Fitness & Health Flashcards
Susruta
First doctor to prescribe exercise as medicine in 600 BCE
Explained that exercise must be done in moderation to prevent overexertion - could be detrimental to ones health and wellbeing
“it should be taken every day” but taken “only to half extent of ‘ones’ capacity’ as otherwise “it might prove fatal”
Hippocrates
Explained that nutrition and health is the key to maintain health and fitness in 460-370 B.C
“if we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health”
Father of Kinesiology
Aristotle - not a cause and effect relationship
Exercise alone does not improve health. There is not one explanation for our health, all things are interconnected (i.e physical activity, environment, genetics, nutrition)
350 B.C
“the exercise of walking is said to produce better health or does the possession of better health produce the ability to walk? If walking does not produce better health, then walking would be in vain.”
Edward Stanley
1873
If you do not commit dedicated time to your health, you will have to deal with the consequences of not prioritizing your health
“those who think they have no time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness”
Luigi Galvani
1737
Discovered that electricity stimulates muscle contraction
Carl Ludwig
1847
Measures human blood pressure
Augustus De’sire Waller
1887
Records the electrical activity of the human heart (EKG)
Archibald V. Hill
1920
Describes maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max)
Andrew F. Huxley
1957
Theorizes about muscle cross bridges
Components of physical fitness
Body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, musculoskeletal fitness, flexibility
Collectively say you are healthy - fitness is a composite score of all these elements
Define physical fitness
The ability to perform muscular work satisfactorily. It is determined by the level of several attributes which are influenced by activity such as cardiovascular-respiratory endurance, musculoskeletal fitness, body composition, and flexibility
Health-related Fitness vs Performance Related Fitness
- components of fitness that allow you to do activities of daily living
- components of fitness that enable optimal work or sport performance
Explain the health continuum
One end: optimally healthy and fit
Middle: healthy (abscence of disease and/or symptom”
Other end: unhealthy
There is no composite score for health
We strive to achieve optimal health
Traditional medicine focuses more on the left (rehabilitation/treating disease), health promotion focuses more on the right (prevention/enhance health & fitness), but there is still some overlap
Define wellness
State of living a healthy lifestyle - practicing healthy habits on a daily basis to attain better physical and mental health outcomes
- health is the being
- wellness is the doing
What is being healthy?
Connection between body, mind, and spirit