Soc 22 /23 (Part 2): Lifestyle Choices Flashcards
What is wellbeing?
Wellbeing is ‘the state of being comfortable, healthy or happy.’
What is physical health?
Good physical health is linked to fitness - being able to perform effectively the physical tasks involved in life as well as sport.
What is emotional health?
Emotional - or mental - health is linked to personal wellbeing - feeling positive about yourself.
What is social health?
Social health also contributes to wellbeing - feeling positive about interactions with other people and the wider world.
What are the positive impacts of fitness on wellbeing?
- Help you cope with physical side of life
- Lowers risk of psychological illness
- Helps with body composition
What are the negative impacts of fitness on wellbeing?
- Puts you at risk of sport-related injuries
- Time off to recover can lead to mental illness
- Competitive pressure can lead to mental illness
How do you promote your health during a personal exercise plan (PEP)?
Understanding how to apply that knowledge to improve your fitness levels with a specific purpose in mind. You will need to demonstrate you can plan, perform, monitor and evaluate a Person Exercise Plan (PEP).
What are different types of lifestyle choices people can make?
People often talk about having a healthy lifestyle or making good or bad lifestyle choices. Diet, activity level, work /rest /sleep balance, recreational drugs, smoking and alcohol all have a part to play in shaping your lifestyle.
What is meany by depressant?
Substance that lowers the level of physiological or nervous activity in the body.
What is meant by the term stimulant?
Substance that raises alertness.
What is meant by the term sedative?
A drug that has a calming or sleep-inducing effect.
What is meant by the term lifestyle choice?
Choices we make about how we live and behave that impact on our health.
What does high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cause?
Sometimes knows as good cholesterol, removed bad chloesterol from the body.
How does ‘diet’ relate to lifestyle choices?
Diet is an essential part of providing our bodies with the energy we need to work and exercise, and the nutrients required to repair body tissues. To maintain our body weight the number of calories in your diet should be the same as the number of calories used through metabolic processes and physical activity.
How do your activity levels have an effect on your lifestyle choices?
Location and travel requirements, lack of access to facilities, cost of classes or equipment and time. Now a days everything costs a lot of money which is not easy to afford. Facilities also is hard to find especially for people who live near seasides and beach areas whereas someone who lives closer to a town it will be easier to find something like a club close enough to where you live.
