KPER 1200 midterm #1
what are the 4 broad reasons on why physical activity is important? - ✔✔-our design
-environmental mismatch
-physical activity is important for physical health
-physical activity goes beyond phys
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KPER 1200 midterm #1
what are the 4 broad reasons on why physical activity is important? - ✔✔-our design
-environmental mismatch
-physical activity is important for physical health
-physical activity goes beyond physical health (mental)
describe selective pressure - ✔✔environmental factor that affects the reproduction
capabilities of a species (think of the giraffe example)
what were some of the selective pressures that favoured movement-friendly capabilities
in humans? - ✔✔-finding food/water
-finding/ building shelter
-escaping predation
-transportation
describe environmental mismatch - ✔✔-the selective pressures that favoured a capacity
for physical activity no longer exist
-we have designed our environment to minimize physical activity
what are the five pillar of public health? - ✔✔-epidemiology and disease control
-environmental health
-health promotion and education
-health administration and policy
-biostatistics
describe epidemiology and disease control (public health pillar) - ✔✔-the study of
distributions and determinants of disease and disability in populations
-distributions: where are diseases/disabilities located?
-determinants: what causes specific diseases/disabilities?
describe environmental health (public health pillar) - ✔✔the study of how our
environment influences our health
describe promotion and education (public health pillar) - ✔✔asks the question about
how can we enhance the health of the population
describe health administration and policy (public health pillar) - ✔✔delivery of health
services through by-laws, rules and regulations that are designed to promote health
-ex: outdoor smoking bans
describe biostatistics (public health pillar) - ✔✔analysis of health data (focuses on
statistics toward biology)
describe communicable diseases - ✔✔-infectious diseases
-diseases that are caused by pathogens such as viruses/bacteria
-Examples: tuberculosis, malaria, influenza and measles
describe noncommunicable diseases - ✔✔-chronic diseases
-diseases that develop over a long period of time
-examples: cardiovascular diseases (heart attacks, stroke), cancers
what type of disease is physical activity beneficial for? - ✔✔noncommunicable (chronic)
diease
what type of disease kills people the most often today? - ✔✔noncommunicable
(chronic) diease
what is the definition of physical activity? - ✔✔any bodily movement that results in
energy expenditure
define exercise - ✔✔a specific type of physical activity that is planned, repetitive and
done for a specific purpose (such as improving health/fitness)
describe the relationship of physical activity and exercise - ✔✔exercise is always
considered physical activity, but physical activity is not always considered exercise
define physical fitness - ✔✔-no agreed upon definition
-a set of measureable physiological parameters
-2 types: health-related fitness and skill-related fitness
describe some components of health-related fitness - ✔✔-attributes that are thought to
be related to improved health
-aerobic capacity
-muscular strength
-muscular endurance
-flexibility
-body composition
describe some components of skill-related fitness - ✔✔-attributes that are the most
important for successful movement and sport participation
-balance
-agility
-coordination
-power
-speed
define health - ✔✔a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or infirm
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