Soc 22 - Physical, Emotional and Social Health Fitness and Wellbeing Flashcards
What is the impact of physical activity on your physical health?
Improves cardiovascular fitness
Improves body composition
Increases muscular strength and endurance
Also has other health benefits as if physically fit, you will be able to fight of illnesses more easily.
What is the impact of physical activity on your emtional health?
Releases serotonin which is a ‘feel-good’ hormone in your body
Relieves stress
Physical activity involves emotional challenges for you to overcome feeling better about yourself after doing it
Do it for ‘Aesthetic appreciation’ - enjoying something because its pleasing to look at
Increases self-esteem and confidence
What is the impact of physical activity on social health?
Get to develop friendships and mixing socially
Getting a good attitude to competing
Uses cooperation with other people
What is the positive impact of fitness on your well-being?
Helps you cope with physical side of life Improves longevity Lowers risk of psychological illness Can help weight control Improves body composition
What is the negative impact of fitness on your 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
Can lead to obsessive interest in body shape or composition
Adrenaline
A hormone that increases rates of blood circulation and breathing
Bronchitis
Inflammation of the lining of the bronchial tubes
Passive smoking
Breathing in the smoke from other people’s cigarettes
E-cigarette
Electronic cigarette, battery-powered vapouriser that simulates the feeling of smoking
Depressant
A substance that lowers the level of physiological or nervous activity in the body
Sedative
A drug that has a calming or sleep-inducing effect
Lifestyle choice
The choices we make about how we live and behave that impact on our health
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, sometimes known as ‘good’ cholesterol’, which removed ‘bad’ cholesterol in the body
Legal drugs
Found in everyday products such as caffeine, nicotine or alcohol
Stimulant
A substance that raises the level of physiological or nervous activity in the body
