Lifestyle diseases

Question 1

Hypertension

Answer 1

high blood pressure

Question 2

How can exercise help prevent hypertension?

Answer 2

regular physical activity makes your heart stronger, a stronger heart can pump more blood with less effort, therefore lowering blood pressure

Question 3

Stroke

Answer 3

this happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off

Question 4

How can exercise help prevent a stroke?

Answer 4

moving more can help reduce the risk of a stroke because it slows the clogging up of your arteries, keeps your heart healthy and lowers your blood pressure

Question 5

Coronary heart disease

Answer 5

the hearts blood supply is blocked by a build up of fatty substances in the coronary arteries

Question 6

Atherosclerosis

Answer 6

build up of cholesterol in the arteries

Question 7

Heart attack

Answer 7

when the blood supply to the heart is suddenly blocked, usually by a blood clot

Question 8

How can exercise help prevent a heart attack?

Answer 8

Exercise makes your heart stronger so it can pump more blood around the body easily

Question 9

COPD

Answer 9

a group of lung conditions that cause breathing difficulties

Question 10

How can exercise help prevent COPD?

Answer 10

regular aerobic activity increases the number of alveoli in the lungs which means there is more space for gaseous exchange to take place

Question 11

Asthma

Answer 11

a lung condition that causes occasional breathing difficulties

Question 12

How can exercise help prevent asthma?

Answer 12

raising your heart rate regularly boosts your lung power, increasing stamina and reducing breathlessness
activity helps you stay a healthy weight, in turn cutting your risk of an asthma attack