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Healthy and active Lifestyle Flashcards

1
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What is a healthy and active lifestyle?

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A lifestyle that contributes to physical, mental and social wellbeing, and includes regular exercise and physical activity.

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Name physical benefits of exercise

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  • contributes to good physical health
  • Improved fitness
  • Physical challenge
  • Improved body composition
  • Improved flexibility
  • can help illness/injury
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Name social benefits of exercise

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-Mix with others
-Work with others
-Make new friends
-Gain skills
-Build teamwork skills
-gain self-discipline
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Name the mental benefits of exercise

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  • Gain confidence
  • Improve body image
  • Mental challenge
  • relieve stress
  • Help individual feel good
  • aesthetic appreciation
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5
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Reasons for taking part in Physical activity

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  1. cooperation
  2. competition
  3. physical challenge
  4. aesthetic appreciation
    5 .development of friendships and social mixing
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Influences in taking part in sport?(6)

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  1. People
  2. Culture
  3. Health and wellbeing
  4. Image
  5. Resources
  6. socio economic
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7
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Say the participation pyramid

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Elite
Performance
Participation
Foundation

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8
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Define cardiovascular fitness

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The ability to exercise the entire body for a long period of time.

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Define muscular Strength

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The amount of force a muscle can exert against resistance.

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Define muscular endurance

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The ability to use voluntary muscles many tie without getting tired.

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Define flexibility

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The range of movement possible at a joint.

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Define body composition

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The % of body weight fat to muscle to bone.

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What are the five components of fitness?

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cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and body composition.

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14
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Define agility

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The ability to change the position of the body quickly and with control.

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15
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Define balance

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The ability to retain the centre of mass above the base of support when stationary (static balance) or moving (dynamic balance).

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16
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Define coordination

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The ability to use two or more body parts together.

17
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Define power

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The ability to use strength at speed.

18
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Define reaction time

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The time between the presentation of a stimulus and the onset of a movement.

19
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Define speed

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The differential rate at which an individual is able to perform a movement or cover a distance in a period of time or how quickly an individual can move.

20
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What is a SMART target

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A target that is: 
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Realistic
Time bound
21
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Name the six different training methods

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Interval, continuous, fartlek, circuit, weight, cross.

22
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Why do you need a warm up?

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  • To get oxygen to muscles
  • Don’t tear muscles
  • practice specific skills
  • improves performance
23
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Why do you need a cool down?

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  • Return temperature and heart rate back to normal
  • Disperse lactic acid
  • Prevents soreness/stiffness
  • Relaxes you physically and mentally
24
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Name three reasons someone may adapt their diet.

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Moral reasons, religious reason, control body composition.

25
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Where is glycogen stored?

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In the muscles and liver

26
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What is iron needed for?

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For the blood to help carry oxygen and form red blood cells

27
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What is sodium needed for?

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Regulating body water content

28
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What is potassium needed for?

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Important for the functioning of cells

29
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What is vitamin A needed for?

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Needed for vision/prevent night blindness

30
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What is vitamin B1 needed for?

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Needed for the release of carbohydrate

31
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What id vitamin C needed for?

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Healing and fighting infecting

32
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What is vitamin D needed for?

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absorption of calcium

33
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What is vitamin E needed for?

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Growth and development

34
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Why do we need water?

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Holds oxygen and transports nutrients, waste and hormones around the body. During exercise it is need to control temperature and prevent dehydration

35
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Why do we need fibre?

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Aids the functioning of the digestive system

36
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Name three macro nutrients.

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Carbohydrates
Fats
Proteins

37
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Name four micro nutrients.

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Vitamins
Minerals
Fibre
Water

38
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What is carbo loading?

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Boosting the amount of glycogen in the body before competition

39
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Name the three body types.

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Ectomorph-skinny

Endomorph

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