B1a - Fitness and Health
- Created by: michaelclifford
- Created on: 04-12-15 18:48
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- agility
- ways of measuring fitness
- speed
- strength
- flexibility
- stamina
- Fitness and Health
- blood pressure
- dangers
- if blood pressure is too high...
- if a blood vessel bursts in the brain, it is a called a stroke
- can lead to paralysis
- can lead to loss of speech
- if a blood vessel bursts in the kidney, the kidney can fail
- if a blood vessel bursts in the brain, it is a called a stroke
- if blood pressure is too low...
- poor circulation
- dizziness
- fainting
- if blood pressure is too high...
- measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg)
- has two measurments
- systolic pressure is the maximum pressure the heart produces
- diastolic pressure is the pressure between heartbeats
- factors that increase blood pressure...
- being overweight
- stress
- smoking
- carbon monoxide reduces the oxygen carrying capacity of blood, so the heart has to work harder to compensate
- the carbon monoxide binds with hemoglobin and so it carries less oxygen
- nicotine stimulates the heart to make it beat faster because it is a stimulant
- carbon monoxide reduces the oxygen carrying capacity of blood, so the heart has to work harder to compensate
- drinking too much alcohol
- dangers
- heart disease
- factors that increase the risk of developing heart disease...
- having high blood pressure
- smoking
- high salt intake
- high saturated fat intake
- cholesterol
- a build up of cholesterol sticks to the walls of arteries
- this is called a plaque
- can slow down or block the flow of blood
- if cholesterol builds up in arteries supplying the heart it can cause a heart attack
- a build up of cholesterol sticks to the walls of arteries
- factors that increase the risk of developing heart disease...
- coronary artery disease
- the coronary artery supplies the heart muscles with food and oxygen
- if the coronary artery becomes narrowed or blocked the heart muscles will not be supplied with energy
- this can lead to a heart attack
- the clotting of blood in a blood vessel causing a blockage is called a thrombosis
- blood pressure
- speed
- blood pressure
- breathing rate
- pulse recovery rate
- cardiovascular efficiency
- ways of measuring fitness
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