PATHFIT 1: Health, Physical Fitness, and Physical Wellness

Vocabulary flashcards covering physical education, physical fitness vs. physical wellness, major areas of physical wellness, and health-related fitness components.

Physical Education

A program that aims to develop student's physical competence and knowledge of movement and safety, and their ability to use these to perform in a wide range of activities associated with the development of an active and healthy lifestyle.

Regular Physical Activity

A major area of physical wellness that includes exercise, sports, walking, and other movement.

Proper Nutrition

A major area of physical wellness involving eating a balanced diet and drinking enough water.

Adequate Sleep and Rest

A major area of physical wellness that allows the body to recover and repair.

Personal Hygiene

A major area of physical wellness focused on maintaining cleanliness and preventing infection.

Disease Prevention

A major area of physical wellness focused on practicing healthy behaviors and getting appropriate health checkups.

Injury Prevention

A major area of physical wellness involving the use of proper technique, equipment, warm up, and cool-down.

Healthy Lifestyle Choices

A major area of physical wellness that involves avoiding harmful substances and excessive unhealthy behaviors.

Physical Fitness

What your body is capable of doing; it focuses on physical ability and performance, measures what the body can do, and includes strength, endurance, and flexibility.

Physical Wellness

How well you take care of your body; it focuses on overall care of the body through healthy lifestyle choices, exercises, nutrition, sleep, hygiene, and prevention.

General Fitness

Refers to the overall condition of a person's body that enables them to perform daily activities efficiently, stay healthy, resist fatigue, and participate in physical activities and recreation.

Health and Fitness

The ability of a person to perform daily activities efficiently and without excessive fatigue, while still having enough energy for recreation, exercise, and unexpected physical demands.

Health Related Fitness

A main category of physical fitness with components mainly related to health, wellness, and the ability to perform daily activities.

Skill Related Fitness

A main category of physical fitness with components that are especially important for sports, games, and physical performance.

Cardiorespiratory Endurance

A component of health-related fitness defined as the ability of the heart and lungs to supply oxygen during prolonged activity, such as running and swimming.

Muscular Strength

A component of health-related fitness defined as the ability of muscle to exert maximum force, such as in weight lifting and push-ups.

Muscular Endurance

A component of health-related fitness defined as the ability of muscles to work repeatedly or for a long period of time without feeling fatigue, such as in sit-ups and planking.

Flexibility

A component of health-related fitness defined as the ability of joints to move through an appropriate range of motion, such as in stretching and gymnastics.

Body Composition

A component of health-related fitness representing the proportion and combination of fat, muscle, bone, and other tissue in the body.

Lean Body Mass

The portion of body composition made up of muscle and other non-fat tissue.

Body Fat

The stored calories portion of body composition.