Fitness
The Body and the Brain
Nutrition
Mental Health
100

The muscle that circulates blood around the body

What is the heart?

100

This primary human feeling brings on a flight, fight, freeze response

What is stress?

100

You should drink at least 64 ounces of this a day

What is water?

100

Name three wellness actives we've practiced or discussed in class that can help lower stress or anxiety

What is yoga, meditation, physical exercise, journaling, mindfulness, art-making?

200

Name 3 benefits of stretching

What is increasing flexibility, lowering risk of injury, increasing bloodflow to muscles and joints, relaxing muscles and reducing stress?

200

This part of the brain triggers the flight, fight, freeze response

What is the amygdala?

200

You should fill half of your plate with these two food groups

What are fruits and vegetables?

200

An emotional response to a terrible event

What is trauma?

300

Name three benefits of exercise

What is lowers blood pressure, helps muscles absorb oxygen, reduces stress hormones, lowers risk of heart disease...?

300

Name three body sensations someone could experience during a fight response

What is raising your voice, getting physical with someone/something, clenching your jaw, stomping your feet...?

300

Substances that our body needs to function

What are nutrients?

300

An emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes like increased blood pressure

What is anxiety?

400

Form of stretching done while moving, often before exercising to slowly increase the range of motion of your muscle and reduce risk of injury

What is dynamic stretching?

400

Name three body sensations someone could experience during a flight response

What is breathing rapidly, fidgeting, restless legs, pounding heart...?

400

The average American consumes 66 pounds of this a year

What is sugar?

400

This feeling causes feelings of sadness or loss of interest in activities, such that one's level of functioning is changed for 2 or more weeks

What is depression?

500

The condition where plaque builds up in the arteries, making it difficult for the heart to pump blood

What is coronary artery disease?

500

Name three body sensations someone could experience during a freeze response

What is disassociation, numbness, feeling like you can't speak...?

500

This macronutrient is used for energy, provides structure for bones, muscles, and skin, and is necessary for chemical reactions

What is protein?

500

The "mind-body connection" expresses this relationship

What is the ways in which our thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and actions positively or negatively impact our physical body?