Fitness and health Flashcards
Definition of health
A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Definition of fitness
The ability to meet/cope with the demands of the environment
What are the three components of health?
- physical
- mental
- social
What is physical health?
The idea that all of the body systems are working well
How does taking part in activity positively affect physical health?
- improves your heart function
- improve the efficiency of the body systems e.g. cardiovascular system
- reduces the risk of some illnesses
- helps to prevent the onset of obesity
What is mental health?
A state of well-being in which every individual realises his or her own potential
How do you taking part in exercise positively affect your mental health?
- reduces stress levels
- releases feelgood hormones in the body such as serotonin
- enables a person to control their emotions and work productively
What is social health?
Basic human needs are being met, The individual has friendships, and individual suffers little stress
How does taking part in exercise positively affect social health?
- provides opportunities to make friends
- encourages team working skills
- encourages cooperation skills
What will improvements in fitness cause?
- improve your ability to cope with the demands of your environment
- reduce the chances of you suffering injury
- making it easier for you to complete physical work e.g. manual labour
What are lifestyle choices?
Choices we make about how we live our lives
What is the definition of sedentary ?
a persons choice to engage in little, or iregular physical activity
What are the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle?
- gaining weight
- suffering from heart disease
- suffering from diabetes
- suffering from poor sleep
- suffering from low self-esteem
- having lack of friends/poor communication skills
What is a obesity?
A term used to describe a person with a large fat content, usually over 40% body fat
What is BMI?
Body mass index
What causes obesity?
An imbalance of calories consumed compared to energy expenditure
What are the BMI classification?
- less than 20 = underweight
- 20-25 = correct weight
- 25-30 = overweight
- more than 30 = obese
What are the effects of obesity on fitness ?
- carrying a large fat content can affect performance
- some sports benefit from fat content E.g. sumo wrestling
- limits cardiovascular endurance
- limits flexibility
- limits agility
- limit speed and power
How does obesity affect physical health?
- contributes to development of cancer
- contributes to heart disease/attacks
- contributes to an increase in blood pressure
- contributes to the development of diabetes
- it can cause cholesterol levels to rise
How does obesity effect mental health?
- can lead to depression
- can lead to loss of confidence
How does obesity affect social health?
- can lead to an inability to socialise
- may make the individual conscious of how they look and therefore don’t leave home and socialise
