Unit #1: Choose Wellness
Guided Notes Packet
Concept #1: Wellness and Food Choices
Learning Targets:
 Identify four aspects of wellness.
 Describe influences on your food choices.
 Explain how appetite, hunger, and flavor affect wellness.
 Demonstrate how to make decisions and reach goals for wellness.
Wellness is Your Life!
 Wellness:
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Wellness involves all aspects of your health including:
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A Healthful Lifestyle is the Key to Good Health:
 Lifestyle:
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For a
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healthful lifestyle:
Get regular ________________ activity.
Find effective ways to manage _____________.
Use good nutrition as a key to wellness.
 Nutrition:
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Good Physical Health:
 When your body is working the way it should, you are in good physical health:
o Take action for your physical health.
o Eat enough _______________ foods.
o Eat _________________ daily.
o Choose ___________ and ___________ wisely.
o Maintain a healthy _____________.
o Drink enough ______________.
o Include physical activity in your life.
o Sleep at least _____ hours daily.
o Follow good ________________ habits.
o Wear your ___________________.
o Get regular ________________ and ________________ checkups.
o Avoid ____________, ______________ beverages, and harmful _______.
o Stay informed about _________________ and ________________.
Mental and Emotional Health:
 How you deal with daily life and how you feel about yourself reflect your mental
and emotional health.
 People with good mental and emotional health have a _______________
attitude.
 How to Deal with Stress:
o Stress:
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o Positive Stress Management Guidelines:
 Maintain good __________________ health.
 Balance ______________ and _____________ responsibilities.
 Take time every day for ___________ and _________.
 Accept that your cannot control every situation
 Admit your _______________.
 Be an _______________.
 Keep a sense of _________________.
 Discuss things that worry you with someone you trust.
 Set ___________ and ________________ and make positive
decisions.
Social Health:
 Social Health involves your ____________________.
 When you are socially healthy, you can:
o Praise others, and accept and appreciate their _________________.
o Enjoy friends of both genders ________________.
o Be _______________ and ___________________.
o Accept rules and be _____________________.
o Handle conflict in constructive ways.
o Communicate well.
o Handle peer pressure in ways that respect your values.
Why You Eat What You Eat:
 Factors that influence your food preferences, food choices, and eating habits
include:
o Culture:
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Make Time for Family Meals:
 Dining together can promote _______________ feelings about healthful eating.
 Tips for making the most of meal times:
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Enjoying Food for Wellness:
 Appetite, hunger, and the sensory qualities of food affect your desire and need
to eat.
o Hunger:
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o Appetite:
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o Sensing Foods Flavor:
 Flavor:
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Papillae:
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Steps to Wellness:
 To eat smart and live a healthful lifestyle, set goals, make responsible decisions,
and follow a careful action plan that matches your needs and lifestyle.
o To reach your wellness goals, follow a decision-making process using
these 7 steps:
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o Action Plan:
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Action Plan:
 Action Steps for Wellness:
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Concept #2: Physical Fitness and Active Living
Learning Targets:
 Describe how physical activity promotes fitness.
 Identify the benefits of active living.
 Discuss your plan for making physical activity part of your daily life.
 Explain how to check the progress of your plan for active living.
What is Physical Fitness:
 Physical Fitness:
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Components of Physical Fitness:
o Muscular Strength and Endurance:
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Endurance:
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o Cardiorespiratory Endurance:
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Aerobic Activity:
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o Flexibility:
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o Coordination and Balance
o Body Composition
Benefits of Active Living:
 Look Your Best and Control Weight:
o Calorie:
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Move with Ease, Speed, and Balance
Stay Healthy
Think Positively and Manage Stress
Get Physically Fit:
 Barriers:
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 Choices for Physical Activity:
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 Guidelines to Start Your fitness plan safely:
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Play it Safe:
 Warm Up, Know Your Limits, and Cool Down
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Wear and Use the Proper Gear
Fuel Up and Drink Water:
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Maintain Physical Fitness:
 Guidelines to track your progress toward your fitness goals:
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Bibliography:
Duyff, R.L. (2010). “Food, nutrition, and wellness.” Glencoe McGraw-Hill; New
York.