Midterm Flashcards
(100 cards)
Exercise
requires planned, structured and repetitive movement
Physical activity
movement produced by skeletal muscles requires energy expenditure
New category of movement
Nonexercised activity thermogenesis
Energy expenditure doing everyday activities not exercise ex. carrying groceries
Systems involved in exercise
Nervous, skeletal, cardiovascular, lungs, neuroendocrine/metabolism
Service organs (muscle-centric view)
Permit continued exercise
Facilitate allostasis (feedforward adjustment)
Steps
Less than 5,000 steps - Sedentary lifestyle
5,000-7,499 - Low active
7,500-9,999 - somewhat active
10,000-12,499 - active
More than 12,500 - highly active
3 factors determine our health and longevity
environment, behaviour and genetics
Primary cause of death in 20th century
Progress in medical fields
infectious diseases (life expectancy 47 years)
infectious disease to chronic diseases
Dimensions of wellness
social, physical, spiritual, environment, mental, emotional, occupational
Leading risk factors of death are related to lifestyle choices (big five)
Smoking, high blood pressure, high body mass index, physical inactivity, high blood sugar
In the last century
diet includes much worse things, we have become increasingly sedentary and change in social interaction (online)
Sedentary death syndrome (SeDS)
Hypokinetic diseases
Death attributed to lack of PA
Illness related to lack of PA
PA decreases
mortality rates, there is a drop in diseases
Current recommendation for physical activity
150 minutes of Modern intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity
Women have a reduced risk of
Cardiovascular disease before menopause
Life long endurance athletes have a higher
Vo2 even as they grow older and it helps you stay active for longer before deteriorating
170 - 242min moderate intensity or 90-128min vigorous activity per week decreases
Chance of cardiovascular disease
Extreme Extreme physical activity can result in “Extreme exercise hypothesis”
U- shaped association - association between CVD and exercise
Committed exercisers have been shown to
-Maintain youthful hearts
-reduce arterial stiffness
- reduce central blood pressure
Additional benefits of PA
-Important for muscle, bone and joint health (doesn’t help lungs)
-Improves mood, cognitive function, creativity
-Increase blood flow to brain
-Facilitates removal of metabolites (prevent alzheimers and dementia)
-Release of the protein brain-derived neurotrophic factor
-Increased excitatory neurotransmitters
-Significant association between physical fitness and academic achievement
Sitting for too long effects
Solution
even individuals who exercise 5 times/week for 30 minutes/ session
stand and move every 30 minutes of inactivity (5 minute break for every 30 minutes)
Light PA
Moderate PA
Vigorous PA
(uses less than 150 calories/day)
(uses 150 calories/day or 1000 calories/week)
(requires more than 6 METs energy per day)
Skill Related Fitness
fitness components important for success in skillful activities and athletic events
Health Related Fitness
able to perform activities of daily living without undue fatigue