Obesity and how it may affect performance in physical activity sport

Question 1

What is obesity?

Answer 1

A term used to describe people with a large fat content caused by an imbalance of calories consumed to energy expenditure

Question 2

What does bmi stand for

Answer 2

Body Mass Index

Question 3

How can obesity affect fitness?

Answer 3

1. limiting stamina/ cardio-vascular
2. limiting flexibility
3. limiting agility
   limiting speed/power

Question 4

How can obesity affect ill health physically?

Answer 4

1. contributes to development of cancer
2. contributes to heart diseases
3. contributes to increase in blood pressure
4. contributes to the development of diabetes
5. causes cholesterol levels to rise
6. can lead to injury

Question 5

How can obesity affect ill health mentally?

Answer 5

1. can lead to depression
2. can lead to loss of confidence
3. it can make the idividual feel like they can’t contribute to society

Question 6

How can obesity affect ill health socially?

Answer 6

1. can lead to inability to socialise
2. may make the individual feel unable to leave home
3. may make the individual conscious of how they look and therefore uncomfortable in social situations