SOC22&23 Health And Lifestyle Choices

Question 1

What are the impacts of physical qctivity on your physical health

Answer 1

Better body composition
Cardiovascular fitness
Muscular strength and endurance

Question 2

What are the impacts of physical qctivity on your emotional health

Answer 2

Makes you feel good
Relieves stress
Increases confidence
Enjoyment and challenge
For aesthetic appreciation

Question 3

What are the impacts of physical qctivity on your social health

Answer 3

Increase cooperation skills
Develop friendships
Good attitude to competiton

Question 4

Definition of wellbeing

Answer 4

The state of being comfortable, healthy or happy.

Question 5

What is serotonin

Answer 5

A natural chemical messenger believed to regulate your mood.

Question 6

What are endorphins

Answer 6

Chemicals in the brain that, like serotonin, are another of your body’s ‘feel-good’ chemicals.

Question 7

Positive imoacts of fitness on wellbeing

Answer 7

• Help you cope with physical side of life
• Lowers risk of psychological illness
• Helps with body composition
• Less likely to be off of work with sickness
• Lowers RHR and BP
• Gives you stronger bones

Question 8

Negative impacts of fitness on wellbeing

Answer 8

• Puts you at risk of sport-related injuries
• Time off to recover can lead to mental illness
• Competitive pressure can lead to mental illness
• Early specialisation can reduce opportunities
• Stresses of sport can lead to long-term injury
• Can lead to obsessive interest in body shape

Question 9

What are 6 lifestyle choices

Answer 9

Diet, activity level, work/rest/sleep balance, recreational drugs, smoking, and alcohol

Question 10

What is a depressant

Answer 10

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

Question 11

What is a stimulant

Answer 11

A substance that increases alertness

Question 12

What is a sedative?

Answer 12

A drug that has a calming ir sleep inducing effect