Soc 1 Flashcards
(6 cards)
Health
Health is not as simple as 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 do 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 process of doing something, but the term also used to describe how you do something or how well you do it.
Sedentary
Lacking in physical activity
Hypo kinetic disease
A disease caused by a lack of physical activity or sedimentary lifestyle