Soc 1

Question 1

Fitness

Answer 1

Fitness is the ability to meet the demands of an environment- so for a sportsman, it means being in the right emotional/psychological and physical shape to be able to do what your sport requires of you.

Question 2

Health

Answer 2

Health is not as simple as just being well. Health is a state of complete emotional/psychological,physical and social well-being.

Question 3

Exercise

Answer 3

Exercise is any activity that
needs physical effort - often
people think of exercise as
activities you do to stay fit,
however, activities such as
walking or cycling to school are
still forms of exercise as they
require physical effort

Question 4

Performance

Answer 4

Performance is the action or
process of doing something, but
the term is also used to describe
how you do something or how well
you do it.

Question 5

Physical benefits of a healthy,

Answer 5

1. increase cardiovascular fitness
2. Improve strength
3. Improve muscular endurance
4. Increase flexibility
5. Improve body composition
6. Improves performance