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• Fitness


  Ability to meet the demands of the environment
• Health


  A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
• Well-Being


  A mix of physical, social and mental well-being that gives people a sense of being comfortable, healthy, and/or happy
• Physical Health and well-being

  All body systems working well, free from illness and injury. Ability to carry out everyday tasks
• Social health and well-being

  Basic human needs are being met. The individual has friendship and support, some value in society, is socially active and has little stress socially
• Mental health and well-being

  individual realises their own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to their community.
• Sedentary Lifestyle


  A persons choice to engage in little or irregular physical activity
• Obesity


  A term used to describe people with a large fat content - BMI over 30
• Ectomorph


  a somatotype characterised by being tall and thin, with narrow shoulders and narrow hips
• Balanced diet


  a diet that contains the right quantity of food so that you consume only as many calories as you expend each day; and the right mix of different types of foods so that the body receives all the nutrients, vitamins and minerals it needs
• Endomorph


  a somatotype characterised by a pear-shaped body and a tendency towards fatness. Endomorphs have wide hips and narrow shoulders
• Mesomorph


  a somatotype characterised by a muscular appearance, wide shoulders and narrow hips
• Somatotype


  a method of classifying body types. There are three somatotypes: ectomorph, mesomorph, and endomorph
• Carbohydrate


  Food source that acts as the preferred energy souce
• Fat


  Food source that provides energy at low intensity
• Protein


  Food source for growth and repair of body tissue
• Dehydration


  excessive loss of water from the body, interrupting the normal functioning of the body
• Hydration


  having enough water in the body to enable it to function normally
• Rehydration


  consuming water to restore hydration