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What is the widespread belief about Australians' physical fitness in the 1990s?
What is the widespread belief about Australians' physical fitness in the 1990s?
- They have been maintaining consistent fitness levels
- They have been setting new records in physical fitness
- They have been excelling in sports participation
- They have been on a slide to sloth (correct)
What does journalist Helen O'Neil refer to when she talks about 'the slide to sloth'?
What does journalist Helen O'Neil refer to when she talks about 'the slide to sloth'?
- Rising popularity of physical education programs
- Improving health promotion and exercise science
- Increasing interest in sports participation
- Deteriorating physical fitness and sport skills (correct)
What is the view of some professionals in health promotion, exercise science, and physical education regarding the alleged physical deterioration?
What is the view of some professionals in health promotion, exercise science, and physical education regarding the alleged physical deterioration?
- They seem to have added fuel to the fire by being eager for any publicity (correct)
- They believed it was a temporary phase
- They dismissed it as media sensationalism
- They acknowledged it as a serious concern and took immediate action
What does sports journalist Jeff Wells see as a metaphor for the depressed state of Australia?
What does sports journalist Jeff Wells see as a metaphor for the depressed state of Australia?
What do serious current affairs television shows like Four Corners and Lateline suggest about children's physical fitness and sport skills?
What do serious current affairs television shows like Four Corners and Lateline suggest about children's physical fitness and sport skills?
What does the text suggest about the notion of Australia as a nation of sports participants?
What does the text suggest about the notion of Australia as a nation of sports participants?
What do serious current affairs television shows suggest about children's physical fitness in Australia?
What do serious current affairs television shows suggest about children's physical fitness in Australia?
What does journalist Helen O'Neil refer to when she talks about 'the slide to sloth'?
What does journalist Helen O'Neil refer to when she talks about 'the slide to sloth'?
What do some professionals in health promotion, exercise science, and physical education seem to have been motivated by?
What do some professionals in health promotion, exercise science, and physical education seem to have been motivated by?
What does sports journalist Jeff Wells see as a metaphor for the depressed state of Australia?
What does sports journalist Jeff Wells see as a metaphor for the depressed state of Australia?
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