HPEX 310 A Grade Questions and Verified Answers 2024

Male life expectancy - 76.1 years Female life expectancy - 81.1 years over the last 20 years life expectancy has _____________ - increased life expectance may decrease over the next decade because ..... - CVD, cancer, respiratory disease 4 major factors that influence health and longevity - lifestyle: diet and exercise, smoking (most influential) environment: food deserts, air quality genetics health care delivery what is wellness? - optimal health which encompasses all the dimensions of well-being how can you achieve a state of wellness? - - regular PA - proper nutrition - emotional/spiritual balance - eliminating unhealthy behaviors physical wellness - all behaviors that keep your body healthy - healthy body weight and achieving physical fitness emotional wellness (mental health) - social skills and interpersonal relationships - emotional stability - mental disorders are the leading cause of disability between 15-44y intellectual wellness - active minds throughout life spiritual wellness - ability to understand your purpose in life; experience love, pain, peace, sorrow social wellness - development and maintenance of meaningful interpersonal relationships - quality not quantity environmental wellness - + or - impact on total wellness - polluted air, contaminated water, "safe environment" occupational wellness - high level of satisfaction in your job or career choice financial wellness - live comfortably on your income, in addition to managing money in a responsible way Healthy people 2020 goals - - attaining high quality and longer lives - reducing risk of injury and premature death - achieving health equity physical activity - any unplanned contraction of skeletal muscles that increase energy expenditure exercise - a sub category of PA planned, structured, and repetitive physical activities done to improve or maintain one or more aspects of physical fitness