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Learn this properly: Definitions of Health, Fitness and WellbeingHarvey is 47. He drives everywhere, sits at a desk for most of the day, no longer sees old friends and reports feeling low. A nurse encourages him to join a local walking-football club.
Discuss how taking part in regular physical activity at the club could improve Harvey's physical, emotional and social wellbeing. (6 marks)
Body mass index (BMI) is one measure used to assess whether a person is a healthy weight. It is found using BMI=height2mass, where mass is in kilograms and height is in metres.
A recreational footballer, Bilal, has a mass of 88 kg and a height of 1.75 m.
(a) Calculate Bilal's BMI. Give your answer to one decimal place and show your working. (2 marks)
(b) State one limitation of using BMI to judge whether a muscular athlete is a healthy weight. (2 marks)
A balanced diet contains the right amount of each nutrient for the body's needs. Two performers are planning their meals.
(a) A marathon runner wants sustained energy for a long training run. Name the nutrient group that should make up the largest proportion of her diet, and explain why complex carbohydrates are more suitable than simple carbohydrates before a long run. (2 marks)
(b) Name the nutrient most associated with the growth and repair of muscle after a weight-training session. (1 mark)
A sedentary lifestyle is one with too much sitting and too little physical activity. A health worker is warning a group of office staff about its consequences.
(a) Give one physical consequence and one emotional consequence of a sedentary lifestyle. (2 marks)
(b) Explain why a sedentary lifestyle and obesity are not the same thing. (1 mark)
Staying properly hydrated is important for a games player competing on a hot afternoon.
Describe two ways in which water (hydration) helps the body during exercise. (2 marks)
The World Health Organisation gives a widely used definition of health.
State what is meant by health according to this definition. (1 mark)