Lecture 4

Question 1

what is physical fitness?

Answer 1

Bodily movement that is produced by contraction of skeletal muscles and that substantially increases energy expenditure
a broad term - includes almost everything

Question 2

what is mortality?

Answer 2

refers to dying, death rate

Question 3

what is morbidity?

Answer 3

the way of living, ability to function without pain, discomfort - quality of life

Question 4

define the different types of prevention

Answer 4

Prevention - approaches and activities aimed at reducing the likelihood that a disease or disorder will affect an individual, interrupting or slowing the progress of the disorder or reducing disability

Primary prevention - refers to initiatives aimed at healthy people before any risk factors emerge and is designed to prevent progression to disease

secondary prevention - is focused on disease risk factors and the early stage of disease with the intention of stopping further progression

tertiary prevention - refers to actions to prevent progression to complications of disease

Question 5

Can you explain what the data / findings are showing in key figures (e.g., Paffenberger et al.)

Answer 5

Younger people have lower risk of dying from any cause
Overall mortality rate reduced as the level of PA increased (fitter)
Lower relative risk for older ages with PA
Older people have greater benefit from increasing PA levels

Physically active people have lower risk of dying from any cause at any age (Lee & Paffanberger, 2000)

Question 6

what is primary prevention

Answer 6

refers to initiatives aimed at healthy people before any risk factors emerge and is designed to prevent progression to disease

Question 7

what is secondary prevention?

Answer 7

is focused on disease risk factors and the early stage of disease with the intention of stopping further progression

Question 8

what is tertiary prevention?

Answer 8

refers to actions to prevent progression to complications of disease

Question 9

what is the most important prevention type?

Answer 9

primary prevention

Question 10

what is exercise?

Answer 10

activity conducted with the intention of developing physical fitness

Question 11

what are the two components on physical fitness?

Answer 11

health related - components that have a relationship with good health eg. body composition, cardiovascular fitness, flexibility

skill related - components that have a relationship with enhanced performance and motor skills eg. agility, balance, coordination

Question 12

what is physical fitness?

Answer 12

physical abilities, attributes that to enable people to perform PA

Question 13

how to measure BMI?

Answer 13

weight (kg)/height(m)2