4.4 The Consequences Of A Sedentary Lifestyle

Question 1

What is overweight?

Answer 1

Weighing more than the ideal weight for your height

Question 2

What is overfat?

Answer 2

Having more than the ideal amount of body fat

Question 3

What is obese?

Answer 3

Weighing significantly more than the ideal weight for your height and having an excess amount of body fat

Question 4

What is a sedentary lifestyle?

Answer 4

A lifestyle where there is little, irregular or no physical activity

Question 5

What are the long term health problems which arise with a sedentary lifestyle?

Answer 5

.Poor posture
.High blood pressure
.Depression
.Impact on components of fitness
.Coronary heart disease
.Loss of muscle tone
.Type 2 diabetes
.Osteoporosis

Question 6

How does a sedentary lifestyle lead to poor posture?

Answer 6

Spending a lot of your time sitting still can lead to poor posture. And, when your body is constantly held in unnatural positions, it can lead to back pain and joint pain. Exercising can improve your posture.

Question 7

What is the effect of high blood pressure on health?

Answer 7

If your blood pressure is often high then this puts extra strain on your heart and blood vessels.
Eventually, if left unchecked, high blood pressure can lead to a heart attack or a stroke. Exercise can help lower blood pressure

Question 8

What is depression and how does exercise help?

Answer 8

Depression is a mental illness that ranges from mild depression (feeling low, everything takes a lot of effort) to clinical depression (which can be life threatening as it is accompanied by suicidal thoughts.)
Exercising releases hormones called endorphins, which makes you feel happier and more relaxed and can help combat depression.

Question 9

How does living a sedentary lifestyle impact the components of fitness?

Answer 9

Leading a sedentary lifestyle has a negative impact on all eleven components of fitness. It can reduce your cardiovascular fitness, your strength, your muscular endurance, your flexibility, your body composition, your agility, your balance, your coordination, your power, your reaction time and your speed

Question 10

How does living a sedentary lifestyle cause coronary heart disease?

Answer 10

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in the uk. The walls of the coronary arteries build up with fatty deposits, narrowing the blood vessels that carry blood to the heart, reducing the oxygen received by the heart. Exercise helps remove the fatty deposits and helps prevent the build up of more fatty deposits

Question 11

How does living a sedentary lifestyle lead to loss of muscle tone?

Answer 11

If you live a sedentary lifestyle and don’t move very much you will muscle mass. You will become weaker and it will become harder to complete daily tasks. Exercise increases muscle mass.

Question 12

How does living a sedentary lifestyle lead to type 2 diabetes?

Answer 12

Insulin is a hormone produced by your body to convert carbohydrates into glucose. Type 2 diabetes occurs when your body doesn’t produce enough insulin to function properly or your body doesn’t react correctly to the insulin produced. Type 2 diabetes is far more common than type 1 diabetes (when the body doesn’t produce any insulin.) Being overweight or obese is one of the cause of those 2 diabetes exercise helps you maintain optimum weight.

Question 13

How does living a sedentary lifestyle cause osteoporosis?

Answer 13

Osteoporosis causes your bones to become weak and brittle, and more likely to break. Exercise increases bone density.