Exercise And Health

Question 1

Why is the body mass index wrong?

Answer 1

• does not account for muscle density
• does not account for age
• does not account for lifestyle
• does not account for genetics.

Question 2

What is better than the body mass index?

Answer 2

Body fat percentage.

Question 3

What is fitness and health?

Answer 3

Fitness: the ability to respond to activity
Health: ability to resist disease

Both lead on to: exercise, genetics: inheritable diseases in family, diet, psychological well being, medications, sleep.

Question 4

What is the most reliable of an individual’s fitness?

Answer 4

The recovery period.

Question 5

What is the recovery period?

Answer 5

The time taken for your heart rate to return to resting rate after exercise: faster recovery rate = greater CV fitness.

Question 6

What do you when you have a sprain?

Answer 6

Sprain: over stretching ligaments around joints

P = protect: stop further injury
R = rest: to heal/repair
I = ice: reduce swelling
C = compress: support joint
E = elevate: stop fluid build up/reduce swelling.

Question 7

What is the body mass index?

Answer 7

Weight (kg) / height (cm^2)