Key Vocabulary

Question 1

Physical Health:

Answer 1

Taking part in physical activity and developing your components of fitness.

Question 2

Emotional Health:

Answer 2

Being self-confident self-aware and resilient controlling your behaviour and coping with positive and negative criticism.

Question 3

Social Health:

Answer 3

How you interact with each other and form relationships.

Question 4

Well-being:

Answer 4

A term used to describe physical, emotional and social health.

Question 5

Health:

Answer 5

A complete state of physical emotional and social well-being , not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Question 6

What does PEP stand for?

Answer 6

Personal exercise programme.

Question 7

What is a PEP?

Answer 7

An exercise program designed specifically to you and your sport.

Question 8

What does PARQ stand for?

Answer 8

Physical activity readiness questionnaire.

Question 9

What is a PARQ?

Answer 9

A questionnaire devised to check whether you are fit and healthy and if it is safe for you to complete training or exercise.

Question 10

Fractures:

Answer 10

A broken or cracked bone (can occur from a blow or severe twisting of a joint)

Question 11

Dislocations:

Answer 11

When a bone at a joint is forced out of position, becoming displaced.

Question 12

Concussion:

Answer 12

An injury caused by a blow to the head.

Symptoms: headache ,weakness, loss of coordination and confusion.

Question 13

Soft tissue injuries:

Answer 13

A twist , pull or tear of a muscle or tendon.

Question 14

Torn cartilage:

Answer 14

Cartilage: a firm substance which lines adjoining bones.

Torn cartilage is usually due to wear and tear from long term overuse.

Question 15

What does RICE stand for ?

Answer 15

Rest, Compression, Ice, Elevation

Question 16

What is a RICE?

Answer 16

A form of injury treatment.

Question 17

Sedentary Lifestyle:

Answer 17

An “ inactive “ lifestyle. Very little or no excersise, daily routine involves a lot of sitting and lying down.

Question 18

Lifestyle Choice:

Answer 18

A choice a person makes about how to live and behave , according to their tastes attitudes and values.

Question 19

What does BMI stand for?

Answer 19

Body Mass Index.

Question 20

What is BMI?

Answer 20

A way of calculating whether you are an ideal weight for your height.

Question 21

Aerobic Respiration:

Answer 21

The process of releasing energy from glucose using oxygen.

Question 22

Anaerobic Respiration:

Answer 22

The process of releasing energy from glucose without oxygen.

Question 23

Pulse:

Answer 23

Used to measure HR , it is located at 2 sites - the radial (wrist) and cartoid (neck) arteries.

Question 24

Resting Heart Rate:

Answer 24

The amount of times the heart beats per minute whilst at rest. Average = around 72 bpm.

Question 25

Working Heart Rate:

Answer 25

The heart rate figure during or immediately after exercise. This will vary depending on intensity.

Question 26

Maximum Heart Rate:

Answer 26

The highest number of beats your heart makes when exercising.

Question 27

Recovery Heart Rate:

Answer 27

The time taken for the heart rate to return to normal immediately after exercising.

Question 28

Recovery:

Answer 28

The time required for the repair of damage to the body caused by training or competition.

Question 29

Rest:

Answer 29

A period of lower intensity during workout that allows for a drop in heart rate.

Question 30

Coronary Heart Disease:

Answer 30

When your coronary arteries are narrowed by a slow build up of fatty material in the inner walls.

Question 31

Alveoli:

Answer 31

Tiny sacs within our lungs that allow oxygen and carbon dioxide to move between the lungs and the bloodstream.

Question 32

Diaphragm:

Answer 32

The primary muscle used in the process of inspiration or inhalation. It is a domed shaped sheet of muscle that separates the chest from the rest of the body cavity.

Question 33

Vital Capacity:

Answer 33

The greatest number of air that can be expelled from the lungs after taking the deepest possible intake of breath.

Question 34

What is an Umpire?

Answer 34

a kind of referee that enforces the rules during certain sports, such as baseball, softball or cricket.