Literacy In Canada

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Physical Literacy and Canada’s Active for Life Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) Model looks at a variety of important factors relating to physical activity in Canada. The ten topics studied are, physical literacy and its relationship to exercise behavior and adherence, specialization, developmental age, sensitive periods, mental, cognitive and emotional development, periodization, competition, excellence takes time, system alignment and integration, and continuous improvement – Kaizen. There are many other resources for information on physical activity including Stats Canada where you can find various statistics about the population in specific areas through the censuses. For example, the Moncton, New Brunswick, 2016 census can be used …show more content…
This definition comes from the fact that to obtain physical literacy a person must have motivation and confidence (affective), physical competency (physical), knowledge and understanding (cognitive), and engagement in physical activities for life (behavioral) (2017). As well, another definition of physical literacy is, it is “the cornerstone of both participation and excellence in physical activity and sport. Individuals who are physically literate are more likely to be active for life” (2017). This is because if a person has poise, competence, confidence and creativity in their ability to move they are physically literate (Sport for Life, 2017). These factors contribute to a person’s ability to successfully participate in physical activity and sport, therefore their motivation and mental health are positively affected making them want to continue to participate. Physical literacy is related to exercise behavior and adherence as it increases a person’s adherence and positive behavior associated with exercise and sport, as they have gained a basic understanding of human movement, and basic movement and sports skills through their increased knowledge of physical …show more content…
Its main goals include awareness and first involvement, an active start, FUNdamentals, learning to train, training to train, training to compete, training to win, and staying active for life (2017). These are all related to the overall goal of helping more people to be physically active for life. The LTAD model also includes a variety of people including, athletes with disabilities, coaches, recreation professionals, educators, women and girls, parents, health practitioners, and Aboriginal peoples (2017). This model will impact my exercise behavior and adherence by allowing me to reflect better on what I need to do to achieve my highest level of excellence in physical literacy. I will ‘live the model’ by continuing to be Active for Life by participating in a variety of exercise and sports activities as I enjoy remaining physically active because I have a high level of physical