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Health Words
vocab terms
terms | definitions |
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Health | Is the combination of physical, mental, emotional and social well-being |
Wellness | an overall state of well-being or total health |
Health education | the providing of accurate health information to help people make health choices |
Health Literacy | a persons capacity to learn about and understand basic health information and services and use these resources to promote his or her health and wellness |
Warm-up | an activity that prepares the muscle for work |
Workout | the part of an exercise program when the activity is performed at its highest peak |
Cool down | anactivity that prepares muscles to return to a resting state |
Exercise | purposeful physical activity that is planned, structured and repetative and that improves or maintains personal fitness |
Physical Activity | any form of movement that causes your body to use energy |
Physical Fitness | the ability to carry our daily tasks easily and have enough reserve energy to respond to unexpected demands |