Health Wellness Flashcards
Historically diseases were?
Infectious diseases
More recently diseases are?
Chronic diseases
Chinese view of health?
Oriental tradition that sees person as a combination of body, mind and spirit
What is integrative medicine?
Seeks to integrate the whole person
Has traditional Eurocentric societal approach to “health care” have been reactive or curative?
Curative
What are the components of health?
PEISSO
- Physical health
- Emotional health
- Intellectual health
- Spiritual health
- Social health
- Occupational / Environmental health
What is the #1 causes of death in the world?
Cardiovascular diseases
- Coronary heart disease and stroke
How can the majority of cardiovascular diseases be preventive? By addressing what?
- Tobacco use
- Physical inactivity
- Poor diet and obesity
- Alcohol abuse
What is wellness?
Having your components of health in balance and at sufficient levels
3 steps for a wellness way of life?
- Have no sign of disease
- Have no risk factors for disease
- Be physically fit
What is physical fitness comprised of?
- Skill related
- Health related
What are physical fitness related (motor) skills?
ABCRMSP
- Agility
- Balance
- Coordination
- Reaction time
- Movement time / speed
- Spatial orientation/ kinethesis
- Perceptual / motor
What are the 5 Health related physical fitness components?
- Cardio respiratory endurance
- Muscular flexibility
- Muscular strength
- Muscular endurance
- Body composition
What is physical activity?
Bodily movements produced by skeletal muscles that require energy expenditure and produces progressive health benefits (walking)
What is exercise?
Physical activity that requires planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movement done to improve or maintain one or more components of physical fitness (regular weekly walking)
