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Healthy People 2010 and Fitness
Healthy People 2010 is a government initiative to encourage all Americans to make health and fitness a top priority.
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Healthy People 2010 and FitnessThe goals of Healthy People 2010are for all Americans to reach andsustain high levels of fitness in:
Skill-related fitness
Your ability to perform
successfully in various games and
sports.
Health-related fitness
Your ability to become and stay physically healthy.
Terms to Know
Skill-related fitness
Health-related fitness
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Physical Activity, Exercise, and Health
Here are some challenges concerning your personal fitness:
Assessing your level of physical fitness and progress
Learning about changes in personal habits that you may need to make
Taking responsibility for planning, developing, and maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle
Designing a physical-activity and fitness program
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Personal Fitness
To achieve personal fitness:Personal fitness
Total fitness.
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Maintain acceptable levels of physical fitness.Participate in regular physical activity.Eat nutritious foods.Sleep 8 to 9 hours each night.Have regular medical checkups.Maintain an appropriate weight.Avoid harmful substances.
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What Is Physical Activity?
Physical activity can be:Physical activity
Any movement that works the
larger muscles of the body, such
as arm, leg, and back muscles.
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RecreationalSports, dancing, swimming
Incidental to other activitiesHousehold chores, part-time job
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What Is Physical Activity?
Physical activity and exerciseare important to your healthbecause physically active people live longer lives.
Exercise
Physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive, and that results in
improvements in fitness.
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Fitness, Health, and Wellness
Physical activity is one way tomaintain your functional health.
Functional health
The ability to maintain high
levels of health and wellness by reducing your
risks of developing health
problems.
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Why Are Physical Activity and Exercise Important?Regular physical activity andexercise contribute to yourphysical fitness.
Physical fitness
The body’s ability to carry out daily
tasks and still have enough
reserve energy to respond to unexpected demands.
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The Physical Activity Pyramid
This pyramid provides guidelines for how to divide your time when doing physical activity.
Sedentary ActivitiesDo infrequently
Anaerobic Activities2-3 days per week
Aerobic Activities3-5 days per week
Moderate-IntensityPhysical Activities30 minutes per day
Flexibility Activities2 or more days per week
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Fitness, Health, and Wellness
Risks associated with a sedentary lifestyle include:
Sedentary
Physically inactive.
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Heart disease
High blood pressure
Stroke
Diabetes
Certain forms of cancer
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Fitness, Health, and Wellness
The three essential elements of health and wellness are:
Health
A combination of physical,
mental/emotional, and social well-
being.
Wellness
Total health in all three areas.
Terms to Know
Physical fitness
Mental/emotional health
Social health
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Functional Fitness
Maintaining high levels of health and fitness yields anadditional benefit: functional fitness.
Functional fitness
A person’s physical ability to
function independently in
life, without assistance.
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Fitness, Health, and Wellness
The benefits of mental/emotional health include:
Self-esteem
Feelings of self-confidence and personal worth.
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Thinking more clearly
Handling stress better
Higher self-esteem
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Fitness, Health, and Wellness
The benefits of social health include:
Conflicts
Struggles or disagreements.
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Develop and maintain friendships.
Work well as part of a group.
Effectively recognize and resolveconflicts.
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Risk Factors and Your Behavior
Your life expectancy and the quality of your life will be influenced by how well you maintain your functional health and fitness.
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Personal Fitness and Risk FactorsAchieving and maintaining a high level of functional health and fitness is made more difficult by risk factors.
Risk factors
Conditions and behaviors that
represent a potential threat to
an individual’s well-being.
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Risk Factors and Your Behavior
Can Modify Can’t Modify
1. Heredity
2. Gender
3. Sedentary lifestyle
4. Smoking
5. Food choices
6. Excessive stress
7. Obesity
8. Diabetes
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Risk Factors You Can’t Modify
Risks factors you can’t modify include age and heredity.
Heredity
The sum of the physical and
mental traits that you inherit from your parents.
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One aspect of heredity is gender, the natural differences between males and females.
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Risk Factors You Can’t Modify
Heredity determines your likelihood of developing certain diseases and disorders.
High blood pressure
Heart disease
Diabetes
Certain types of cancers
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Changeable Risk Factors
You cannot control risk factors such as heredity or age, you can lessen their impact on your health and fitness by changing your behavior.
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Changeable Risk Factors
Adults who are sedentary develop chronic diseases at a much higher rate than do more active individuals.
Choosing a physically active lifestyle is one way to reduce your risks of developing disease and to live a longer, healthier life.
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Changeable Risk Factors
It is important to practice healthful eating habits.Knowing what to eat can make a difference in your health and fitness.Maintaining a healthy body weight and making balanced food choices will reduce your risk of becoming obese.Obesity is a major risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes.
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Changeable Risk Factors
It is important to avoid the use of tobacco.
People who smoke or use tobacco products are at far greater risk of heart and lung disease than are nonsmokers.
People using chewing tobacco are at a higher risk for cancer of the throat.
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Changeable Risk Factors
It is important to manage stress in your life.
Stress
The mind and body’s response to the demands and threats of everyday life.
Term to Know
Stress is perfectly normal, but it can lead to health problems such as sleeplessness and depression.
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Changeable Risk Factors
Adjust Your Eating HabitsAdjust Your Eating Habits
Spend Some Time AloneSpend Some Time Alone
Maintain a High Level of Physical Activity
Maintain a High Level of Physical Activity
Managing Stress in Your Life