The science of sport — how your body moves, trains and performs.
GCSE PE isn't just about playing sport. It's about understanding how your body works, how to train effectively, the psychology behind performance, and the social factors that influence participation. It's sport science meets real-world application.
Usain Bolt's top speed was 44.72 km/h. A domestic cat can hit 48 km/h.
Your heart beats about 100,000 times a day — and exercise makes it more efficient, not faster at rest.
The average person has 640 muscles. You use 200 of them just to take one step.
Marathon runners can burn over 2,500 calories in a single race — that's about 25 bananas.
36 topics across 7 units — all mapped to the AQA GCSE specification.
Skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular and respiratory systems and how they work during exercise.
Lever systems, planes and axes of movement, and how forces affect performance.
Components of fitness, training methods, principles of training, injury prevention and warm-ups.
Skill classification, goal setting, mental preparation, guidance, feedback and arousal.
Participation factors, commercialisation, sponsorship, technology, sporting behaviour and drugs.
Physical, emotional and social health, diet, lifestyle choices and sedentary lifestyles.
Interpreting data, graphs, tables and statistics in a sporting context.
Doesn't just give you the answer — walks you through it step by step so you can do it yourself in the exam.
Stuck on a homework problem? Confused by a concept? Ask in your own words — no such thing as a stupid question.
See exactly which topics you've nailed and which need more work. XP, streaks and mastery scores for every topic.
Practice with questions modelled on real GCSE papers. Marks, hints and model answers included.
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