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Health, Fitness and Wellbeing Flashcards

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Benefits of Physical Health

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  • Improves heart function
  • Improved efficiency of body systems e.g. digestion, healthier skin
  • Reduced chances of illness (stronger immune system)
  • Avoid obesity
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Benefits of Mental health

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  • Reduces stress
  • Reduces tension (cathartic)
  • Release of ‘feel good’ hormones (serotonin)
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What are the benefits of lifelong physical activity?

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Mental, social and physical health and wellbeing

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What’s the definition of a sedentary lifestyle?

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A lifestyle with irregular or no physical activity

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What are the consequences of a a sedentary lifestyle?

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  • Weight gain/obesity
  • Heart disease
  • Hypertension (pressure in blood vessels too high)
  • Diabetes
  • Poor sleep
  • Poor self-esteem
  • Lethargy
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Suggest some ways to prevent a sedentary lifestyle

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Work: Go for lunchtime walk, stand to make phone calls
Home: set alarm to move, stand up for tea breaks
Travel: walk up stairs instead of using lifts, cycle, get off bus early
School: active learning methods, move around between lessons

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How is energy measured/obtained

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Calories
Obtained from good we eat (Kcal - kilocalorie)

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What’s the average number of calories that men/women should consume in a day?

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Men - 2500 Kcal
Women - 2000 Kcal

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What factors affect the recommended calorie intake per day?

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Gender
Age (peak during 20s and 30s as more energy is required)
Height (taller requires more food)
Energy expenditure (job/sport/physical activity)

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What does inactive mean?

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Getting less than the recommended level of activity

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What’s the recommended level of activity for children and adults?

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Children - 7x 60 mins per week
Adults 5x 30 mins per week

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What’s the equation for BMI?

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weight (kg) / Height ^2 (m^2)

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What is obesity?

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BMI over 30
Also considered to be excessive amounts of fat

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What are the effects of obesity on performance?

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  • Limits stamina
  • Limits flexibility
  • Acute pain
  • Limits agility
  • Limits speed
  • Danger to others
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What are the possible impacts of obesity on physical health?

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  • Cancer
  • Increased change of heart attack
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • High cholesterol
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What are the possible impacts of obesity on mental health?

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  • Depression
  • Decrease in confidence/self-esteem
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What are the possible impacts of obesity on social wellbeing?

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  • Can’t leave home
  • Inability to socialise
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What’s body composition?

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% of fat (can be changed)

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What’s a somatotype?

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Fixed body type

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Endomorph

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  • Hips wider than shoulders (pear-shaped)
    e.g. rugby forward
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Mesomorph

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  • Broad shoulders, narrow hips (wedge-shaped)
    e.g. swimming (speed, strength, power)
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Ectomorph

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  • Narrow shoulders and hips
  • Slender, thin
    e.g. Marathon runner, high jump
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What are the reasons to have a balanced diet?

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  • No single food contains all the necessary nutrients
  • We want lots of nutrients, vitamins and minerals
  • Unused energy is stored as fat which can lead to obesity
  • Need suitable energy for activity
  • Nutrients for growth, energy and hydration
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What benefits do different nutrients provide?

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Protein - Growth
Carbs/fats - Energy
Water/fluids - Hydration

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What consumption of different nutrients should we have in a balanced diet? - what proportion of energy do we get from each one?

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Carbohydrates: 55-60% (potatoes, rice, fruit, veg, pasta)
Fats: 25-30% (good fats processed aerobically)
Protein: 15-20% (meat, fish, dairy)

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What are carbohydrates (glucose) and what do they do?

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  • Get broken down into simple sugars so they can be absorbed
  • Begin as starches that need to be broken down
  • They are the ‘preferred’ energy source for all activities at all intensities
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What are fats (lipids) and what do they do?

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  • Main sources are animals and plants
  • Plants tend to produce healthy fats
  • Animals tend to provide less healthy fats (exceptions include fish)
  • Carry more energy than carbohydrates
  • Power low intensity energy (sitting)
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What are proteins and what do they do?

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  • Used for growth + adaptation process
  • Repairs tissue after intense exercise
  • Builds muscle tissue
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What are vitamins and minerals and what do they do?

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  • Essential for maintaining efficient working of the body systems and health in general
    Calcium: Construction of cells in bones
    Sodium: Maintains a balance of bodily fluids and keep muscles and nerves running smoothly
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What’s hydration?

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Having enough water to enable normal functioning of the body

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What’s water balance?

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Hydration prevents dehydration

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What are the effects of dehydration?

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  • Increased blood viscosity slows blood flow, so less oxygen is delivered to working muscles
  • Increased heart rate (irregular heart beat when working hard)
  • Increased body temperature = overheating
  • Slowed reactions = loss of concentration and poor decision making
  • Muscle cramps/muscle fatigue
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What are the types of drinks?

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Water, Isotonics, Hypertonics
- Taken before, during and after exercise to maintain water balance and prevent dehydration

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