AQA GCSE Physical Education (8582) revision

34 free interactive Physical Education revision modules for AQA GCSE, matched to the AQA GCSE Physical Education (8582) specification.

Revision modules

Aerobic vs Anaerobic Exercise and Recovery Anaerobic and aerobic exercise ⏱️ 16 min Arousal and the Inverted-U Theory Mental preparation ⏱️ 16 min Bones, Joints and Named Muscles Musculoskeletal system ⏱️ 17 min Breathing Mechanics and Cardiac Output Cardio-respiratory system ⏱️ 16 min Commercialisation, Sponsorship and Media Commercialisation ⏱️ 16 min Energy Requirements and Macronutrient Ratios Diet, nutrition and hydration ⏱️ 16 min Engagement Patterns in Sport Engagement patterns ⏱️ 16 min Fitness Tests and Their Limitations Components of fitness and fitness testing ⏱️ 16 min Guidance and Feedback Types Guidance and feedback ⏱️ 16 min Heart Rate Zone Calculations Optimising training and preventing injury ⏱️ 16 min Hydration and the Effects of Dehydration Diet, nutrition and hydration ⏱️ 15 min Injury Prevention and Training Seasons Optimising training and preventing injury ⏱️ 16 min Joint Movements and Antagonistic Muscle Action Musculoskeletal system ⏱️ 16 min Lever Classes and Mechanical Advantage Lever systems ⏱️ 16 min Named Training Types Principles of training ⏱️ 16 min One Rep Max and Training Load Optimising training and preventing injury ⏱️ 16 min Personality Types and Motivation Mental preparation ⏱️ 16 min Physical, Mental and Social Health Benefits Physical, mental and social health benefits ⏱️ 16 min Planes and Axes of Movement Planes and axes ⏱️ 16 min Presenting and Analysing Data: Tables, Charts and Graphs Presenting and analysing data ⏱️ 16 min Prohibited Substances and Methods Ethical and socio-cultural issues ⏱️ 16 min Qualitative vs Quantitative Data Qualitative and quantitative data ⏱️ 15 min Sedentary Lifestyle and Obesity Sedentary lifestyle and somatotypes ⏱️ 17 min Short- and Long-Term Effects of Exercise Short- and long-term effects of exercise ⏱️ 16 min Skill Classification and Goal Types Skill classification and goal types ⏱️ 16 min SMART Goal Setting SMART goal setting ⏱️ 16 min Somatotypes and Sport Suitability Sedentary lifestyle and somatotypes ⏱️ 16 min Spectator Behaviour and Hooliganism Ethical and socio-cultural issues ⏱️ 16 min SPORT and FITT Principles of Training Principles of training ⏱️ 16 min The 10 Components of Fitness Components of fitness and fitness testing ⏱️ 16 min The Health and Fitness Relationship Health and fitness relationship ⏱️ 16 min The Heart, Blood Vessels and Cardiac Cycle Cardio-respiratory system ⏱️ 16 min The Information Processing Model Information processing model ⏱️ 16 min Warm Up and Cool Down Warm up and cool down ⏱️ 16 min

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What the specification covers

3.1.1 Applied anatomy and physiology

3.1.1.MUSCULOSKELETAL Musculoskeletal system
3.1.1.CARDIORESPIRATORY Cardio-respiratory system
3.1.1.ANAEROBIC_AEROBIC Anaerobic and aerobic exercise
3.1.1.SHORT_LONG_TERM_EFFECTS Short- and long-term effects of exercise

3.1.2 Movement analysis

3.1.2.LEVER_SYSTEMS Lever systems
3.1.2.PLANES_AXES Planes and axes

3.1.3 Physical training

3.1.3.HEALTH_FITNESS_RELATIONSHIP Health and fitness relationship
3.1.3.COMPONENTS_OF_FITNESS Components of fitness and fitness testing
3.1.3.PRINCIPLES_OF_TRAINING Principles of training
3.1.3.OPTIMISING_TRAINING Optimising training and preventing injury
3.1.3.WARM_UP_COOL_DOWN Warm up and cool down

3.1.4 Use of data

3.1.4.TYPES_OF_DATA Qualitative and quantitative data
3.1.4.PRESENTING_ANALYSING_DATA Presenting and analysing data

3.2.1 Sports psychology

3.2.1.SKILL_CLASSIFICATION Skill classification and goal types
3.2.1.SMART_GOALS SMART goal setting
3.2.1.INFO_PROCESSING Information processing model
3.2.1.GUIDANCE_FEEDBACK Guidance and feedback
3.2.1.MENTAL_PREPARATION Mental preparation

3.2.2 Socio-cultural influences

3.2.2.ENGAGEMENT_PATTERNS Engagement patterns
3.2.2.COMMERCIALISATION Commercialisation
3.2.2.ETHICAL_ISSUES Ethical and socio-cultural issues

3.2.3 Health, fitness and wellbeing

3.2.3.BENEFITS Physical, mental and social health benefits
3.2.3.SEDENTARY_LIFESTYLE Sedentary lifestyle and somatotypes
3.2.3.DIET_NUTRITION_HYDRATION Diet, nutrition and hydration

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