Physical ActivityMr. DiCicco

Physical Activity

• Any form of movement that causes your body to use energy

•Walking to school• Playing sports• Cleaning/ yard work

• Benefits physical, mental/ emotional, and social components of health

Physical Benefits of Exercise

Exercise: planned physical activity that is repetitive in nature and improves/ maintains physical fitness

Exercise controls weight

• Exercise can prevent excess weight gain • Exercise burns calories • More intense the workout, the more calories

your burn• EPOC (excess post exercise oxygen

consumption)• After a workout, your body will consume

more calories to return your body back to a normal state (homeostasis)

Exercise combats health conditions and diseases• Maintains and increases blood flow to all parts of

the body, which in turn prevents /lowers the risk of:• high blood pressure• Cardiovascular diseases• Type 2 diabetes• Depression• Some cancers• Arthritis

Promotes better sleep

• Exercise helps you fall asleep faster and get into a deeper sleep

Boosts Energy

• Exercise increases blood flow to most of the body• ↑ Blood flow• ↑ nutrients• ↑ energy

• Cardiovascular system:• Strengthens heart muscle• Lowers blood pressure • Lowers levels of artery clogging cholesterol

• Respiratory System:• Pulls more oxygen in• Lungs absorb more oxygen

• Musculoskeletal System• Strengthens muscles and bones ↓ injury risk

Exercise’s affects on body systems

Mental/ Emotional Benefits of Exercise • Stress relief• Endorphins: chemical that makes us relaxed

and feel good• Mood enhancement• Self- Esteem• Overall feeling in one’s self

• Self Efficacy • Belief in ability to do something

Social Benefits

• Make new friends• Spend time with friends• Motivate to stick with a fitness program

Sedentary Lifestyle

• lifestyle with no or irregular physical activity

• Related Health Problems• Obesity• Cardiovascular diseases• Type 2 diabetes• Certain cancers• Osteoporosis: disease in which a decrease in

bone mass and density which can lead to an increased risk of fracture