Senior Health

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 Lifestyle
 Multidimensional
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 To me, being healthy means being able to…

 Words of the day:
 Lifestyle
 Multidimensional
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A way of life or style of living that reflects the attitudes or values of a person or group.
Of, relating to or involving several aspects
 Complete the following sentence:
 To me, being healthy means being able to…

National Health Goals
1. Increase the span of “healthy” life
2. Eliminate health disparities
3. Increase access to information and services for all people
It is not important to increase the length of our lives (modern technology does that for us) but to increase the span of healthy life.

Total Lifespan
(~ 77.6 Years)
8.1 yrs
69.5 yrs.
-Life expectancy in 1900: 45
-Most people are only healthy for 64 years
-Another 12 years are spent with compromised health/reduced quality of life

North America

 What is the difference between health & wellness?

What is the difference?
 Health:
 State of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or injury; the overall condition of one’s body and mind.
 Wellness
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 An active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy and fulfilling life.
 A positive component of health
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Sense of well-being
A product: Multidimensional

 WELLNESS Health Promotion
Disease Prevention
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DISEASE/ILLNESS Disease Treatment

 Physical
 Social
 Spiritual
 Environmental
 Mental
 Emotional
 Intellectual

 For humans, physical health means a good body health, which is healthy because of regular physical activity (exercise), good nutrition, and adequate rest.
 Physical wellbeing:
 Achievable through developing all health-related components of his/her lifestyle:
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Fitness- reflects a person's cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, and body composition.
Other contributors to physical wellbeing:
-proper nutrition, bodyweight management, abstaining from drug abuse, avoiding alcohol abuse, responsible sexual behavior (sexual health), hygiene, and getting the right amount of sleep.

 Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.
 Mental illness is defined as “collectively all diagnosable mental disorders” or “health conditions that are characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior
(or some combination thereof) associated with distress and/or impaired functioning.”

 Encourages contributing to our human and physical environment for the common welfare of our community
 Emphasis of this facet of wellness should be placed on creating and maintaining health relationships with others by talking, sharing interests, and actively participating in social events
 Social Wellness emphasizes the interdependence of others and encourages contributions to society

 Defined by the degree to which you feel emotionally secure and relaxed in everyday life.
 An emotionally healthy person has a relaxed body, an open mind and an open heart
 The more emotional health you have, the more self esteem you have which means that you do not frequently react with
“knee jerk” responses, anxiety or panic to events that occur

 Addresses all the physical, chemical and biological factors external to a person, and all the related factors impacting behavior
 Targeted towards preventing disease and creating healthsupportive environments
 “Environmental health and protection is the art and science of protecting against environmental factors that may adversely impact human or the ecological balances essential to long-term human health and environmental quality.” Factors include but are not limited to:
 Air, food, and water contaminants, radiation, toxic chemicals, disease vectors, safety hazards
-Report of the Committee on the Future of Environmental Health

 A sense of wholeness, a sense of knowingness, and a sense of something far greater and more wonderful than what I see in front of me
 The BELIEF that you are here for a reason
 Spiritual Wellness:
 A personal matter involving values and beliefs that provide a purpose in our lives
 Spiritualism: It is generally considered to be the search for meaning and purpose in human existence
 Leading one to strive for a state of harmony with oneself and others while working to balance inner needs with the rest of the world

Depressed
Unfit
Lonely
Unfulfilled
Ignorant
Pollution
Negative
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Emotional-Mental
Physical
Environmental
Happy
In-Shape
Social Involved
Spiritual Satisfied
Intellectual Informed
Cleanliness
Total Outlook
Positive

Wellness Dimensions
 In reality, health and wellness are integrated states of being that can best be depicted as threads that are woven together to produce a larger, integrated fabric

 Wellness
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 Product of a healthy lifestyle
 EX: Fitness is the product of regular exercise
 Wellness reflects how one feels about life as well as one’s ability to function effectively
Optimal Wellness :
If you do the process , the product follows!

 Multi-dimensional state of being
 Body’s ability to function efficiently and effectively
 Not the same as physical health and wellness
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:
 5 health-related fitness components
 6 skill related components

 Cardiovascular endurance
 Muscular endurance
 Muscular strength
 Flexibility
 Body composition

 Agility
 Balance
 Coordination
 Speed
 Power
 Reaction time

 Effective work
 Good health
 Face emergencies
 Enjoyable leisure
 Value of fitness:
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Look good
Feel good
Enjoy life
 Be healthy

 There are many aspects to fitness:
Multidimensional nature of fitness
 Athletes excel in a variety of ways
 Nearly impossible to say which athlete is the most fit
 Individuals all excel at different things

 Factors influencing:
- Health
- Wellness
- Physical Fitness
BLUE: Least control
LIGHT BLUE: Some control
RED: Greater control
ORANGE /GREEN: Want to achieve

 What contributes to a healthy lifestyle?
 Regular physical activity
 Eating well
 Managing stress
 Avoiding destructive habits
 Practicing safe sex
 Adopting good safety habits
 Learning first aid
 Adopting good personal health habits
 Seeking and complying with medical advice
 Being an informed consumer
 Protecting the environment

 Three priority areas:
 Physical activity, nutrition, stress management
 Reasons why these lifestyles are especially critical:
 They affect the lives of all people
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Many people can make improvements
Small changes can have a major impact on individual and public health
Managing stress

 The basis for a healthy lifestyle:
H
A personal philosophy that emphasizes HEALTH can lead to behaviors that promote it.
E
EVERYONE can benefit from healthy lifestyles regardless of age or current health status.
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Healthy behaviors are most effective when practiced for a LIFETIME .
P
Healthy lifestyles should be based on PERSONAL needs and interests.

The Stairway to Lifetime Fitness:
A Path to Independence
INDEPENDENCE
Problem Solver
Fitness Evaluation
Personal Exercise Pattern
Achieving Fitness
Regular Exercise

 Lab Objective:
 To analyze your lifestyle behaviors so you are better able to make decisions concerning good health and wellness for the future.
Please Note:
 The lab is personal and will not be handed in.
 Answer each question as honestly as possible and use the scoring information to help you assess your lifestyle.