Health, Fitness and Wellbeing Flashcards
(46 cards)
Physical Health
Your body’s organs and systems are working well
You’re not suffering from any illnesses, diseases or injuries
You’re strong and fit enough to easily do everyday activities
How does improving components of fitness benefit your health
Improved cardiovascular endurance = heart, blood vessels and lungs work more efficiently - blood pressure decreases
Musculo-Skeletal system improves - muscle and bones are stronger, joints are more flexible
Positive effects of exercise on the body
Reduced risk of obesity
Reduced risk of long term heart problems
Stronger and more flexible muscles/joints - reduces risk of injury
Improves posture
Regular exercise can reduce risk of diseases such as…
Aerobic exercise prevents high blood pressure and helps to remove chlosterol from artery walls - reduces risk frtom coronary heart disease and stroke
Prevents obesity - exercise uses up energy so your body isnt storing it as fat
healthy weight = less likely to get diabities
Mental Health
A state of well being were you are able to cope with stresses of your life and manage emotions
Benefits of exercise on mental health
increase self-esteem and confidence - weight loss and muscle gain
Competition can improve your ability to deal with and manage emotions
Relieve stress and tension
Releases serotonin
How does serotonin contribute to better mental health
A ‘feel good’ hormone
controls your mood
can reduce risk of mental illnesses e.g depression
Social Health
you have friends
you believe you have worth in society
you have food, clothing and shelter
How does exercise benefit your social health
Make friends through sport
Practice teamwork and learn to co-operate with other people
Learn new skills that can be usefull at work
Physically fit can help if your job involves manual labour
A sededentry Lifestyle
A lifestyle where there is irregular or no physical activity
How does obesity cause Mental-Ill health
Less exercise = less serotonin
low confidence and self-esteem
poor body image and depression
How does obesity cause phyical-ill health
- More srain on cardiovascular system, poor cardiovascular endurance
- High chlosterol and fatty deposits in arteries = high blood pressure/risk of strokes/coronary heart disease
- More likely to develop type-2 diabities and certain cancers
- Decreases performance
How do you determine if someone is obese
BMI - Body Mass index
Calculated using your height and weight
Why is BMI not always accurate
Doesn’t take into account musle mass or bone structure
Can incorrectly classify healthy muscular people as overweight or under weight
BMI Scale
Underweight - below 18.5
Healthy Weight - between 18.5 and 25
Overweight - between 25 and 30
Obese - 30 or over
How does obesity cause social-ill health
Not able to participate in certain activities
embarassed
Bullied
Balanced Diet
A balanced diet contains the best ratio of nutrients to match your lifestyle
Percentage of Carbohydrates
55-60%
Percentage of Fats
25-30%
Percentage of Proteins
15-20%
Carbohydrates
Main source of energy
Fats
Long term energy store and instulation for body
Proteins
Growth and repair
what is energy from food measured in
Calories (Kcal)
