Chapter 1 Physical Fitness & Wellness

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Chapter 1Physical Fitness & Wellness

1.Are you in control of your health?

2.Life expectancy vs healthy life expectancy (SeDS)

3. Leading causes of death in the US

4. The big 3 negative lifestyle behaviors

5. Wellness =

6. Health-Related Fitness =


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Factors that determine our health and longevity

• Three basic factors determine health and longevity: Genetics, the environment, and behavior

• Behavior (lifestyle choices) is the most important factor affecting your health & well-being! (53%)


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Factors that affect health and well-being


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Life Expectancy vs. Healthy Life Expectancy

• Average life expectancy in the U.S. is 78.2 years for men and 80.8 years for women.

• The World Health Organization (WHO) calculated in 2000 that the healthy life expectancy of the U.S. was ranked 38th in the world

Fig. 1-3, p. 4


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Life Expectancy vs. Healthy Life Expectancy

• Sedentary Death Syndrome (SeDS):

From lack of exercise #2 threat to health.

Fig. 1-4, p. 5

Fig. 1-5, p. 6


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ACSM/AHA Physical Activity and Public Health Recommendations

• To promote and maintain good health all healthy adults between the ages of 18 & 65 need:– moderate- to vigorous-intensity aerobic activity for a minimum of 30 minutes at least five days a week

– activities that maintain or increase muscular strength and endurance a minimum of two days a week on nonconsecutive days


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Exercise Is Medicine

• Exercise is considered the much needed vaccine to prevent chronic diseases


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Economic Benefits

• U.S. spends more on yearly health care per person than any other industrialized nation

• Yet U.S. health care ranks 37th in the world

• One reason for low ranking is overemphasis on state-of-the art cures instead of prevention programs

• 95% health care dollars spent on treatment and less than 5% spent on prevention


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Wellness

• Wellness: The constant and deliberate effort to stay healthy and achieve the highest potential for well-being; it integrates seven dimensions


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The Dimensions of Wellness


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The Seven Dimensions of Wellness

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

• Emotional wellness: The ability to understand one’s own feelings, accept limitations, and achieve emotional stability

• Mental wellness: A state in which one’s mind is engaged in lively interaction with the surrounding world; also called intellectual wellness

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


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The Seven Dimensions of Wellness

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

• 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

• 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 one and give meaning and direction to life


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Health-related components of physical fitness


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Behavior Modification Planning: Healthy Lifestyle Habits


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Critical Thinking

• Do you consciously incorporate physical activity into your daily lifestyle?

• Can you provide examples?• Do you think you get sufficient daily physical activity to maintain good health?


Chapter 1Physical Fitness & Wellness

1.Are you in control of your health?

2.Life expectancy vs healthy life expectancy (SeDS)

3. Leading causes of death in the US

4. The big 3 negative lifestyle behaviors

5. Wellness =

6. Health-Related Fitness =


Wellness Lifestyle Questionnaire

(Pages 31-33)

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Chapter 1 Physical Fitness & Wellness