Value of participating in physical activities

• How is physical activity defined?


  Physical activity is any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that results in energy expenditure.
• What are the categories of physical activity in daily life?


  • Occupational activities
  • Sports
  • Conditioning
  • Household activities
  • Other activities
• What is exercise a subset of?

  Exercise is a subset of physical activity.
• How is exercise characterized?

  Exercise is planned, structured, and repetitive with the objective of improving or maintaining physical fitness.
• What is physical fitness defined as?

  Physical fitness is a set of attributes that are either health- or skill-related.
• How can the degree of physical fitness be measured?

  The degree of physical fitness can be measured with specific tests.