Lesson 1 Health and Fitness Flashcards
(4 cards)
Health
Health is not as simple as just being well. Health is a state of complete emotional/psychological, physical and social well-being
Fitness
Fitness is the ability to meet the demands of an environment - so for a sportsman, it means being in the right emotional/psychological and physical shape to be able to perform what your sport requires of you.
Exercise
Exercise is any activity that needs physical effort often people think of exercise as activities you do to stay fit, however, activities such as walking or cycling to school are still forms of exercise as they require physical effort.
Performance
Performance is the action or progress of doing something, but the term is also used to describe how you do something or how well you do it