Physical Fitness and Wellness
Chapter 1
Minerva Duke-Caruso
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Student Learning Objectives
• Health and fitness consequences from physical inactivity.
• Identify health problems in the US.• How to monitor daily physical activity.• Define wellness and list its dimensions.
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Continue with SLO’s• Define physical fitness & list health-related,
and skill-related.
• Differences between physical fitness, health promotion, & wellness.
• Difference between health fitness standards and physical fitness standards.
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Continue with SLO’s
• Benefits from participating in a wellness program.
• List National Health Objectives for the year 2020.
• Risk factors that may interfere with safe participation in exercise.
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Second – greatest threat to public health in US
Number 1
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Underlying Causes of Death in the United States, Year 2000
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Chronic disease
• Illnesses that develop as a result of?– Inactivity
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Lifestyle as a Health Problem
• Second greatest threat to public health
• Disease is related to:
• Your body may be older than you think!
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Hypokinetic
• Hypo -
• Kinetic –
• Diseases related
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Chronic disease
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True or False
• Research shows that the body deteriorates faster by physical inactivity
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True or False
• The Epidemic of Physical Inactivity in the USA is called Pedestrian Death Syndrome (PDS)
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Factors That Affect Health and Well-Being
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Leading causes of death in U.S. are largely lifestyle-related
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Leading causes of death in U.S. are largely lifestyle-related
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The Big “3” Underlying Causes of Death in USA
• Are you having problems with any of them?
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What % of lung cancer in USA is caused by tobacco use
A. 57B. 67C. 77D. 87E. 97
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Smoking accounts for about __percent of all cancer deaths
A. 30B. 40C. 50D. 60E. 70
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True or False
• Cardiovascular disease is the second leading cause of death in the USA
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Short Answer
• Tobacco is the largest cause of ________________ death in the
USA.
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Physical Activity Versus Exercise
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Physical Activity and Exercise Defined
• Physical activity
• Exercise
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Daily Physical Activity Recommendations
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ACSM – American College of Sports Medicine
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ACSM
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• Strength
ACSM Stand for
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The U.S. Surgeon General recommends adults to exercise
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Health Fitness Standards are
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Monitoring Daily Physical Activity
• Most U.S. adults are not sufficiently active
• Monitor your daily activity
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Pedometer
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Trivia Questions?
• Who is more inactive?
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True or False
• The general recommendation is to walk 8,000 steps per day
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Group Work
• Get together with your Group• Do not Open Textbook
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Health Benefits• Page 21
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In Simple Words
• Regular physical activity is linked to:
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Wellness
• The constant & deliberate effort to stay healthy & achieve the highest potential for well-being
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Dimensions of Wellness
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Physical
• Characteristics
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How Physical Are you?
–Sedentary lifestyle–Moderate-intensity exercise–Vigorous activity
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Emotional• Characteristics
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Mental• Characteristics
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Social
• Characteristics
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Environmental
• Characteristics
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What are your concerns?
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Occupational
• Characteristics
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Spiritual• Characteristics
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Altruism
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Physical Fitness can be classified into 2 areas:
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Health-Related Components of Physical Fitness
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Skill-related fitness
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What are they?
Skill-Related Components of Physical Fitness
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Which Program is Best?
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National Health Objectives for the Year 2020
• Healthy People 2020– Goals• Increase quality and years of healthy life• Eliminate health disparities
– Objectives • Personal responsibility• Health benefits for all people• Health promotion and disease
preventiohttp://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/default.aspxn
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The Wellness Challenge of the 21st Century
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Exercise Safety
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Your Fitness Goal – Select One
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Group workSelect a question, discuss it, present it
1.Explain how the seven dimensions of wellness relate to each other.
2.List 2 steps your group can take to help the environment of your college.
3.Briefly explain, what are the most important habits that your family can change to promote better health in your home.
4.Explain why your group exhibits more health-related fitness or skill-related fitness.
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