Kin 202 Exercise & Health Applications PDF

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Kin 202: Exercise & Health Applications ★ Physical Activity & Mortality ○ Physical activity decreases relative risk of all-cause mortality ★ Exercise Levels & Disease Risk ○ Substantial health benefits from only moderate physical activity ○ Most dramatic reduction in disease risk when a person goes from doing no physical activity to doing mild to moderate amounts of physical activity ○ When going from mild-moderate levels of physical activity to high levels of physical activity, benefits continue to increase, but at a lower rate ★ Modifiable Risk Factors & Cardiovascular Disease ○ Risk ratio of physical inactivity similar to other modifiable risk factors ○ However, physical inactivity affects more Americans than many other modifiable risk factors (59%)....