Concept 1 & 2: Health, Wellness, Fitness & Healthy Lifestyles: An Introduction PDF

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Concept 1 & 2: Health, Wellness, Fitness & Healthy Lifestyles: An Introduction

What is Physical Activity? What is Health? Where Does Physical Activity “Fit”?

What impacts your activity level: • Gender • Age • Females tend to be more embarrassed • Parents (if they are active or not) • Having children • Males having more of determination to be fit • Difference between males and females • How you want to look • Diet

Factors of Physical Health: • If guidelines aren't met, there is a higher risk of heart disease • Doing even just a little bit of activity a day can help, even with a poor diet (minimum of 150 minutes a week) • Society • Intensity of activity • Risk of injury • Genetics • May not have a place or time

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018 • Exhausted mentally and physically (burnout faze) • Can sometimes cause stress - find a balance

Benefits Cardiovascular Activity for Males and Females: • Lower risk of cardiovascular disease • Improves life span • Lower chance of diabetes

Benefits of Weight Training for Males and Females: • Lower risk of injury • Increases skeletal health • Improves posture • Helps with bone density

How Does Physical Activity Help Outside: • Stress relief • Appearance • Improves mental health • People tend to feel better about themselves (self-esteem) • Improves mental outlook • Improves concentration • Anxiety reduction and depression

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Wednesday, September 5, 2018 What is Health? Is Health something we do; or linked to what we do (or don’t do)? Is Health an outcome (e.g., living longer). How do we know if someone is Healthy? • Often times people think of it as an outcome (i.e. sick) • Physical activity becomes a behaviour that impacts physical, mental, and social health • We cannot tell just by looking at someone if they are healthy or not

Health • State of being associated with freedom from illness and disease Wellness • Quality of the life. • Sense of well-being Well-being • Socializing • Interacting with others • In a good state • Quality of life • Sense of well-bring • Multidimensional • Not just how long were living, but how well were living

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Treatment Vs. Promotion

Wellness

Health Promotion

Disease Prevention

Disease Treatment Disease/Illness

Health & Wellness Are Multi-Dimensional • Physical - not experiencing emotion can impact our physical health, body functioning, physical fitness, Activities of Daily Living (ADL), (preform daily work) • Emotional/mental - experience a range of emotions, self-esteem, self-efficacy, expression, trust, love, ability to cope with daily circumstances and deal with personal feelings • Intellectual - ability to think clearly, reason objectivity, engaging in important things, being informed, being “health literate”, seeking out information, navigating • Social - ability to have satisfying relationships; adapting to social situations, we do better health wise if we have social interactions with others. people who have low to no interactions have a higher chance of disease • Spiritual - most people do not think about spirituality when they think about their health, is not about believing in a higher power, feeling as if part of a greater spectrum or existence, one with nature and environment, peace, contentment, system of beliefs **All of these are intertwined**

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Integration of Wellness Dimensions • One can possess health and wellness while being ill or having a debilitating condition • People may also be free of illness or disease and not achieve wellness

Physical Fitness • Multi-dimensional state of being • Body’s ability to function efficiently and effectively • Not the same as physical health and wellness - more physically related to components of the body • Fitness assessments - provide feedback and baseline, promotes knowledge

Need For Fitness • Effective work • Good health • Face emergencies • Enjoyable leisure

Value For Fitness • Look good • Feel good • Enjoy life • Be “Healthy”

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