Soc 22- Physical, Emotional And Social Health And Lifestyle Choices Flashcards
What are the impacts of physical activity on physical health?
Better body composition, cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength and endurance.
What are the impacts of physical activity on emotional health?
Makes you feel good (serotonin), relieves stress (endorphins), increases confidence, enjoyment and challenge, for aesthetic appreciation.
What are the impacts of physical activity on social health?
Increase cooperation skills, develop friendships, good attitude to competition.
What are the positive effects of fitness on well-being?
Helps you cope with the physical side of life,
even moderate exercise improves longevity,
lowers risk of psychological illness,
lowers risk of eating problems,
makes you less likely to use drugs or smoke,
means you are less likely to be off work with sickness,
gives you a lower resting heart rate and lower blood pressure,
can help weight control,
gives you stronger bones,
improves your body composition.
What are the negative effects of fitness on well-being?
Puts you at risk of sport-related injury,
time off to recover from injury can lead to psychological problems,
competition pressure can lead to psychological problems,
early specialisation in one sport can reduce other opportunities,
stresses and needs of a particular sport can lead to long-term health problems,
can lead to obsessive interest in body shape or composition.
What is health?
A state of complete emotional, physical and social well-being.
What is wellbeing?
The state of being comfortable, healthy or happy.
What is fitness?
The ability to meet the demands of the environment.
What is serotonin?
A natural chemical messenger believed to regulate your mood.
What are endorphins?
Chemicals in the brain that, like serotonin, are another of your body’s ‘feel-good’ chemicals.
