Health fitness and well-being

• Regular exercise benefits your musculo - skeletal system making your muscles and bone stronger and your way more flexible. This makes it injury less likely.
• Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
• Fitness is the ability of demands of the environment
• Wellbeing is the state of being comfortable, happy and healthy
• Good emotional health is feeling good about yourself and responding well to different situations.
• Self-esteem is having a good opinion of yourself
• Social health is when you interact well with others and form relationships
• A sedentary lifestyle is one where there is no or irregular physical activity
• A sedentary lifestyle can cause people that have low confidence, low self-esteem, poor body image, and depression
• A balanced diet is one that contains the best ratios of nutrients to match your lifestyle
• There are two types of carbohydrates

  simple carbohydrates, which give you fast released energy E.G. cake or sweets

  Complex carbohydrates (starchy), which give you slow release energy E.G. bread or pasta
• Proteins help body growth and repair, including building muscles
• fats provide energy and help to keep the body warm and protect organs. They are important for helping the body absorb minerals
• Hydration means supplying the body with the right amount of water to allow it to function correctly
• Minerals are needed for healthy bones and teeth to build tissue and for some chemical reactions in the body
• Vitamins are needed for growth and maintain bones, teeth skin and other tissues They are also needed for many chemical reactions in the body
• Fibre is used to keep your digestive system working properly and increases bowel movement which prevents constipation (good digestion means that the body can get all the nutrients it needs from food)