Preliminary Pdhpe Assignment 100%
FIGTREE HIGH SCHOOL
PDHPE PRELIMINARY COURSE
ASSESSMENT TASK 1
Better Health for Individuals
Task Description:
Case Study Analysis
Research a documented case of an individual who has faced adversity in their life which has affected their health status.
Chosen Individual: Hayley Lewis
By Haylee Newman 1) Recount the story of the individual in relation to how the adversity they faced as affected their health status.
The individual who I decided to research is now well known for her job hosting the Biggest Loser, Hayley Lewis. At 15 years old Hayley Lewis had won 5 Gold medals at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. She weighed 58kg and never thought anything about her weight at the time as she was fit, healthy and muscular. A magazine came out saying that she was “a fit 15 year old but a bit heavy legged.” From then on she started to get bigger and bigger. A year later her weight had crept up to 65kg and by the 1992 Barcelona Olympics she weighed 73kg.
Hayley was told by her coach to lose weight and the more and more she was told, the more she turned to food for comfort. By being told she was “heavy legged” from the media and being told to lose weight the more this impacted on her physically, mentally, socially and spiritually.
By being overweight this cut short Hayley’s swimming career as she was embarrassed, suffered anxiety and hated being publicly scrutinised. Hayley Lewis also hated getting out of bed because she knew she had to put on her “togs”. She said that she was racing with girls 20kg lighter and you can’t hide anything when you’re in swimmers. She also said that she used to focus on her weight every time she jumped up on to the starting block instead of focusing on her race. By being judged because of her physical appearance made her quit her swimming career because she felt that she didn’t fit in anywhere. This affected both her mental and spiritual health.
Because Hayley Lewis had a negative physical health status this
PDHPE PRELIMINARY COURSE
ASSESSMENT TASK 1
Better Health for Individuals
Task Description:
Case Study Analysis
Research a documented case of an individual who has faced adversity in their life which has affected their health status.
Chosen Individual: Hayley Lewis
By Haylee Newman 1) Recount the story of the individual in relation to how the adversity they faced as affected their health status.
The individual who I decided to research is now well known for her job hosting the Biggest Loser, Hayley Lewis. At 15 years old Hayley Lewis had won 5 Gold medals at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. She weighed 58kg and never thought anything about her weight at the time as she was fit, healthy and muscular. A magazine came out saying that she was “a fit 15 year old but a bit heavy legged.” From then on she started to get bigger and bigger. A year later her weight had crept up to 65kg and by the 1992 Barcelona Olympics she weighed 73kg.
Hayley was told by her coach to lose weight and the more and more she was told, the more she turned to food for comfort. By being told she was “heavy legged” from the media and being told to lose weight the more this impacted on her physically, mentally, socially and spiritually.
By being overweight this cut short Hayley’s swimming career as she was embarrassed, suffered anxiety and hated being publicly scrutinised. Hayley Lewis also hated getting out of bed because she knew she had to put on her “togs”. She said that she was racing with girls 20kg lighter and you can’t hide anything when you’re in swimmers. She also said that she used to focus on her weight every time she jumped up on to the starting block instead of focusing on her race. By being judged because of her physical appearance made her quit her swimming career because she felt that she didn’t fit in anywhere. This affected both her mental and spiritual health.
Because Hayley Lewis had a negative physical health status this