Soc1: The Relationship Between Health And Fitness And The Role That Exercise Plays In Both

Question 1

Health

Answer 1

Health is not as simple as just being well. Health is a state of complete emotional/psychological, physical and social well-being

Question 2

Fitness

Answer 2

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 of you

Question 3

Exercise

Answer 3

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 effort

Question 4

Performance

Answer 4

Performance 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

Question 5

What does it mean to be fit

Answer 5

To most people being fit means being able to cope with the demands of everyday activities such as walking to work or school

Question 6

What else does fitness mean

Answer 6

Fitness also contributes to enhances performance, For example, athletes who are fit can run further and faster or even perform more advanced gymnastics positions

Question 7

benefits of a healthy, active lifestyle fall into three categories

Answer 7

Physical. Social. Emotional/phycological

Question 8

Relationship between health and fitness

Answer 8

You can be fit and not healthy and the other way around

Cricketer Jonathon Trott was physically fit to play but decided to quit the 2013 Ashes series because of problems with anxiety. His emotional/psychological health was blocking his ability to physically perform