PE 131 – Lifetime WellnessPE 131 – Lifetime Wellness

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Monitoring Behavior Assignment is up and Monitoring Behavior Assignment is up and due next week to lab instructordue next week to lab instructor

Why this class?Why this class?

What are some of your frustrations around What are some of your frustrations around taking this class?taking this class? Share with a neighborShare with a neighbor

What are some of the things you’d like to What are some of the things you’d like to know related to your health?know related to your health? Share with a neighborShare with a neighbor

Leading Causes of DeathLeading Causes of Death

1.1.Heart diseaseHeart disease2.2.CancerCancer3.3.StrokeStroke4.4.Chronic lower respiratory diseaseChronic lower respiratory disease5.5.Unintentional injuriesUnintentional injuries6.6.DiabetesDiabetes

Underlying Causes of Death Underlying Causes of Death 19931993

Tobacco

Diet/Physical Inactivity

Alcohol

Death related to lifestyle & behavior

Underlying Causes of Death Underlying Causes of Death 20002000

0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000

Tobacco

Diet/PhysicalInactivity

Alcohol

Death related to lifestyle & behavior

Did you know???!!!Did you know???!!!

2003 - Poor diet and physical inactivity 2003 - Poor diet and physical inactivity now tied with tobacco related disease now tied with tobacco related disease deaths and will soon overtake as the #1 deaths and will soon overtake as the #1 cause of actual deathcause of actual death Again - we’re talking about deaths directly Again - we’re talking about deaths directly

attributable to lifestyle and behaviorattributable to lifestyle and behavior

What does all that really mean to you?What does all that really mean to you?

And the cost…And the cost…

Chronic diseases - 75% of all medical care Chronic diseases - 75% of all medical care costscosts

Diabetes - $132 billion / yearDiabetes - $132 billion / year Smoking - $75 billion / yearSmoking - $75 billion / year Cardiovascular - $300 billion / year (2000)Cardiovascular - $300 billion / year (2000) Physical inactivity - $76.6 billion /year Physical inactivity - $76.6 billion /year

(2000)(2000)

Factors that Affect Health Factors that Affect Health and Well-beingand Well-being

Wellness - What is it?Wellness - What is it?

We know it when we’re not wellWe know it when we’re not well We take it for granted when we areWe take it for granted when we are

The constant and deliberate effort to The constant and deliberate effort to stay healthystay healthy

Dimensions of WellnessDimensions of Wellness

Selected Wellness Selected Wellness ComponentsComponents

Your wellness lifestyle…Your wellness lifestyle…

Today will determine the health and quality of Today will determine the health and quality of your life tomorrow your life tomorrow

And in this class, we’ll try to cover some of the And in this class, we’ll try to cover some of the topic that help be healthy now and latertopic that help be healthy now and later

Focus: Making health a priorityFocus: Making health a priority Focus: Making good decision regarding healthFocus: Making good decision regarding health

Assignment 1Assignment 1

Monitoring BehaviorMonitoring Behavior If there is to be change, first must come If there is to be change, first must come

awarenessawareness This assignment is about developing some This assignment is about developing some

awareness about healthy and unhealthy awareness about healthy and unhealthy behaviorsbehaviors

Assignment 1Assignment 1 Complete Lifestyle Wellness QuestionnaireComplete Lifestyle Wellness Questionnaire

pp. 25 & 26pp. 25 & 26 Make photocopy – so you can sell back the textMake photocopy – so you can sell back the text

Identify 5 behaviors that could use changingIdentify 5 behaviors that could use changing Choose 1 as a priority behaviorChoose 1 as a priority behavior Closely monitor that behavior for 4 daysClosely monitor that behavior for 4 days

In writing – journal, excel spreadsheet, whatever In writing – journal, excel spreadsheet, whatever works……works……BUT IN WRITINGBUT IN WRITING

Write a summary of what you found out about Write a summary of what you found out about that behaviorthat behavior