Soc 23 Lifestyle Choices

Question 1

What are the 6 lifestyle choices?

Answer 1

Diet
Activity level
Work/rest/sleep balance
Recreational drugs
Smoking
Alcohol

Question 2

Why is a balanced diet important to maintain a healthy lifestyle?

Answer 2

A balanced diet involeves eating the right balance of nutrients and not just the right amount of food. It provides our body with the right amount of energy to live healthily and perform physical activity.

Question 3

Eating too little can lead to

Answer 3

Muscular atrophy
Fatigue
Depression
Dizziness

Question 4

Eating too much can lead to

Answer 4

Diabetes
Heart disease
Osteoporosis
Mobility issues

Question 5

Factors that could impact activity level?

Answer 5

Location
Travel requirements
Lack of access to facilities
Cost of classes
Equipment
Time

Question 6

Why is a physically active lifestyle important?

Answer 6

It improves your health and fitness and makes you less likely to have a sedentary lifestyle which can make you succeptible to hypokinetic diseases.

Question 7

What is a depressant?

Answer 7

A substance that lowers the level of physiological or nervous activity in the body.

Question 8

What is a stimulant?

Answer 8

A substance that raises alertness

Question 9

What is a sedative?

Answer 9

A drug that has a calming or sleep inducing effect

Question 10

What are lifestyle choices?

Answer 10

The choices that we make about how we live and behave that impact on our health

Question 11

What is High-density lipoprotein (HDL)?

Answer 11

Sometimes known as good cholesterol

Question 12

Diet

Answer 12

Provides our bodies with the energy we need to work and exercise, and the nutrients required to repair body tissues. A balanced diet is not just about calorie intake, it also requires us to take the appropriate nutrients our body needs.

Question 13

Activity level

Answer 13

Your activity level has a huge impact on your health and fitness. The most important factor determining activity level is choosing to be active or not. Other factors include travel, facilities, cost, equipment or time.

Question 14

Work/life/sleep balance

Answer 14

Exercise helps you to sleep better which also helps your body to recover. Rest is an important aspect of training as it allows your body time to recover and adapt. It could lead to stress, anxiety and depression.

Question 15

Recreation drugs

Answer 15

Recreating drugs are split into two categories: legal and illegal. Legal drugs include caffeine, nicotine and ethanol. Illegal drugs such as heroin and cocaine have negative and harmful effects.

Question 16

Smoking

Answer 16

Smoking is highly addictive and people who smoke quickly begin to have cravings for cigarettes and can experience withdrawal symptoms when without cigarrettes. The addictive ingredient is a stimulant called nicotine.

Question 17

What is the addictive ingredient in cigarettes?

Answer 17

A stimulant called Nicotine

Question 18

Alcohol

Answer 18

Alcohol is a depressant which slows down your reactions and alters the way you see, hear, move and respond to things. Alcohol is banned in sports such as shooting or archery where it can produce a calming effect.

Question 19

Negative lifestyle choices

Answer 19

A negative lifestyle effects the body and mind. Generally people are more motivated to change their behaviour to gain positive benefits than to avoid negative effects.

Question 20

Positive lifestyle choices

Answer 20

A healthy lifestyle offers two types of benefits which are things people want to gain (e.g increased mobility) and things people want to prevent (e.g obesity)

Question 21

Effects of smoking

Answer 21

Smoking can lead to:
- shortness of breath
- Heart disease (as smoking lowers the level of HDL)
- Bronchitis and lung disease

Question 22

Effects of alcohol

Answer 22

Drinking too much alcohol can lead to:
- Heart damage and circulatory system
- High blood pressure
- Cancer
- Cirrhosis of the liver
- dehydration (it is a diuretic)