Lifetime Fitness (Ch 1)
Over the past 20 years
o Overall fitness of young people has ____________
o Most teenagers have ___________eating habits, and eating foods that are high in ____________and salt
o Blood pressure is ____________on average.
o Greater risk for heart disease
o Much higher percentage of body fat
Additional Facts
o Only about ____________of young people ages 12 – 21 regularly participate in vigorous physical
activity
o ____________of young people report no vigorous physical activity
o Many people who do start to exercise give up within ____________months
o Males are ____________likely than females to have a heart attack
o Both genders increase with __________.
Leading causes of death
1. ____________
2. ____________
3. Stroke
4. Lung Disorders
5. ____________
6. Pneumonia and influenza
7. Diabetes
8. AIDS
9. Suicide
10. Liver Disease
Describing Health
Health is a state of well-being that comes from a good balance of the ____________aspects of health.
The 5 Aspects of Health are…
o ____________Health/Fitness
o Social Health/Fitness
o ____________Health/Fitness
o Mental/Intellectual Health/Fitness
o Emotional Health/Fitness
Wellness
o ____________health in each of the five aspects of health.
o _____________ of life.
Physical Health/Fitness
o Assuming ____________responsibility for your health by exercising, eating healthy foods, observing
measures to avoid illness and injury.
o Health related physical fitness- attributes that contribute to __________prevention and health promotion
o ____________related physical fitness – attributes that contribute to the ability to participate successfully
in physical activities such as a variety of sports
Two types of Physical Fitness
Health related
o ____________fitness
o Flexibility
o ____________strength
o Muscular endurance
o Body composition
Skill related
o Coordination
o ____________
o Reaction time
o ____________
o Speed
o ____________
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What determines your level of fitness?
____________
o Sets some limits on our potential
____________
o Set limits on the opportunities which may be available
____________
o Most responsible for determining your total fitness
o ____________are in control
Controllable risk factors
What is a Risk factor?
o An attribute used to determine how ____________you are to develop a disease or health problem
o Sedentary (non-active lifestyle)
o Cigarette smoking
o ____________of all cancer and majority of lung cancers due directly to smoking
o ____________of all heart attacks are due to smoking
o Increases risk of heart disease
o Obesity
o ____________body fat
o ____________risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, respiratory disorders, certain
types of cancer
o High blood pressure (____________)
o High cholesterol levels
o Buildup or blockage on inner walls of ____________
o High stress lifestyle
Uncontrollable risk factors
o Heredity/Family history
o ____________
o ____________
Social Health/Fitness
o Interactions with people to build ____________relationships with family, friends, co-workers and other
in community.
o Development started when you were ____________.
o ____________by your networks and the support that you get from the people that you care about and
love.
o Being considerate of others, sharing your ____________feelings, serving your community, and asking
for ____________when you need it are all parts of social health.
Spiritual Health/Fitness
o Finding ____________and ____________in life whether through religion, meditation or other methods.
o This means ____________things to different people.
o For some, it is defined by a religion.
o For others, it involves understanding your individual purpose in life.
o Being spiritually healthy means you are working to achieve your spiritual potential and to find
____________in life. You are peace with yourself and those around you.
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Mental or Intellectual Health/Fitness
o The ability to think critically about issues; having an active, ____________mind
o Being mentally healthy means…
o You can accept ____________ideas.
o You recognize the ____________of a situation.
o You have a sense of self worth.
o You are ____________of different things.
o You can cope with stress because you know that stress is a part of life that you can handle.
Emotional Health/Fitness
o Ability to deal with ____________, to maintain a positive self-concept and to adapt to changes in life
o Expressing feelings in an ____________way.
o Being emotionally healthy means…
o You can overcome difficult times.
o You ____________life.
o You see ____________as a challenge.
o You can express anger without violence, sadness, or without serious depression
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