Physical Education and Health: First Quarter

Physical Education

This means training of the bodily organs and powers with a view to the promotion of heart and vigour.

Physics

What does the latin word “physica” mean?

Physical Development

The development of the body. An individual who actively participates in any physical activity can have and sustain good health and elevated fitness level.

Mental Development

The development of the mind. An individual who develops mental capacity as information is attained and understands the right approach and rules of the games as well as in different aspects of physical education program.

Social Development

The development of communal traits. The ability of a person to act accordingly in a situation or event; the commitment of a person to develop appropriate interaction.

Emotional Development

The development of the mental. Refers to how the students regulate their expressions and emotions through their experiences.

Physical Fitness

A state of the body where it is functioning effectively.

Health

Having a positive feeling on achieving a quality of life and a body that is free from disease.

Wellness

A reflection of optimal health where the body is functioning to it’s full potential in all aspects of life, work, and society.

Health Goals

Setting an activity specifically for achieving your health and wellness objectives.

Health Life Expectancy

An estimation of how many years a person might be expected to live.

BMI or Body Mass Index

A practical way to assess health and wellness.

Sleep Deprivation

A circumstance where our body does not get enough sleep. This condition may lead to more problems in our body like the feeling of fatigue, weight gain or loss, becoming clumsy, or it’s acute effects alter the normal function of our brain.

Hypertension

A high blood pressure that is pushed through the arteries wall.

Hyperlipemia

An abnormal high concentration of fats or lipids in the blood.

Type 2 Diabetes

Characterized as the high level of blood sugar or hyperglcemia.

Health, Optimizing, Physical, Education

What is the full meaning of the acronym HOPE?

HOPE

A program that focuses in physical fitness and to promote physical activity outside of physical education class.

Health, Everyone, Lifetime, Personal

What is the full meaning of the acronym HELP?

HELP

This philosophy is about the possibility of having a lifestyle change.

Lifestyle Diseases

These kinds of diseases may be acquired due to sedentary lifestyle and lack of exercise or physical activities.

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD)

These kinds of diseases that cannot be passed on to other members of society. Some of these diseases are chronic with a slow progress.

Food Safety

It is the way of handling, preparing the food before being served or be stored.

Specific, Measurable, Action-Oriented, Realistic, Timed

What is the full meaning of the acronym SMART?

SMART

These are techniques to attain fitness goals and objectives.

Student

Youth at the center of the model.

Interpersonal

The families, teachers, and peers who influence the individual; a relationship between two or more people with a strong, deep, or close connections.

Organizational

Relating to an organization or involving an organization.

Community

The surrounding built and natural environment and opportunities that support the activity; a group of people that has a common interest or objective that they share with one another.

Policy

Rules, procedures, and expectations that influence each of the above; a set of standards that came from an organization, our government, a party, or an individual that is needed to be applied or adopted.

Muscular Endurance

Ability of the body to perform repeated exercises without getting tired.

Cardiovascular Endurance

Ability of the body to deliver oxygen and nutrients to tissues and to remove wastes; helps to determine if the heart and lungs are working in coordination.

Muscle Strength

Capability of the muscles to lift weight; increases muscle mass of the body.

Flexibility

The range of motion available in a join; affected by muscles length, joint structure, and other factors.

Body Composition

Ratio of fat to muscle; sign of a healthy and fit body; considers the individual body type according to the height, weight, frame size, and the ratio of fat mass to lean muscle mass.

Agility

Ability to rapidly and accurately change the direction of the movement of the entire body in space with speed and accuracy.B

Balance

Maintenance of equilibrium while stationary or while moving.

Coordination

Ability of the person to use the senses, such as sight and hearing, together with body parts in performing motor tasks smoothly and accurately.

Power

Ability to exert muscle force quickly; ability of the muscle to release maximum force in the shortest period of time.

Reaction Time

Refers to time elapsed between stimulation and the beginning of the reaction to it.

Speed

Ability of a person to execute motor movements in the shortest period of time.

Physiological Fitness

Its focus is in the level of physical activity a person does habitually; more focused on the performance of the whole body and how the body reacts to different activities that we do.

Metabolic Fitness

Focuses on the metabolic performance of the body especially on the lipids in our blood profile and its sensitivity to insulin.

Morphological Fitness

Main focus is the body composition specifically on the level of body fats contents, circumsference of body parts and fats distribution to some areas of our body.

Depressed and Happy

Negative and Positive of Emotional Dimension.

Ignorant and Informed

Negative and Positive of Intellectual Dimension.

Unfit and Fit

Negative and Positive of Physical Dimension.

Lonely and Involved

Negative and Positive of Social Dimension.

Unfulfilled and Fulfilled

Negative and Positive of Spiritual Dimension.

Negative and Positive

Negative and Positive of Total Outlook Dimension.