes both physical wellbeing and a connection to personal beliefs and inner balance. Which influence on physical activity is most evident?
What is religion and spirituality?
Madison de Rozario's success demonstrates this health-related component of fitness, which is essential for sustaining effort over long-distance wheelchair races.
What is cardiovascular endurance?
This approach to health considers a person's mind, body, emotions, and spirit rather than focusing on just one area.
What is a holistic approach?
This category of diseases is caused by agents such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, or parasites rather than lifestyle choices.
What are infectious/ communicable diseases?
This component combines speed and strength to allow an athlete to jump high or sprint explosively from the starting blocks.
What is power?
You’ve arranged to meet a friend for a walk and booked an exercise class, as you do not want to let your friend down, and want to support your fitness goals.
What is commitment?