What are the 4 reasons to study physical activity? Correct Answer: 1) because humans have evolved to be physically active
2) because our environment no longer fulfills our needs for physical activity
3) because the le
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What are the 4 reasons to study physical activity? Correct Answer: 1) because humans have evolved to be physically active
2) because our environment no longer fulfills our needs for physical activity
3) because the leading causes of death and disease is due to our Physical activity's level
4) because more than just our health is impacted by physical activity
What is the epidemiological transition? Correct Answer: documents what causes death in each stage of the Demographic transition
4 stages of epidemiologic transition Correct Answer: Stage 1: Pestilence and Famine
Stage 2: Receding Pandemics
Stage 3: Degenerative and man- made Diseases
Stage 4: Delayed Degenerative Diseases
STAGE 1: Pestilence and Famine Correct Answer: - large mortality rate and low life expectancy
- infectious disease and famine
STAGE 2: Receding Pandemics Correct Answer: - improvements in public health and sanitization which led to a decrease in infectious disease
STAGE 3: Degenerative and Man-Made Diseases Correct Answer: - life expectancy increased, but diseases of lifestyle (cancer, cardiovascular disease) increased
STAGE 4: Degenerative Disease Correct Answer: - diseases of lifestyle still prevalent but treatment improves
Physical Activity (Definition) Correct Answer: Any bodily movement produced by the contraction of skeletal muscles that results in a increase in metabolic rate over resting energy expenditure
Physical Fitness (Definition) Correct Answer: An individual having necessary characteristics to perform a given task
Two Types of Physical Fitness Correct Answer: Performance related and Health related
Early Conceptualizations of Health Correct Answer: idea of holistic health, homeostasis
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