Fitness Choices

Question 1

What is exercise?

Answer 1

Although the term ‘exercise’ may have different meanings to different
people, in broad terms exercise describes an activity that involves repetitive
bodily movements. It can be planned and structured or unplanned and
incidental.

Question 2

How does the meaning of exercise change with age? Suggest reasons for
this change.

Answer 2

Standards that you set for yourself as you grow older may change to adapt to your health. As you get older your health worsens, and thus exercising may simply just be to maintain health as opposed to building muscle etc.

Question 3

What is physical activity? (according to WHO)

Answer 3

The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines physical activity as ‘all
movements in everyday life, including work, recreation, exercise and
sporting activities’.

Question 4

What is the difference between exercise and physical activity?

Answer 4

Exercise is a subcategory of physical activity

Question 5

What are the 5 types of physical activity?

Answer 5

Exercise
Occupational Physical Activity
Household physical activity
Leisure physical activity
Transportation physical activity

Question 6

What is exercise?

Answer 6

Planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movements that aim to improve one or more components of physical fitness

Question 7

What is occupational physical activity?

Answer 7

Occupational physical activity is the type of physical activity that’s a part of your professional life.

Question 8

What is household physical activity?

Answer 8

Thee type of physical activity which is part of household life such as vacuuming or mowing the long

Question 9

What is leisure physical activity

Answer 9

Physical activity which is undertaken for leisure such as competitive sports, dancing, gym etc.

Question 10

What is transportation physical activity?

Answer 10

Physical activity undertaken to get to various places. I.e. walking to a place that you need to get to

Question 11

What is physical fitness?

Answer 11

defined as a general state of good health, resulting from
regular physical activity and a healthy diet. It is the combination of body
conditioning and the ability to use the body when performing a range of
physical activities.

Question 12

What are the two attributes of physical fitness?

Answer 12

Health related and skill related

Question 13

How much exercise is required to achieve health beneefits?

Answer 13

To improve cardiovascular fitness, need to exercise in a way that elevates HR to around 70% of max heart rate at least 3-4 times per week for around 30 mins.

Research shows that 30 mins of moderate intensity exercise is sufficient to gain health benefits

Question 14

What are morbidity rates?

Answer 14

Morbidity rate refers to the rate at which a disease or illness occurs in a population and can be used to determine the health of a population and its healthcare needs.

Question 15

What is the difference between morbidity and mortality rates

Answer 15

Morbidity refers to the rate of a disease in a population whereas mortality refers to the rate of deaths from a certain disease in a population

Question 16

What led to the fitness boom in the 1970s and 80s?

Answer 16

Increase in sedentary behaviour and lifestyle diseases. Prior to this, people did not need to plan for physical activity as work was normally more labour intensive, so fitness was achieved through work

Question 17

Why might certain people need to maintain a high level of fitness?

Answer 17

For their career, i.e. athletes, or lifeguards

Question 18

How has technology over the last 30 years influenced our level of daily physical activity?

Answer 18

Labour saving devices are an important part of our lives, i.e. escalators > slides, self propelled vacuum cleaners . normal vacuums

Entertainment has also become sedentary

Question 19

Is fitness a profit making commodity?

Answer 19

Yes

Question 20

What companies took advantage of fitness as a commodity? (example)

Answer 20

For example, Companies such as Nike and Reebok took
advantage of the situation as a profit-making commodity and produced items such as leotards, tights, shorts, socks,
headbands, wristbands, shoes and tracksuits. This sent the message that you needed to look the part to achieve you
desired goals.

Question 21

What ages are most physically active?

Answer 21

19-29

Question 22

Which gender is more physically active?

Answer 22

Males

Question 23

Is an active family good for fitness?

Answer 23

Yes