BENEFITS OF BEING BENEFITS OF BEING ACTIVEACTIVE

BENEFITS OF BEING BENEFITS OF BEING ACTIVEACTIVE

Reducing your risks and Reducing your risks and Increasing personal wellness..Increasing personal wellness..

Then vs Now…• Before 1900’s…pneumonia • Followed by infectious diseases

• Research = cures for most (vaccines).

Now: #1 Heart disease .

#2 Cancer .

#3 Stroke

Cardiovascular Diseases

• Issues with Heart and/or blood vessels

• 1 in 4 Americans affected.

• Primary Risk Factors vs Secondary

• Sedentary lifestyle• Smoking• High cholestrol• Diabetes• obesity

• Lesser cause• Most important/greatest/most common cause

• Stress• Alcohol use

ATHEROSCLEROSIS• Clogged arteries

• Fats/cholesterol build-up

• Narrows passageway

• Forces heart to WORK HARDER

HEART ATTACK• Blood supply to heart is cut off or reduced

• Damage to heart muscle

• Main causes: atherosclerosis; blood clots; spasms in artery.

STROKE• Oxygen to brain is severely reduced or totally

cut off.

• Atherosclerosis or blood clots• May lose ability to move, speak, think, etc.

• Major or minor strokes possible.• “predisposition”

• “bursts”

High Blood Pressure• B.P. is when blood pushes through arteries

with each beat of the heart

• PRIMARY reason of cardiovascular disease and strokes.

• Family history; race; age all contributing factors.

• 2 readings: systolic = top number pressure just AFTER heart beat

Diastolic = bottom number pressure just before heart beat

• AKA= Hypertension

Stress can be a factor!

• Risk factors

CANCER

• Over 100 different types

• #2 Leading cause of death

• Uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells.• Steals their nutrition• Interferes with normal function

• Active people RANK LOWER in death rates.

• Breast & Colon fall under “hypokinetic”

DIABETES

• Body can’t regulate sugar levels.

• Medical help needed to regulate.

• Over time: damage to blood vessels, heart, kidneys, eyes (blindness).

• Excessive levels can cause coma/death.

TYPE I vs. TYPE II

• Not considered hypokinetic

• Heredity is issue…gets risk factor from BOTH parents

• Needs insulin to help control blood sugar.

• Considered hypokinetic

• MOST COMMON• Affects about 10% of diabetics

• Used to be called “Adult Onset”

• Physical activity can reduce risk

• Being active at early age = better blood sugar levels.

OBESITY

• 1980’s teen rate @ 5%

• 2010 teen rate @ 14%

• 300% increase

OSTEOPOROIS• Bone deterioration

• Common in adult women due to hormone changes….body can’t absorb calcium

• Begins in young adults…”PEAK BONE MASS”

• Activity helps create strong bone mass.• Lack of dairy when young…lessens Peak Bone

Mass” development

• Porous bones w/ age…..

10KEY

POINTS to

remember

Reducing risks of

hypokinetic

conditions:

HEALTHY BACK=GOOD POSTURE

• Hypokinetic due to weak/short back and ab. muscles

• Need body balance= biomechanical concept.

• “out of whack”…one side weak and long, other short and strong.

Back Issues:

• Lordosis: • Too much arch in lower

back a.k.a “swayback”…weak abs and hip flexors too strong

• Kyphosis: • Rounded

shoulders/back• “hunch” back

• Ptosis: • “drooping body part”• Protruding abs.

Characteristics of poor posture….. Characteristic of good posture

Biomechanical Lifting Principles:

• Use legs…not back

• Keep hips low…squat

• Divide the load…

• Avoid twisting when lifting…shift feet

• Push and pull vs lifting heavy objects

• Avoid bent over position when sitting or standing…