C.1 Hypokinetic Diseases

• Sport = An organised activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment
• Physical Activity = Any bodily movement produced by the contraction of skeletal muscle that significantly increases energy expenditure
• Exercise = a subcategory of physical activity in which planned, structured and repetitive bodily movements are performed to improve or maintain one or more components of fitness
• Health Related Fitness Components

  • bidy composition
  • flexibility
  • cardio resporatory fitness
  • strength
  • muscular endurance
• Skill-related fitness components

  • Agility
  • Co-ordination
  • Balance
  • Power
  • Reaction time
  • speed
• Hypokinetic disease = Disease asociated with physical inactivity
• 6 Hypokinetic Diseases:

  • Coronary Heart Disease - hardening of the artieries due tue t obuild up of plaque
  • Stroke - hardening of arteries in the brain
  • Hypertension - high blood pressure in the artery walls
  • Obesity - excess of body fat to the point where health is endangered
  • Type 2 Diabetes - disease of insulin resistance
  • Osteoporosis - sofetning of bones