Physical Fitness, Unit 1

Water

What can be used to prevent dehydration?

Incomplete proteins

often found in vegetables and rice

mental focus

the ability to concentrate on thinking tasks

Complete proteins

Contains all nine essential amino acids

Speeds up the heart beating and helps prepare your body for action by affecting the heart

Describe some things about adrenaline

Increases sugar in the blood and narrows arteries to increase blood pressure.

Describe some things about cortisol

`Only found in females and not released during stress.

Describe some things about estrogen.

System that includes the heart muscle, the blood vessels in your body,

Describe the circulatory system

The organs inside of you, a healthy liver.

Describe the internal system:

Your arm muscle, good muscle tone, and larger fibers produced.

Describe the muscular system:

System improved by jumping, system helped by positive stress.

Describe the skeletal system

When a person has good cardiovascular fitness, the heart and lungs work well, and oxygen is easily and efficiently carried to the different parts of the body. A person with good cardiovascular fitness finds it easy to run, walk, or climb stairs without breathing too hard. A person who does not have good cardiovascular fitness will breathe very hard when doing these types of activities and may feel tired afterward.

Explain why cardiovascular fitness is as important as muscular fitness.

Swimming, Walking up stairs, Running.

Give some examples of cardiovascular fitness

Touching one's toes, stretching one's arm, and twisting to the side.

Give some examples of flexibility

Lifting a box, carrying bags, and doing push-ups.

Give some examples of muscular fitness

The bones are thickened, good muscle tone is created, muscle fibers get bigger, and the body organs work better.

How does exercise improve physical health?

Keeps your gums and skin firmer, keeps your eyes from getting damaged with age, helps prevent blood clots, and takes extra sugar out of your blood.

How does exercise improve your health?

Increases sugar in the blood, decreases mental awareness, puts you in a bad mood, and makes you feel edgy and uncomfortable.

How does stress affect mental and emotional health?

Complex Carbohydrates

Release energy slowly into the blood

False

True or False: Exercise can easily improve type 1 diabetes.

True

True or False: Exercise can lower levels of estrogen in the blood.

False

True or False: Incomplete proteins do not satisfy the suggested daily intake of protein; only complete proteins do.

True

True or False: Many parts of your body will be healthier and stay more youthful looking if you exercise regularly.

True

True or False: Regular exercise means that you plan to exercise every week.

True

True or False: The healthiest person is the one who combines regular exercise with proper eating habits.

False

True or False: There are other equally good substitutes for exercise.

False

True or False: There are some limiting factors that will completely prevent you from exercising regularly.

False

True or False: Unsaturated fats tend to be solid at room temperature

True

True or False: Your chances of getting cancer are less if you exercise regularly.

False

True or False: Your mood is improved when you have extra stress hormones in the blood.

True

True or False; Mental focus can be improved by exercise.

improves your self-confidence, helps you lose weight or control your weight, helps you sleep better, helps improve your balance, and helps build strong muscles

What are some of the benefits of exercise?

The heart has to pump harder It is more difficult to exercise, and A heavy person gets more tired during exercise

What are the main reasons why excess weight affects physical fitness?

blood clot

a clump of red blood cells that are stuck together with various proteins as they move through the body

dementia

a condition in older people in which the brain does not work properly

dehydrated

a condition in which the body does not have all the water it needs to function properly; can be mild or can be severe and lead to death

hydrated

a condition in which the body has the proper amount of water in it to perform normally

osteoporosis

a condition in which the bones of a person become thinner and have less strength

macular degeneration

a condition of the eyes in which a person begins to lose vision in some areas

periodontitis

a condition that can occur when the gums age and become more susceptible to infection

estrogen

a hormone released in females

cortisol

a hormone that is released in response to stress that puts more sugar in the blood to increase energy and narrows arteries to increase blood pressure

adrenaline

a hormone that is released in response to stress that speeds up the heart rate, and can increase blood pressure

pneumonia

a lung infection that can make it difficult to breathe and even cause death

fiber

a non-digestible substance that comes from plant sources; it helps the body move food through the digestive system

neurological system

a part of the body that is made up of the brain, nerves, and spinal cord

regular exercise

a plan in which a person chooses to exercise a certain number of times every week

flexibility

a type of physical conditioning that lengthens the muscles and improves the movement of the joints

cardiovascular fitness

a type of physical conditioning that primarily strengthens the heart, lungs, and blood vessels

muscular fitness

a type of physical conditioning that strengthens specific muscles

obese

an individual that is very heavy or overweight

Simple Sugars

digested easily by the body

unsaturated fats

healthy fats from plant or fish sources which tend to be liquid at room temperature

fats

lines the nerves and organs in the body

essential amino acids

nine protein building blocks that cannot be made by the body so they must be obtained through food

limiting factors

obstacles or difficulties that keep a person from accomplishing goals, such as regular exercise

emotional health

the ability to keep feelings and thoughts stable during the activities experienced in life

mental health

the ability to think clearly and perform the mental tasks necessary in life

amino acids

the basic building blocks of proteins

skeletal system

the bones found in the body

physical fitness

the measure of the health and condition of the heart, lungs, muscles, and joints of an individual

internal system

the organs inside the body and how they function together

muscular system

the part of the body that is made up of the muscles

circulatory system

the parts of the body that are related to the movement of blood

saturated fats

unhealthy fats from animal sources which tend to be solid at room temperature