ESS Mid Term Flashcards
Wellness
The state of healthy living achieved by the practice of a healthy lifestyle.
What are the six dimensions of wellness?
Physical Health, Spiritual Health, Emotional Health, Social Health, Intellectual Health, Environmental Health
Physical Health
Physical fitness, proper nutrition, performing self-exams, practicing personal safety.
Social Health
Developing and Maintaining Meaningful Interpersonal Relationships
Emotional Health
Social skills, positive interpersonal relationships, self-esteem, and the ability to cope with stress.
Environmental Health
Environmental influence on your health… (ex. safety, water, air)
Spiritual Health
includes the ability to understand your basic purpose in life; to experience love, joy, pain, peace and sorrow. To care and respect all living things.
Intellectual Health
“A mind is a terrible thing to waste”
Financial Health
A good financial plan is a road map that shows us exactly how the choices we make today will affect our future.
Occupational Health
Enjoy what you do
Physical Fitness
The ability of the body to adapt to the demands and stresses of physical effort.
What are the benefits of regular exercise?
Improved psychological well-being
Increased longevity
Increased bone mass
Reduced risk of diabetes and heart disease
5 Components of Health Related Fitness
Cardio-respiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, body composition
Overload
increased intensity. When you stretch your muscles farther than normal.
Progression
Overload should be increased gradually. A good rule of thumb is approximately 10% per week.
Recuperation/Recovery
Allowing adequate rest will enable the body to adapt by increasing endurance or becoming stronger
Reversability
Use it or lose it
S.M.A.R.T
Specific, Measurable, Action Oriented, Realistic, Timely
Cardiorespiratory Endurance
the body’s ability to deliver oxygen and other nutrients to tissue and to remove waste products over a sustained period of time.
Cardio Benifits
Weight control, reduced stress, increased brain function, increased bone density, lower blood pressure
VO2max
maximal aerobic capacity (the maximum amount of oxygen the body can take in and use during exercise)
Anaerobic Exercise
(without oxygen) provides energy for exercise that is short duration and intense, beginning of the workout
Aerobic Exercise
(with oxygen) The primary system for cardiorespiratory endurance. Relies on oxygen for ATP production
What are the benefits of regular strength training?
prevention of osteoporosis, reduced risk of heart disease, improved body composition, fewer injuries, delays and reduces age-related, decreases in strength, decreases anxiety & depression, increases resting energy expenditure.