Soc 1 - Health Fitness Exercise Flashcards
Health is…
It is a state of complete emotional/psychological and physical well being and not just the absence of disease.
Fitness
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 you to do.
Exercise
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 form.
Performance
This 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.
Sedentary lifestyle
This is when you lack is physical activity
Hypokinetic disease
This is a disease caused by a lack of physical activity
What is a fracture?
A broken or cracked bone that can occur from a blow.
What are the 4 types of fractures?
In closed fracture
Compound fractures
Simple fractures
Stress fractures