Fitness and Blood Pressure Flashcards
(21 cards)
2) What is being ‘fit’?
‘Fit’ is a measure of how well you can perform physical tasks
1) What is being ‘healthy’?
Being free of any infections or diseases
3) What are all the fitness profiles?
Strength, speed, agility, flexibility and stamina
4) Stamina is a good indication of ‘cardiovascular efficiency’, what does this mean?
The ability of the heart to supply the muscles with oxygen
5) What two factors can be used to measure cardiovascular efficiency?
Oxygen uptake during exercise and blood pressure
6) What pumps blood around the body?
Contractions made by the heart
7) What carries blood away from the heart?
The arteries
8) What carries blood back to the heart?
The veins
9) What carries blood to every cell in the body?
The capillaries
10) What term is used to describe blood when it’s at its highest pressure? (leaving the arteries)
Systolic pressure
11) What term is used to describe blood at its lowest pressure? ( when the heart relaxes)
Diastolic pressure
12) What is blood pressure measured in?
mm of mercury (mmHg)
13) In a healthy person systolic pressure should not be higher than…?
135
14) In a healthy person diastolic pressure should not be higher than…?
85
15) What factors other than contractions made by the heart can increase blood pressure?
Smoking
Being overweight
Drinking too much alcohol
Being under lots of stress for a long time
16) What can high blood pressure cause?
Blood vessels to burst
17) What can bursting blood vessels lead to?
Strokes, brain damage and kidney damage
18) What lifestyle changes can lower blood pressure?
Eating a balanced diet
Doing regular exercise
And drugs (in extreme cases)
19) What can low blood pressure cause?
Poor circulation
20) What can poor circulation lead to?
Tissues not getting all the food and oxygen they need
21) When the brain doesn’t get all the food and oxygen it needs what can happen to the victim?
They can become dizzy and end up fainting
