Health And Fitness

Question 1

Health

Answer 1

State of complete mental, physical and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease.

Question 2

Well-being

Answer 2

A mix of physical, social and mental factors that gives a sense of being comfortable, healthy and happy.

Question 3

Fitness - maintaining levels of fitness benefits

Answer 3

Ability to meet the demands of the environment.
- Can ensure you are physically able to work
- Enables you to improve your level of fitness, helping you to maintain physical, mental and social health and well-being
- Reduces the chances of injury

Question 4

Sedentary lifestyle

Answer 4

A person’s choice to engage in little or no physical activity.

Question 5

Obesity

Answer 5

A term used to describe people with a large fat content, caused by an imbalance of calories consumed to energy expenditure. BMI of over 30.

Question 6

Physical health and well-being

Answer 6

• All body systems working well, free from illness and injury. Ability to carry out
everyday tasks.

Exercising positively affects physical health and well-
being as it can:
• Improve your heart function
• Improve the efficiency of the body systems
• Reduce the risk of illness e.g. diabetes
• Help to prevent obesity
• Enable you to carry out everyday tasks without
getting tired

Effects of obesity on Physical Health:
• Contributes to cancer
• Causes heart disease / heart attacks
• Can cause diabetes
• Causes cholesterol levels to rise

Question 7

Mental health and well being

Answer 7

• A state of well-being in which every individual realises his/her own potential, can
  cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is
  able to make a contribution to her or his community.

Exercise positively affects mental health
and well-being as it can:
• Reduce stress / tension levels.
• Release feel-good hormones in the
body such as serotonin.
• Enable a person to control their
emotions and work productively.

Effects of obesity on Mental Health:
• Can lead to depression
• Cause a loss of confidence

Question 8

Social health and well being

Answer 8

• Basic human needs are being met (food, shelter and clothing). The individual has
friendship and support, some value in society, is socially active and has little
stress in social circumstances.

Exercise positively affects social health and
well-being as it can:
• Provide opportunities to socialise and
make friends
• Encourages co-operation and team
work

Effects of obesity on social Health:
• Inability to socialise
• Make people feel uncomfortable in
social situations.
Inability to leave home

Question 9

Effects of obesity on Fitness

Answer 9

• Limits a persons cardio-vascular endurance /
stamina therefore making it difficult for them to
take part in physical activities for a long period of
time.
• Limits a persons flexibility making it difficult for
performers to use a full range of movement at a
joint when performing a skill e.g. lunging forward
for the shuttle in badminton.
• Limits a persons agility making it difficult for them
to change direction quickly.
• Limits a persons speed / power making it hard to
react quickly enough or produce any forceful
movement.