We often use the words 'physical activity', 'sport' and 'exercise' to mean the same thing but exercise is really just one type of physical activity, and sport is another.

Physical Activity is a broad term meaning any bodily movement that uses up energy. Physical activity includes all activity that you do each day, including:

• structured or planned activities (such as sport or organised recreation activities like yoga, walking groups or aerobics classes)
• unstructured or lifestyle activities (such as household chores, gardening, walking to and from public transport or cycling for fun)

Exercise is a general term meaning structured or planned activities and repetitive bodily movements that are performed for improving or maintaining fitness and skills. Examples include circuit training at the gym, yoga, jogging or organised sports.

Sport is an athletic activity governed by a set of specific rules or customs that requires skill or physical prowess, often of a competitive nature. Some sports are played for fun, others are played competitively.  Either way, sport is always governed by certain rules of play and each sport requires specific skills.

We often use the words 'physical activity', 'sport' and 'exercise' to mean the same thing but exercise is really just one type of physical activity, and sport is another.

Physical Activity is a broad term meaning any bodily movement that uses up energy. Physical activity includes all activity that you do each day, including:

• structured or planned activities (such as sport or organised recreation activities like yoga, walking groups or aerobics classes)
• unstructured or lifestyle activities (such as household chores, gardening, walking to and from public transport or cycling for fun)

Exercise is a general term meaning structured or planned activities and repetitive bodily movements that are performed for improving or maintaining fitness and skills. Examples include circuit training at the gym, yoga, jogging or organised sports.

Sport is an athletic activity governed by a set of specific rules or customs that requires skill or physical prowess, often of a competitive nature. Some sports are played for fun, others are played competitively.  Either way, sport is always governed by certain rules of play and each sport requires specific skills.