Consequences of a sedentary lifestyle: Health, training and exercise: PE: GCSE (9:1)

• Sedentary


  A lifestyle with irregular or no physical activity

  
• Obesity

  Extreme overweight caused by an imbalance of calories consumed to energy expended

  
• Lifestyle


  the way in which a person lives

  
• Heart disease


  Occurs as result of poor diet and lack of activity

  
• Hypertension


  High blood pressure due to a build up of fatty deposits in the arteries

  
• Diabetes


  Body's ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired

  
• Physical, mental and social well-being

  Definition of health

  
• Insomina


  inability to sleep
• Self esteem


  Confidence in own worth. Is lowered with inactivity

  
• Lethargy


  a lack of energy and enthusiasm

  
• Inactivity


  A characteristic of a sedentary lifestyle

  
• Slower metabolism


  A consequence of inactivity which can lead to weight gain

  
• Blood pressure


  The pressure the blood is under when travelling through the arteries

  
• Depression


  Can be caused by a deficit in serotonin

  
• Endorphins


  Released during exercise. Produce serotonin.

  
• CHD


  coronary heart disease

  
• Insulin


  regulates the amount of glucose in the blood

  
• Osteoporosis


  Diseases linked with brittle bones. Likelihood reduced through weight bearing activity

  
• Muscle tone and posture


  Deteriorate through lack of exercise and may lead to poor body image
• Posture


  the position in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting.

  
• Weight gain

  As a result of slow metabolic rate from inactivity

  
• Atherosclerosis


  Building up of plaque (fatty deposits) in the arteries. Narrowing of the arteries

  
• Stress

  Mental strain or tension and can be reduced through physical activity

  
• Self confidence


  Happy with own abilties and qualities