7.3 Benefits of Physical Activity

What are the benefits of regular participation in physical activity?

• Only physical benefits

• Physical, social, mental, emotional, and spiritual benefits

• Only mental and emotional benefits

• Only social and spiritual benefits

What is the definition of Physical Activity?

• Any form of movement that requires muscular action and results in energy expenditure above resting levels.

• Lack of involvement in PA during leisure time.

• Behaviour that expends little energy.

• Efficient functioning of muscular and skeletal systems.

What does Incidental Activity refer to?

• Efficient functioning of bodily systems.

• PA that occurs throughout the day as part of normal routines.

• Lack of involvement in PA during leisure time.

• When a person spends more than 6 hours per day sedentary.

How is Physical Health defined?

• Lack of involvement in PA during leisure time.

• Behaviour that expends little energy.

• Efficient functioning of bodily systems without undue stress or fatigue.

• Any form of movement that results in energy expenditure.

What is Sedentary Behaviour?

• Lack of involvement in PA during leisure time.

• Behaviour that expends little energy (approx 1 MET), associated with sitting or lying down.

• Efficient functioning of bodily systems.

• Any form of movement that results in energy expenditure.

What does METs (metabolic equivalents) measure?

• The ratio of a person’s working metabolic rate relative to the resting metabolic rate.

• The amount of time spent in physical activity.

• The number of calories burned during exercise.

• The intensity of mental activities.

What are some benefits of moving in a variety of different ways?

• Improves brain, mood, and energy levels

• Decreases social connections

• Reduces mental health

• Lowers spiritual awareness

What is the growing awareness mentioned in the text?

• Link between physical activity and various aspects of health

• Importance of sedentary lifestyle

• Benefits of isolation

• Negative effects of exercise

What are some benefits of physical activity beyond just physical health?

• Only physical benefits

• Social and Mental benefits

• Social, Mental, Spiritual, and Emotional benefits

• Only mental and emotional benefits

Which of the following is a physical benefit of regular physical activity?

• Increased energy levels

• Decreased bone density

• Weaker muscles

• Reduced immune function