The contribution which physical activity makes to health and fitness: Health, training and exercise: PE: GCSE (9:1)

• Lifestyle

  The way in which a person lives

  
• Diet


  Provides the body with energy

  
• Work/rest balance


  Ensuring sufficient time for the body to recover, rest and adapt
• Sleep


  The best type of rest

  
• Recreational drugs


  Very harmful; both physically and emotionally. Can lead to addiction

  
• Alcohol


  A drink that involves legal recreational drugs

  
• Nicotine


  the addictive drug found in cigarettes

  
• Caffeine


  Found in tea, coffee and chocolate

  
• Liver and kidney damange


  Impact of excessive drinking of alcohol
• Legal stimulant


  Caffeine

  
• Disadvantage of alcohol

  Weight gain and loss of balance and coordination

  
• Impact of nicotine

  Inflammation of the lungs and bronchi. Damages alveoli

  
• Shortness of breath


  Common in smokers. Red blood cells have reduced abilty to carry oxygen

  
• CHD


  Coronary Heart Disease. High risk disease common with smoking

  
• Benefits of physical health

  Avoid obesity, improves heart function, reduces risk of illness
• Benefits of mental health

  Reduce stress and tension and be able to control emotions
• Serotonin


  A chemical found in the human body that is responsible for maintaining mood balance
• Benefits of social health

  Make friends and develop teamwork skills,
• Cooperation

  Action of working together. An aspect of social well-being
• Depression


  Can be caused by a deficit in serotonin
• Endorphins


  Released during exercise. Produce serotonin.