Soc 22 Physical Emotional And Social Health And Lifestyle Choices

Question 1

Impact of physical activity on your physical health

Answer 1

❏ Better body composition
❏ Cardiovascular fitness
❏ Muscular strength and endurance

Question 2

Impact of physical activity on your emotional health

Answer 2

❏ Makes you feel good (serotonin)
❏ Relieves stress (endorphins)
❏ Increases confidence
❏ Enjoyment and challenge
❏ For aesthetic appreciation

Question 3

Impact of physical activity on your social health

Answer 3

❏ Increase cooperation skills
❏ Develop friendships
❏ Good attitude to competition

Question 4

Positive effects of exercise

Answer 4

• Helps you cope with the physical side of life
• Even moderate exercise improves longevity - how long you will live
• Lowers risk of psychological illness
• Lowers risk of eating problems

Question 5

Negative effects

Answer 5

• Puts you at risk of sport-related injury
• Time off to recover from injury can lead to psychological problems
• Competition pressure can lead to psychological problems
• Early specialisation in one sport can reduce other opportunities

Question 6

Promoting personal health through a Personal
Exercise Plan

Answer 6

A PEP is a training programme
designed to improve your personal
fitness. Creating and performing
your PEP is a life skill, which should
enable you to plan your fitness
requirements for the rest of your life.

Question 7

Wellbeing

Answer 7

The state of being comfortable, healthy or happy.

Question 8

Serotonin

Answer 8

A natural chemical messenger believed to regulate your mood.

Question 9

Endorphins

Answer 9

Chemicals in the brain that, like serotonin, are another of your
body’s ‘feel-good’ chemicals.