Physical Activity, Sport, Exercise and society pg 5-15

Question 1

What is physical activity?

Answer 1

Physical activity is any movement of the body produced by skeletal muscles, resulting in energy expenditure.

Question 2

Play

Answer 2

Description: Activities done for fun and recreation, not for a serious or practical goal.

Characteristics:
* Enjoyable
* Flexible

Examples:
* Playground games
* Monkey bars
* Sandbox play

Question 3

Games

Answer 3

Fun activities with rules and goals.

Characteristics:
* Rules exist
* Goal-oriented

Examples:
* Virtual reality games
* Octopus tag
* Yard games

Question 4

Sports

Answer 4

Physical activities involving skill and competition, done for entertainment.

Characteristics:
* Highly organised
* Structured
* Strict rules

Examples:
* Tennis
* Australian Rules football
Soccer

Question 5

Informal Sports

Answer 5

Casual sports activities that are self-organised with flexible rules.

Characteristics:
* Self-organised
* Casual
* Flexible rules

Examples:
* 3-on-3 basketball
* Street soccer
* Beach cricket

Question 6

Transportation

Answer 6

Physical movement to get from one place to another.

Characteristics:
* Practical
* Purpose-driven

Examples:
* Walking
* Cycling
* Running

Question 7

Exercise

Answer 7

Activities to improve or maintain health and fitness.

Characteristics:
* Health-focused
* Routine
* Involves physical exertion

Examples:
* Running
* Cycling
* Weightlifting

Question 8

Chores

Answer 8

Routine tasks or jobs done around the home.

Characteristics:
* Repetitive
* Task-oriented
* Necessary

Examples:
* Gardening
* Cleaning
* Grocery shopping

Question 9

Recreational Activites

Answer 9

Leisure activities done during free time, outside of work or study.

Characteristics:
* Relaxing
* Fun
* Diverse

Examples:
* Dancing
* Sky-diving
* Surfing

Question 10

Physical Health definition:

Answer 10

is the efficient functioning of the body, free from disease and illness

Question 11

Benefits of physical health include:

Answer 11

*Weight management,
*Building and maintaining healthy bones, muscles and joints. *Reduction in risk of suffering life-threatening conditions such as diabetes, or obesity

Question 12

Mental Health definition:

Answer 12

is the capacity of the brain to function well. Eg, memory, ability to focus and acquire new knowledge

Question 13

Benefits of mental health include:

Answer 13

Reduced stress, increase self confidence, increase self-esteem

Question 14

Emotional health definition:

Answer 14

is the capacity to appropriately display and control one’s emotions
Eg. being anxious or depressed

Question 15

Benefits of emotional health include:

Answer 15

Postive mood, resilience, appropriate display of emotions

Question 16

Social health definition:

Answer 16

is the capacity to get on well with others

Question 17

Benefits of social health include:

Answer 17

*Improved communication skills *Decreased feeling of isolation and loneliness
*Increased interactions and collaboration with others

Question 18

Spiritual Health definition:

Answer 18

relates to the ideas, values and ethics that arise in the minds and consciousness of human beings.

Question 19

Benefits of spiritual health include:

Answer 19

Deepened connection to nature, improved sense of belonging, peace and sense of purpose

Question 20

sociocultural factors definition:

Answer 20

the social and cultural influences that shape an individual’s or group’s behavior, values, beliefs, attitudes, and overall way of life.

Question 21

Sociocultural factors

Answer 21

Family
Peers
Socioeconomic status
Gender
Cultural norms
Community