Week 1 - Terminology

Question 1

define health

Answer 1

a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being, and not just an absence of disease

Question 2

define physical activity

Answer 2

all leisure and non- leisure body movement produced by the skeletal muscles, which result in an increase in energy expenditure over resting levels

Question 3

define exercise

Answer 3

physical activity that is planned, structured, repetitive and purposeful in the sense that improvement or maintenance of one or more components of physical fitness is an objective

Question 4

define physical fitness

Answer 4

a set of attributes or characteristics (health or skill - related) that people have (or achieve) that relates to their ability to perform physical activity

Question 5

define health -related fitness

Answer 5

includes body composition, aerobic fitness, and musculoskeletal fitness (muscular strength/endurance, flexibility, & balance) with goal of increasing energy, vigor, etc

Question 6

define performance - related fitness

Answer 6

includes agility, speed, power, and motor skill performance as well as health - related fitness components

Question 7

define sedentary behavior

Answer 7

any waking activity characterized by an energy expenditure of 1.5 METS or less while in a sitting, reclining, or lying posture

Question 8

MET

Answer 8

metabolic equivalent : objective measure of the ratio at which a person expends energy relative to energy associated with sitting quietly

Question 9

determine the MET for each intensity

sedentary
light
moderate
vigorous

Answer 9

sedentary -> 1.5 METS or lower
light -> 1.5 - 3.0 METS
moderate -> 3.0 - 5.9 METS
vigorous -> 6.0 + METS

Question 10

True or False: more than 25% of Canadians meet the recommended 150 minutes of PA per week

Answer 10

False; only about 15 % of Canadians meet the recommended 150 minutes of PA per week

Question 11

what are the “costs” of physical inactivity

Answer 11

• ranked 4th amongst 5 leading risk factor of global mortality, along with high blood pressure, tobacco use, high blood glucose, and overweight and obesity
• 82% of Canadian adults have physical inactivity as a modifiable risk factor associated with chronic disease
• estimated to result in health cost of $6.8 billion / year