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Chapter 1

Activities of daily living Everyday behaviors that people normally do to function in life (cross the street, carry groceries, lift objects, do laundry, sweep floors).

Altruism True concern for the welfare of others.

Cardiorespiratory endurance The ability of the lungs, heart, and blood vessels to deliver adequate amounts of oxygen to the cells to meet the demands of prolonged physical activity.

Chronic diseases Illnesses that develop slowly and last a long time.

Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) A recording of the electrical activity of the heart.

Emotional wellness The ability to understand your own feelings, accept your limitations, and achieve emotional stability.

Environmental wellness The capability to live in a clean and safe environment that is not detrimental to health.

Exercise A type of physical activity that requires planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movement with the intent of improving or maintaining one or more components of physical fitness.

Health A state of complete well-being, and not just the absence of disease or infirmity.

Health fitness standards The lowest fitness requirements for maintaining good health, decreasing the risk for chronic diseases, and lowering the incidence of muscular-skeletal injuries

Health-related fitness Fitness programs that are prescribed to improve the overall health of the individual.

Healthy Life Expectancy (HLE) Number of years a person is expected to live in good health. This number is obtained by subtracting ill-health years from the overall life expectancy.

Hypertension Chronically elevated blood pressure.

Life expectancy Number of years a person is expected to live based on the person’s birth year.

Maximal oxygen uptake (VO_2max) Maximum amount of oxygen the body is able to utilize per minute of physical activity, commonly expressed in ml/kg/min. The best indicator of cardiorespiratory or aerobic fitness.

Mental wellness A state in which your mind is engaged in lively interaction with the world around you.

Metabolic fitness Denotes improvements in the metabolic profile through a moderate-intensity exercise program in spite of little or no improvement in physical fitness standards.

Metabolic profile A measurement to assess risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease through plasma insulin, glucose, lipid, and lipoprotein levels.

Moderate physical activity Activity that uses 150 calories of energy per day, or 1,000 calories per week.

Morbidity A condition related to or caused by illness or disease.

Occupational wellness The ability to perform one’s job skillfully and effectively under conditions that provide personal and team satisfaction and adequately reward each individual.

Physical activity Bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles; requires expenditure of energy and produces progressive health benefits.

Physical fitness The ability to meet the ordinary as well as the unusual demands of daily life safely and effectively without being overly fatigued and still have energy left for leisure and recreational activities.

Physical fitness standards A fitness level that allows a person to sustain moderate to vigorous physical activity without undue fatigue and the ability to closely maintain this level throughout life.

Physical wellness Good physical fitness and confidence in one’s personal ability to take care of health problems.

Sedentary A person who is relatively inactive and whose lifestyle is characterized by a lot of sitting.

Skill-related fitness Fitness components important for success in skillful activities and athletic events; encompasses agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time, and speed.

Social wellness The ability to relate well to others, both within and outside the family unit.

Spiritual wellness The sense that life is meaningful, that life has purpose, and that some power brings all humanity together; the ethics, values, and morals that guide us and give meaning and direction to life.

Vigorous activity Any activity that requires a MET level equal to or greater than 6 METs (21 ml/kg/min); 1 MET = energy expenditure at rest, 3.5 ml/kg/min.

Wellness The constant and deliberate effort to stay healthy and achieve the highest potential for well-being. It encompasses seven dimensions—physical, emotional, mental, social, environmental, occupational, and spiritual—and integrates them all into a quality life.

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Activities of daily living	Everyday behaviors that people normally do to function in life (cross the street, carry groceries, lift objects, do laundry, sweep floors).
Altruism	True concern for the welfare of others.
Cardiorespiratory endurance	The ability of the lungs, heart, and blood vessels to deliver adequate amounts of oxygen to the cells to meet the demands of prolonged physical activity.
Chronic diseases	Illnesses that develop slowly and last a long time.
Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)	A recording of the electrical activity of the heart.
Emotional wellness	The ability to understand your own feelings, accept your limitations, and achieve emotional stability.
Environmental wellness	The capability to live in a clean and safe environment that is not detrimental to health.
Exercise	A type of physical activity that requires planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movement with the intent of improving or maintaining one or more components of physical fitness.
Health	A state of complete well-being, and not just the absence of disease or infirmity.
Health fitness standards	The lowest fitness requirements for maintaining good health, decreasing the risk for chronic diseases, and lowering the incidence of muscular-skeletal injuries
Health-related fitness	Fitness programs that are prescribed to improve the overall health of the individual.
Healthy Life Expectancy (HLE)	Number of years a person is expected to live in good health. This number is obtained by subtracting ill-health years from the overall life expectancy.
Hypertension	Chronically elevated blood pressure.
Life expectancy	Number of years a person is expected to live based on the person’s birth year.
Maximal oxygen uptake (VO_2max)	Maximum amount of oxygen the body is able to utilize per minute of physical activity, commonly expressed in ml/kg/min. The best indicator of cardiorespiratory or aerobic fitness.
Mental wellness	A state in which your mind is engaged in lively interaction with the world around you.
Metabolic fitness	Denotes improvements in the metabolic profile through a moderate-intensity exercise program in spite of little or no improvement in physical fitness standards.
Metabolic profile	A measurement to assess risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease through plasma insulin, glucose, lipid, and lipoprotein levels.
Moderate physical activity	Activity that uses 150 calories of energy per day, or 1,000 calories per week.
Morbidity	A condition related to or caused by illness or disease.
Occupational wellness	The ability to perform one’s job skillfully and effectively under conditions that provide personal and team satisfaction and adequately reward each individual.
Physical activity	Bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles; requires expenditure of energy and produces progressive health benefits.
Physical fitness	The ability to meet the ordinary as well as the unusual demands of daily life safely and effectively without being overly fatigued and still have energy left for leisure and recreational activities.
Physical fitness standards	A fitness level that allows a person to sustain moderate to vigorous physical activity without undue fatigue and the ability to closely maintain this level throughout life.
Physical wellness	Good physical fitness and confidence in one’s personal ability to take care of health problems.
Sedentary	A person who is relatively inactive and whose lifestyle is characterized by a lot of sitting.
Skill-related fitness	Fitness components important for success in skillful activities and athletic events; encompasses agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time, and speed.
Social wellness	The ability to relate well to others, both within and outside the family unit.
Spiritual wellness	The sense that life is meaningful, that life has purpose, and that some power brings all humanity together; the ethics, values, and morals that guide us and give meaning and direction to life.
Vigorous activity	Any activity that requires a MET level equal to or greater than 6 METs (21 ml/kg/min); 1 MET = energy expenditure at rest, 3.5 ml/kg/min.
Wellness	The constant and deliberate effort to stay healthy and achieve the highest potential for well-being. It encompasses seven dimensions—physical, emotional, mental, social, environmental, occupational, and spiritual—and integrates them all into a quality life.

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© 2003 DrWoolard.com Last changed: September 03, 2004