PEHLTH Flashcards
A person who is free from illnesses and
can do physical or sports activities
Physically fit
is a combination of health fitness and
body fitness.
Physical fitness
refers to your
body’s ability to fight off diseases
Health fitness
is refers to the
ability to do strenuous physical or sports
activities without getting tired easily.
Body Fitness
The ability to use your joints fully through a
wide range of motion.
Flexibility
The ability to use muscles for a long period
of time without tiring.
Muscular Endurance
The combination of all the tissues that make
up the body such as bones, muscles,
organs, and body fats.
Body Composition
The ability of the heart , lungs, blood
vessels, and blood to work efficiently and to
supply the body with oxygen.
Cardiovascular Endurance
Activities done by the skeletal muscles that
utilize energy is
Physical Activity
refers to why and how people eat, which
foods they eat, and with whom they eat, as
well as the ways people obtain, store, use,
and discard food. I
Eating habits
are physical activities in which
people move their large muscles in a
rhythmic manner for a sustained period.
Aerobic
This kind of activity, which includes
resistance training and lifting weights,
causes the body’s muscles to work or hold
against an applied force or weight.
Muscle Strengthening activity
There are many factors that determine what
foods a person eats
Influences on food choices
Every individual has unique likes and
dislikes concerning foods. These
preferences develop over time, and are
influenced by personal experiences such as
encouragement to eat, exposure to a food,
family customs and rituals, advertising, and
personal values.
Individual preference
A cultural group provides guidelines
regarding acceptable foods, food
combinations, eating patterns, and eating
behaviors
Cultural preference
This kind of activity (sometimes called
weight-bearing or weight-loading activity)
produces a force on the bones that
promotes bone growth and strength.
Bone strengthening
Members of a social group depend on each
other, share a common culture, and
influence each other’s behaviors and
values.
Social Influence
Religious proscriptions range from a few to
many, from relaxed to highly restrictive. This
will affect a follower’s food choices and
behaviors.
Religious Influence
Money, values, and consumer skills all
affect what a person purchases. The price
of a food, however, is not an indicator of its
nutritional value.
Economic Influence
The influence of the environment on food
habits derives from a composite of
ecological and social factors
Environmental influence