4 1-3 Physical Wellness Flashcards
Physical wellness
Overall health of your physical body
Physical fitness
Ability to carry out daily activities easily and respond efficiently with unexpected demands
Benefits of physical wellness
You have more energy
As you get older you are still able to remain active
Reduces your chance of getting disabilities or life threatening diseases
Benefits of emotional wellness
Able to exercise in effectively stressful reliever
Reduce the symptoms of depression
Increase feeling of self-confidence
Benefits Intellectual wellness
Able to connect better
You are more intellectually productive
You are better able to memorize and retain information
Benefits Social wellness
Participating in physical activities with others
Increase in self confidence (helps social interactions)
Belonging to a team can help you learn how to work with others
5 components developed for physical fitness
1 Cardiorespiratory endurance 2 body composition 3 flexibility 4 muscular strength 5 muscular endurance
Cardiorespiratory endurance
Heart and lungs ability to supply oxygen to your body during physical activity
Body composition
Relative amounts of fat and lean body tissue
Lean body tissue
Composed of the parts of your body that are fat free such as muscle bone and water
Flexibility
Able to move your body through a full range of motion
Muscular strength
Ability to exert Force against resistance
Muscular endurance
Muscles ability to continue performing without fatigue
Physical activity pyramid
A guide to come by and formal and lifestyle approaching in order to improve physical fitness
4 tires of pyramid activity pyramid
1 physical activity lifestyle
2 aerobic fitness
3 muscular fitness
4 sedentary activity