Zusammenfassung der Ressource
B1 Fitness and health
- Blood Pressure
- It is
measured in
millimetres of
mercury.
- Systolic
pressure -
maximum
pressure the
heart produces.
- Diastolic pressure
- blood presure
between heart
beats
- Increased by stress,
alcohol, smoking,
being overweight
- Decreased by regular
exercise, balanced
diet
- Hight blood
pressure can cause
blood vessels to
burst.
- Low blood pressure
can lead to
dizziness/fainting
- Fitness and health
- Fitness - ability to do
physical activity
- Health - free from
diseases
- Level of fitness
measured by
cardiovascular efficiency
- Fitness also measured by;
strength, flexibility,
stamina, agility, speed
- Ways of meausring fitness should be
evaluated to check effectiveness in
particular situations
- Smoking
- Smoking can increase
blood pressure
- Carbon Monoxide is in cigarette
smoke
- Nicotine in cigarette smoke directly
increases heart rate
- Carbon monoxide
decreases the
oxygen-carring capacity
of blood
- Diet and heart disease
- Heart disease
caused by bad
blood flow to the
heart
- Risk of heart disease
increase by having a
lot of fat which builds
up in arteries
- The narrowing of arteries
caused bt plaqus in the
coronart arteries can
reduce blood flow to the
heart