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CHAPTER 1: Understanding
Fitness and Wellness
76.1 years for men Life expectancy for men and women
81.1 years for women
Poor environment Life expectance may decrease over the next decade. Why?
poor nutrition choices
mental health
chronic diseases increase(heart
disease#1, cancer, respiratory
disease)
late 70s Average lifespan
lifestyle, environment, genetics, 4 major factors that influence health and longevity
health care quality
Lifestyle which factor plays the biggest role in longevity?
Optimal health which encompasses all the dimensions of well-being
Regular PA How can you achieve a state of wellness?
Proper nutrition
Emotional/spiritual balance
Eliminating unhealthy behaviors
physical 8 Wellness Components
emotional
intellectual
spiritual
social
environmental
occupational
financial
wellness all the behaviors that keep your body healthy
Physical wellness
-Maintaining a health body weight and achieving physical fitness
, mental health)- social skills and interpersonal relationships
• Emotional stability
Emotional wellness
• Mental disorders are the leading cause of disability between 15-
44y
Intellectual wellness active minds throughout life
• ability to understand your purpose in life; experience love, pain,
Spiritual wellness peace, sorrow, etc.
-Examples: religion, meditation, deep breathing, exercise
development and maintenance of meaningful interpersonal
Social wellness
relationships. "Quality not quantity"
+ or - impact on total wellness.
Environmental wellness
E.g. polluted air, contaminated water, "safe environment
• high level of satisfaction in your job or career choice. aka enjoy
Occupational wellness
your work
live comfortably on your income, in addition to managing money
Financial wellness
in a responsible way.
• attaining high quality and longer lives
• reducing risk of injury and premature death
Healthy People 2020 goals • achieving health equity
• Eliminating disparities
• Overall improvement of health
Any unplanned contraction of skeletal muscle that increases
Physical activity
energy expenditure. Any type of movement that is not sitting
goal oriented, preplanned.
-A sub-category of physical activity
Exercise
-planned, structured, and repetitive physical activities done to
improve or maintain one or more aspects of physical fitness
%? of American adults do the recommended amount of exercise
Less than 50%
to promote health
• Recommendation: Americans achieve about __ mins of MVPA a
30mins
day on most days of the week.
• CRF( Cardiorespiratory fitness) Health Related Components
• Muscular Strength
• Muscular Endurance
• Flexibility
• Body Composition
• Agility Skill Related components(Neuromotor function)
• Coordination
• Balance
• Power
• Reaction Time
• Speed
-The ability of the circulatory and respiratory system to supply
Cardiorespiratory Endurance oxygen during sustained physical activity
-Heart, lungs, blood flow
-The relative amounts of muscle, fat bone, and other vital parts of
Body Composition
the body