CHAPTER 6 (paper 2)

• physical health and well-being


  all body systems working well, free from illness and injury. ability to carry out everyday tasks
• benefits of physical health and well-being:

  • more oxygen into the body
  • improved body composition
  • cardiac hypertrophy
• mental health and well-being


  a state of well being in which every individual realises his or her potential, can cope with normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to his or her society
• benefits of mental health and well-being:

  • reduces chances of becoming depressed
  • helps with focus
  • releases endorphins
  • relives stress
• social health and well-being


  basic human needs are being met (food, shelter and clothing). the individual has friendship, support and some value in society, is socially active and has little stress in social circumstances
• benefits of social health and well-being:

  • supports us in making friends
  • improves teamwork skills
  • improves co-operation
• fitness


  the ability to meet / cope with the demands of the environment
• qualitive data


  data which is subjective, involving opinions relation to the quality of a performance rather than the quantity
• quantitative data

  data that can be quantified as a number, e.g. time in seconds or goals scored
• sedentary lifestyle


  a person's choice to take part / engage in little or irregular physical activity
• consequences of a sedentary lifestyle:

  • hypertension
  • poor self esteem
  • heart disease
  • excessive weight gain
  • poor sleep
  • type 2 diabetes
  • lethargy
• obesity


  someone who is considered to have large fat content and a BMI over 30
• BMI

  weight / height squared