Individual project
Is the government doing enough to promote and encourage health and fitness or are they relying on social media influences and false advertising to promote an unhealthy way of improving your lifestyle?
Government statergies
The influence of the fitness industry of social media
Celebrities promoting "detox" products e.g. slimming tea
Good platform for KNOWLEDGABLE people
NHS Schemes
Couch to 5K
Is it advertised enough?
what about the nutrition side?
do they leave it to late? Find the problem and then solve it? instead of prevent the problem?
GET ACTIVE TO GET HEALTHY (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/get-active-to-get-healthy)
Published 14 August 2013
VALID? RELIABLE? UP TO DATE?
To encourage this the Department of Health has today announced more than £5 million of funding to encourage children and families to exercise more.
£3 million for Change 4 Life Sports Clubs
£1.1 million for Street Play
£1 million for walking initiatives
Has the evolution of sport put more pressure on athletes?
how has sport evolved?
nutrition
psychologists
kit
"keyboard worriers"
more intense
easily critical
pressure to succeed
live events
commercialised business?
exciting entertainment?
Are the athletes getting better?
SUCCEED OR FAIL UNDER PRESSURE? (http://www.sportsnetworker.com/2010/06/02/athletes-performing-under-pressure/)
HAS PROFFESSIONAL SPORT EVOLVED FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE?(https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/a_totw26.htm)