Fitness and health

Question 1

Definition of health

Answer 1

A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

Question 2

Definition of fitness

Answer 2

The ability to meet/cope with the demands of the environment

Question 3

What are the three components of health?

Answer 3

• physical
• mental
• social

Question 4

What is physical health?

Answer 4

The idea that all of the body systems are working well

Question 5

How does taking part in activity positively affect physical health?

Answer 5

• 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

Question 6

What is mental health?

Answer 6

A state of well-being in which every individual realises his or her own potential

Question 7

How do you taking part in exercise positively affect your mental health?

Answer 7

• reduces stress levels
• releases feelgood hormones in the body such as serotonin
• enables a person to control their emotions and work productively

Question 8

What is social health?

Answer 8

Basic human needs are being met, The individual has friendships, and individual suffers little stress

Question 9

How does taking part in exercise positively affect social health?

Answer 9

• provides opportunities to make friends
• encourages team working skills
• encourages cooperation skills

Question 10

What will improvements in fitness cause?

Answer 10

• 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

Question 11

What are lifestyle choices?

Answer 11

Choices we make about how we live our lives

Question 12

What is the definition of sedentary ?

Answer 12

a persons choice to engage in little, or iregular physical activity

Question 13

What are the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle?

Answer 13

• 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

Question 14

What is a obesity?

Answer 14

A term used to describe a person with a large fat content, usually over 40% body fat

Question 15

What is BMI?

Answer 15

Body mass index

Question 16

What causes obesity?

Answer 16

An imbalance of calories consumed compared to energy expenditure

Question 17

What are the BMI classification?

Answer 17

• less than 20 = underweight
• 20-25 = correct weight
• 25-30 = overweight
• more than 30 = obese

Question 18

What are the effects of obesity on fitness ?

Answer 18

• 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

Question 19

How does obesity affect physical health?

Answer 19

• 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

Question 20

How does obesity effect mental health?

Answer 20

• can lead to depression

- can lead to loss of confidence

Question 21

How does obesity affect social health?

Answer 21

• can lead to an inability to socialise

- may make the individual conscious of how they look and therefore don’t leave home and socialise