Health, Wellness, Health, Wellness, Fitness & Fitness &

Healthy Lifestyles: Healthy Lifestyles:

An IntroductionAn Introduction

Good health, wellness, fitness, and healthy Good health, wellness, fitness, and healthy lifestyles are important for all people.lifestyles are important for all people.

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Healthy People 2010 Healthy People 2010 National Health GoalsNational Health Goals

Increase the span of "healthy" lifeIncrease the span of "healthy" life Eliminate health disparitiesEliminate health disparities Increase access to information and Increase access to information and

services for all peopleservices for all people

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Years of Healthy LifeYears of Healthy Life

Healthy

Unhealthy

69.3 yrs69.3 yrs.

Total Lifespan Total Lifespan (~ 77.6 Years)(~ 77.6 Years) 8.1 yrs8.1 yrs

Concepts of Physical Fitness 14eConcepts of Physical Fitness 14e 44

Health Life Expectancy Health Life Expectancy for North Americafor North America

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HealthHealth -- state of being associated with state of being associated with freedom from disease and illness.freedom from disease and illness.

WellnessWellness - the positive component of - the positive component of health; sense of well-being; a product; health; sense of well-being; a product; multidimensionalmultidimensional

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Treatment vs. Treatment vs. PromotionPromotion

Disease/IllnessDisease/Illness

WellnessWellness

DiseaseDisease TreatmentTreatment

DiseaseDisease PreventionPrevention

HealthHealth PromotionPromotion

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The Wellness The Wellness ContinuumContinuum

ILLNESSILLNESS WELLNESSWELLNESS

neutralneutral pointpoint (no illness or wellness)(no illness or wellness)

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Health and Wellness Health and Wellness are are

Multi-DimensionalMulti-Dimensional

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The Dimensions The Dimensions of Health and Wellnessof Health and Wellness

-- ++DepressedDepressed HappyHappyEmotional-MentalEmotional-Mental

IgnorantIgnorant InformedInformedIntellectualIntellectual

UnfitUnfit FitFitPhysicalPhysical

LonelyLonely InvolvedInvolvedSocialSocial

UnfulfilledUnfulfilled FulfilledFulfilledSpiritualSpiritual

NegativeNegative PositivePositiveTotal OutlookTotal Outlook

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Achieving WellnessAchieving Wellness

Wellness is the product of healthy Wellness is the product of healthy lifestyles just like fitness is the lifestyles just like fitness is the product of regular exerciseproduct of regular exercise

Wellness reflects how one feels Wellness reflects how one feels about life as well as oneabout life as well as one’’s ability s ability to function effectively to function effectively

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The Integration of The Integration of Wellness DimensionsWellness Dimensions

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Physical FitnessPhysical Fitness

Multi-dimensional state of Multi-dimensional state of beingbeing

BodyBody’’s ability to function s ability to function efficiently and effectivelyefficiently and effectively

Not the same as physical Not the same as physical health and wellnesshealth and wellness

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Physical Fitness Physical Fitness contcont’’dd

Consists of:Consists of:– 5 health-related fitness 5 health-related fitness

componentscomponents– 6 skill-related components 6 skill-related components (aka (aka

sports fitness or motor fitness)sports fitness or motor fitness)– 2 non-performance components2 non-performance components

Specific, but interrelated Specific, but interrelated componentscomponents

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Health Related FitnessHealth Related Fitness

Cardiovascular Cardiovascular enduranceendurance

Muscular Muscular enduranceendurance

Muscular strengthMuscular strength FlexibilityFlexibility Body compositionBody composition

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Skill Related FitnessSkill Related Fitness

AgilityAgility BalanceBalance CoordinationCoordination SpeedSpeed PowerPower Reaction timeReaction time

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Need for FitnessNeed for Fitness

Positive HabitsPositive Habits Good HealthGood Health Mental StabilityMental Stability Enjoyable LeisureEnjoyable Leisure ValueValue of fitness of fitness

– Look goodLook good– Feel goodFeel good– Enjoy lifeEnjoy life– Be healthyBe healthy

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WhoWho’’s the Fittest?s the Fittest?

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Value of Value of Fitness AssessmentsFitness Assessments Indicate areas needed for Indicate areas needed for

improvement in health, improvement in health, fitness, or performance fitness, or performance

Provide baseline marker to Provide baseline marker to track progress in exercise track progress in exercise programsprograms

Promote personal knowledge Promote personal knowledge about skills and abilitiesabout skills and abilities

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Healthy Healthy LifestylesLifestyles

Regular physical activityRegular physical activity Eating wellEating well Managing stress Managing stress Avoiding destructive habitsAvoiding destructive habits Adopting good safety habitsAdopting good safety habits Learning first aidLearning first aid Adopting good personal health Adopting good personal health

habitshabits Seeking and complying with medical Seeking and complying with medical

adviceadvice Being an informed consumerBeing an informed consumer Protecting the environmentProtecting the environment

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Physical ActivityPhysical Activity

Physical Physical activity is a activity is a priority priority lifestyle that lifestyle that impacts impacts health, health, wellness, and wellness, and fitnessfitness

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Priority Lifestyles for Priority Lifestyles for Good HealthGood Health Three priority areas:Three priority areas:

– Physical activity, nutrition, Physical activity, nutrition, stress managementstress management

Reasons why these lifestyles Reasons why these lifestyles are especially critical:are especially critical:– They affect the lives of all They affect the lives of all

peoplepeople– Many people can make Many people can make

improvementsimprovements– Small changes can haveSmall changes can have

a major impact on a major impact on individual and public individual and public healthhealth

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A personal philosophy that emphasizes A personal philosophy that emphasizes HEALTHHEALTH can lead to behaviors that promote it. can lead to behaviors that promote it.

EVERYONEEVERYONE can benefit from healthy lifestyles can benefit from healthy lifestyles regardless of age or current health status.regardless of age or current health status.

Healthy behaviors are most effective when Healthy behaviors are most effective when practiced for a practiced for a LIFETIMELIFETIME..

Healthy lifestyles should be based on Healthy lifestyles should be based on PERSONALPERSONAL needs and interests. needs and interests.

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The HELP Philosophy:The HELP Philosophy:The basis for a healthy lifestyleThe basis for a healthy lifestyle

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Regular ExerciseRegular ExerciseRegular Exercise

Achieving FitnessAchieving FitnessAchieving Fitness

Personal Exercise PatternPersonal Exercise PatternPersonal Exercise Pattern

Fitness EvaluationFitness Evaluation

Problem SolverProblem SolverProblem SolverINDEPENDENCEINDEPENDENCEINDEPENDENCE

The Stairway to Lifetime The Stairway to Lifetime Fitness: A Path to Fitness: A Path to IndependenceIndependence