Mid term Flashcards
What are the 9 dimensions of wellness?
Physical, Emotional, Intellectual, Interpersonal, Cultural, Spiritual, Financial, Environmental, Occupational
What is the difference between Wellness & Health?
Health- refers to overall condition of the body, mind and to the presence or absence of illness or injury.
Wellness- Optimal health and vitality; determined on your decisions about how you live your life.
What are some major health problems in Canada?
Chronic disease, cancer, heart disease
What are some behaviours that are a part of fit/wellness lifestyle?
Physical activity, Healthy diet, Healthy body weight, Stress management, avoiding tobacco and drugs, limit alcohol consumption
What are the stages of readiness to change?
Precontemplation- don’t think they have a problem and do not intend to change.
Contemplation- Know there’s a problem and intends to change within 6 months.
Prep- Plan to take action within the month or may already begin making small changed
Action- outwardly modify their behaviour and environment
Maintenance- Maintain new healthier lifestyle for at least 6 months
Termination- excited cycle of change and no longer tempted to lapse
What is physical activity?
any body movement produced by the skeletal muscles that result in energy expenditure
What is exercise?
Planned, structured and repetitive body movement done to improve or maintain one or more component of fitness.
What is CVD?
Cardiovascular disease, Disease of the heart and blood vessels.
What is Diabetes?
Metabolic disorder characterized by high blood glucose levels.
What is Osteoporosis?
Condition that affected the loss of bone mass.
What are the 5 health related components of physical fitness?
1.Muscular strength
2.Cardiorespiratory endurance
3.Muscular endurance
4. Flexibility
5. Body comp
What improves health & wellness?
Physical activity
What improves fitness?
Exercise
How many calories does moderate activity burn per minute?
3.5-7 cal/min
How many calories does vigorous activity burn per minute?
7+ cal/min
Define Cardiorespiratory endurance.
Ability to do prolonged, large muscle, dynamic exercise at moderate to high level intensity.
Define Muscular strength.
Amount of force a muscle can produce with a single max effort.
Define Off-set sarcopenia.
Loss of muscle cells and muscle mass
Define muscle endurance.
Ability to resist fatigue and sustain a given level of muscle tension.
Define flexibility.
Ability to move the joint through their full ROM.
Define body composition.
The amount of fat & fat-free body mass.
What are the skill related components of fitness?
1.Speed
2.Power
3.Agility
4.Balance
5.Coordination
6.Reaction time