Questions and CORRECT Answers
Male life expectancy - CORRECT ANSWER - 76.1 years
Female life expectancy - CORRECT ANSWER - 81.1 years
over the last 20 years life expectancy has _____________ - CORRECT ANSWER -
increased
life expectance may decrease over the next decade because ..... - CORRECT ANSWER -
CVD, cancer, respiratory disease
4 major factors that influence health and longevity - CORRECT ANSWER - lifestyle: diet
and exercise, smoking (most influential)
environment: food deserts, air quality
genetics
health care delivery
what is wellness? - CORRECT ANSWER - optimal health which encompasses all the
dimensions of well-being
how can you achieve a state of wellness? - CORRECT ANSWER - - regular PA
- proper nutrition
- emotional/spiritual balance
- eliminating unhealthy behaviors
physical wellness - CORRECT ANSWER - all behaviors that keep your body healthy
- healthy body weight and achieving physical fitness
,emotional wellness (mental health) - CORRECT ANSWER - social skills and
interpersonal relationships
- emotional stability
- mental disorders are the leading cause of disability between 15-44y
intellectual wellness - CORRECT ANSWER - active minds throughout life
spiritual wellness - CORRECT ANSWER - ability to understand your purpose in life;
experience love, pain, peace, sorrow
social wellness - CORRECT ANSWER - development and maintenance of meaningful
interpersonal relationships
- quality not quantity
environmental wellness - CORRECT ANSWER - + or - impact on total wellness
- polluted air, contaminated water, "safe environment"
occupational wellness - CORRECT ANSWER - high level of satisfaction in your job or
career choice
financial wellness - CORRECT ANSWER - live comfortably on your income, in addition
to managing money in a responsible way
Healthy people 2020 goals - CORRECT ANSWER - - attaining high quality and longer
lives
- reducing risk of injury and premature death
- achieving health equity
, physical activity - CORRECT ANSWER - any unplanned contraction of skeletal muscles
that increase energy expenditure
exercise - CORRECT ANSWER - a sub category of PA
planned, structured, and repetitive physical activities done to improve or maintain one or more
aspects of physical fitness
less than ____% of American adults do the recommended amount of exercise to promote health -
CORRECT ANSWER - 50%
benefits of being physically active or exercising - CORRECT ANSWER - decreased fall
risk
decreased risk of early death
decreased anxiety and depression
improved cognitive function
improved mood
decreased risk of strokes, cancers, CVD, osteop
health related physical fitness components - CORRECT ANSWER - Cardiorespiratory
endurance
body composition
muscular strength
muscular endurance
flexibility
cardiorespiratory endurance - CORRECT ANSWER - the ability of the circulatory and
respiratory system to supply oxygen during sustained physical activity
body composition - CORRECT ANSWER - the relative amounts of muscle, fat, bone, and
other vital parts of the body