Exam 1 Flashcards
What is physical activity?
not sedentary behavior, bodily movement
What is exercise?
a planned and structured physical behavior
What is fitness?
an attribute resulting from regular exercise
What is disease?
abnormal or loss of function of cells + organ systems of the body
What is health?
complete state of mental, physical, and social well-being
Whats the difference between medicine and public health?
medicine treats individuals, public health prevents populations
What is mortality?
death
What is morbidity?
the rate of incidence of a particular disease
What is epidemiology?
study of patterns of health and disease in a population
What is incidence?
a new occurrence of an outcome
What is prevalence?
function of incidence and duration
How do you calculate incidence/prevalence rate?
number of cases/average population size
What is relative risk?
ratio of the probability of the event occurring in the exposed group vs. a non-exposed group
How do you calculate relative risk?
Subtract by 1 and then the decimal is the percentage
What is measuring physical activity important?
determine levels of PA in populations and how they change, to implement programs to increase PA, to figure out what parts of PA are important to health
What is energy expenditure important to get activity levels?
to understand the requirements for rest and exercise
What is energy expenditure?
amount of energy a person uses daily to complete all activities
What are the 3 things that determine total daily energy expenditure?
thermic effect of feeding and physical activity, and resting metabolic rate
What are things that influence resting metabolic rate?
body surface area, growth, genre, stress, age, thyroid
What does direct calorimetry measure?
body heat loss
What does indirect calorimetry measure?
O2 consumption
What does doubly-ladled water measure?
free-living metabolic rate
What is the gold standard for measuring resting metabolic rate?
doubly labeled water