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Consequences of a sedentary lifestyle

I can identify the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle and explain how obesity affects physical, emotional and social health.

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Consequences of a sedentary lifestyle

I can identify the consequences of a sedentary lifestyle and explain how obesity affects physical, emotional and social health.

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Key learning points

  1. A sedentary lifestyle can lead to weight gain, obesity and related health issues like heart disease and diabetes.
  2. Poor sleep, low self-esteem, and lethargy are common consequences of inactivity.
  3. Obesity negatively impacts physical performance by limiting stamina, flexibility, agility and speed/power.
  4. Physically, obesity increases the risk of conditions such as cancer, heart disease and high cholesterol.
  5. Mentally and socially, obesity can cause depression, loss of confidence, and social isolation.

Keywords

  • Sedentary lifestyle - a lifestyle with irregular or no physical activity

  • Obesity - people with large fat content, a body mass index (BMI) of over 30 or over 20% weight for height ratio

  • Health - a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

  • Body mass index - a measure that uses your height and weight to calculate whether your weight is deemed healthy

  • Body composition - the percentage of body weight which is fat and nonfat (muscle and bone)

Common misconception

Believing that a sedentary lifestyle only affects physical health through weight gain.

A sedentary lifestyle can have a negative impact on social and emotional health too.


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6 Questions

Q1.
health is when basic human needs are being met (food, shelter and clothing) and the individual has friendship and support, as well as some value in society.
physical
emotional
Correct answer: social
fitness
Q2.
Fitness is your ability to meet the physical demands placed on you by the ...
Correct Answer: environment
Q3.
Match the benefit to the type of health or fitness.
Correct Answer:physical health,decreased risk of health issues such as heart disease
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decreased risk of health issues such as heart disease

Correct Answer:emotional health,stress relief
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stress relief

Correct Answer:social health,improved friendships
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improved friendships

Correct Answer:fitness,improved flexibility
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improved flexibility

Q4.
Identify which body shape is obese.
An image in a quiz
A
B
Correct answer: C
They are all obese.
None of them are obese.
Q5.
How might a person become obese?
doing too much exercise
Correct answer: having a sedentary lifestyle
smoking
Correct answer: eating an unhealthy diet
Q6.
People with a sedentary lifestyle are likely to do how much exercise per day?
Correct answer: little or none
at least one hour
at least 2 hours
at least three hours

6 Questions

Q1.
A sedentary lifestyle is a lifestyle that has or no physical activity.
Correct Answer: irregular, little
Q2.
Match the impact of a sedentary lifestyle to the type of health it relates to.
Correct Answer:physical health,increased blood pressure
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increased blood pressure

Correct Answer:emotional health,increased risk of depression
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increased risk of depression

Correct Answer:social health,more likely to socialise online
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more likely to socialise online

Q3.
Obesity includes people with a body mass index (BMI) of over ...
Correct answer: 30.
40.
50.
60.
70.
Q4.
Rach is a person with obesity. She has recently started long distance swimming. How could obesity negatively affect her performance specifically for long distance swimming?
Correct answer: limits cardiovascular endurance
limits flexibility
limits agility
limits power
Q5.
Match the correct definition to the key term.
Correct Answer:obese,people with a large fat content, a body mass index (BMI) of over 30
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people with a large fat content, a body mass index (BMI) of over 30

Correct Answer:overweight,heavier than optimum weight and may be in the form of muscle mass
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heavier than optimum weight and may be in the form of muscle mass

Correct Answer:overfat,when an individual has an abnormally large percentage of body fat
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when an individual has an abnormally large percentage of body fat

Q6.
Correctly order the parts of the sentence to explain why increased blood pressure is a impact of obesity.
1 - The heart has to pump blood carrying...
2 - ...oxygen around the body...
3 - ... however for a person with....
4 - ...obesity, the heart has to work harder...
5 - ... to get blood around a ...
6 - ...bigger body and therefore this...
7 - ... increases blood pressure.