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Chapter 1
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Physical Fitness and Wellness

2
Physical Fitness Wellness
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Research findings in the last three decades have
    shown that physical inactivity and negative
    lifestyle habits increase the risk for chronic
    diseases and premature mortality
  • Widespread interest in health and preventive
    medicine has led to an increase in people
    participating in organized fitness and wellness
    programs

3
Risks of Physical Inactivity
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Physically inactive people die younger
  • Technological advances have greatly reduced
    required daily physical activity
  • About 400,000 deaths in the U.S. are attributed
    each year to physical inactivity and poor dietary
    habits

4
Life Expectancy
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Beginning of the 20th century
  • Life expectancy was 47 years
  • Major life threats were infectious diseases
    tuberculosis, diphtheria, influenza, polio, etc.
  • Mid- to late 20th century
  • Infectious diseases eliminated with medical
    breakthroughs
  • Life expectancy increased to 76.9 years but
    living the so-called good life encouraged
    chronic diseases hypertension, coronary heart
    disease, diabetes, cancer, etc.

5
Causes of Deaths in United Statesfor Selected
Years
1.1
  • Physical inactivity and poor lifestyle habits
    have caused an increase in the incidence of
    chronic diseases

6
Fitness Wellness Movement
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • The fitness and wellness movement resulted from
    the need to combat chronic disease
  • Focus became disease prevention through a healthy
    lifestyle

7
Healthy Life Expectancyin the U.S.
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Average life expectancy in the U.S. is 77.4 years
  • Healthy life expectancy is defined as the years
    of illness subtracted from life expectancy
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) calculated in
    2000 that the healthy life expectancy of the U.S.
    was 24th in the world

8
Healthy Life Expectancy for Selected Countries
1.2
9
Leading Causes ofDeath in the United States
1.3
10
Underlying Causes of Death in the United States
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • The top three causes of death in the U.S.
    tobacco use, poor diet and inactivity, and
    alcohol abuseare responsible for 920,000 deaths
    each year

Tobacco 435,000 Poor diet/inactivity
400,000 Alcohol 85,000 Microbial infections
75,000 Toxic agents 55,000 Motor vehicles
43,000 Firearms 29,000 Sexual behaviors
20,000 Drugs 17,000
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Lifestyle as a Health Problem
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Almost 80 of deaths in the U.S. today could be
    prevented through a healthy lifestyle program.

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Lifestyle as a Health Problem
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Over 50 of people who die in U.S. die because of
    what they do
  • More than half of disease is lifestyle-related
  • A fifth is attributed to the environment
  • A tenth is influenced by the health care the
    individual receives
  • Only 16 is related to genetics
  • The individual controls as much as 84 of
    vulnerability to disease and quality of life
  • 83 of deaths before age 65 are preventable

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Lifestyle as a Health Problem
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • In essence, most people in the United States
    are threatened by the verylives they lead
    today.

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Key Terms
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Physical Activity Bodily movement produced by
    skeletal muscles requires expenditure of energy
    and produces progressive health benefits
  • Exercise A type of physical activity that
    requires planned, structured, and repetitive
    bodily movement with the intent of improving or
    maintaining one or more components of physical
    fitness

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1996 Surgeon Generals Report
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Poor health because of lack of physical activity
    is a serious public health problem
  • More than 60 of adults do not achieve the
    recommended amount of physical activity
  • 25 are not physically active at all
  • Almost half of all people between 12 and 21 years
    of age are not vigorously active on a regular
    basis

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1996 Surgeon Generals Report
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Physical inactivity is more prevalent in
  • Women than men
  • African Americans and Hispanic Americans than
    whites
  • Older than younger adults
  • Less affluent than more affluent people
  • Less educated than more educated adults

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Percent of Total U.S. Adult Population That
Regularly Participates in Physical Activity
1.1
  • The 1996 report became a nationwide call to action

18
Critical Thinking
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Do you consciously incorporate physical activity
    into your daily lifestyle?
  • Can you provide examples?
  • Do you feel that you get sufficient daily
    physical activity to maintain good health?

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Key Terms
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Wellness The constant and deliberate effort to
    stay healthy and achieve the highest potential
    for well-being it integrates seven dimensions

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Wellness Continuum
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Although an individual may demonstrate adequate
    or excellent fitness, indulgence in unhealthy
    lifestyle behaviors will increase risk for
    chronic diseases and diminish wellness

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Key Terms
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Physical Wellness Good physical fitness and
    confidence in ones personal ability to take care
    of health problems
  • Emotional Wellness The ability to understand
    ones own feelings, accept limitations, and
    achieve emotional stability
  • Mental Wellness A state in which ones mind is
    engaged in lively interaction with the
    surrounding world also called intellectual
    wellness
  • Social Wellness The ability to relate well to
    others, both within and outside the family unit

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Key Terms
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Environmental Wellness The capability to live in
    a clean and safe environment that is not
    detrimental to health
  • Occupational Wellness The ability to perform
    ones job skillfully and effectively under
    conditions that provide personal and team
    satisfaction and adequately reward each individual
  • Spiritual Wellness The sense that life is
    meaningful, that life has purpose, and that some
    power brings all humanity together the ethics,
    values, and morals that guide one and give
    meaning and direction to life

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Key Terms
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Moderate physical activity Activity that uses
    150 calories of energy per day, or 1,000 calories
    per week
  • Vigorous activity Any exercise that requires a
    MET level equal to or greater than 6 METs or 21
    ml/kg/min (1 MET energy expenditure at rest or
    the equivalent of 3.5 ml/kg/min)

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Physical Activity vs. Mortality
1.8
  • Studies show an inverse relationship between
    physical activity and premature mortality rates

25
Fitness Levels vs. Mortality
1.9
  • Although greater improvements in fitness yield a
    slightly lower risk for premature death, the
    largest drop is between the low fit and the
    moderate fit groups

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Moderate Physical Activity
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Provides benefits through regular participation
  • Can prevent premature death, unnecessary illness,
    and disability
  • For people who are not physically active
  • Can provide substantial benefits in health and
    well-being
  • For people who are already moderately active
  • Greater health and fitness benefits can be
    obtained when intensity of physical activity is
    increased

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Key Terms
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Physical fitness The ability to meet the
    ordinary as well as the unusual demands of daily
    life safely and effectively without being overly
    fatigued and still have energy left for leisure
    and recreational activities
  • Health-related fitness Fitness programs that are
    prescribed to improve the overall health of the
    individual, encompasses cardiorespiratory
    endurance, muscular strength and endurance,
    muscular flexibility, and body composition

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Health-Related Fitness
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
Cardiorespiratory endurance
Body composition
Muscular flexibility
Muscular strength and endurance
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Critical Thinking
  • What role do the four health-related components
    of physical fitness play in your life?
  • Can you rank in order of importance to you and
    explain your rationale in doing so?

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Key Terms
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Skill-related fitnessFitness components
    important for success in skillful activities and
    athletic events encompasses agility, balance,
    coordination, power, reaction time, and speed
  • Metabolic fitnessImprovements in the metabolic
    profile through a moderate-intensity exercise
    program in spite of little or no improvement in
    physical fitness measures

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Two Fitness Standards
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Health fitness standard
  • Minimum fitness values required for disease
    prevention and health
  • Physical fitness standard
  • Higher standard required to achieve good or
    excellent physical fitness
  • Physical fitness standard
  • Requires more intense exercise to allow people of
    all ages the freedom to enjoy lifes daily and
    recreational activities to their fullest
    potential
  • Current health fitness standards are not enough
    to achieve these objectives

32
Health and Fitness Benefits according to
Lifestyle and Physical Activity Program
1.12
  • Attaining the health fitness standard requires
    only moderate physical activity
  • For high physical fitness, a high intensity
    exercise program is required

33
Motor SkillRelated Fitness
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
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Wellness Programs Provide
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Multiple health benefits
  • Economic benefits

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Selected Health Benefits
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Improves cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular
    strength, and muscular endurance
  • Helps maintain recommended body weight and lean
    body mass
  • Increases resting metabolic rate
  • Improves the immune system
  • Decreases risk for chronic diseases
    (cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes,
    hypertension, osteoporosis)

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Selected Health Benefits
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Relieves tension and stress
  • Raises energy levels and job productivity
  • Encourages positive lifestyle habits
  • Promotes psychological wellness
  • Helps maintain independent living
  • Extends longevity and slows down the aging
    process
  • Improves quality of life

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Health Care Costs in the U.S. for Selected Years
1.13
38
Estimated 1989 and 1997 Healthcare Costs per
Person for Selected Countries
1.14
  • U.S. spends more on yearly health care per person
    than any other industrialized nation
  • Yet U.S. health care ranks 37th in the world
  • One reason for low ranking is overemphasis on
    state-of-the art cures instead of prevention

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Healthy Lifestyle Habits
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Participate in a lifetime physical activity
    program
  • Do not smoke cigarettes
  • Eat three nutritious meals each day
  • Avoid meaningless snacking
  • Maintain healthy weight
  • Get enough sleep

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Healthy Lifestyle Habits
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Control stress
  • Be wary of alcohol
  • Surround yourself with healthy friendships
  • Be informed about the environment
  • Increase education
  • Take personal safety measures

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2010 National Health Objectives
1.15
  • Two unique goals of the 2010 national health
    objectives emphasize increased quality and years
    of healthy life and seek to eliminate health
    disparities among all groups of people

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Critical Thinking
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • What are your feelings about lifestyle habits
    that enhance health and longevity?
  • How important are they to you?
  • What obstacles keep you from adhering to such
    habits or incorporating new ones into your life?

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  • Take the Stairs

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A Personalized Approach In this course you will
learn to
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Implement motivational and behavior modification
    techniques for wellness
  • Determine whether medical clearance is needed for
    exercise participation
  • Conduct a nutrient analysis and follow
    recommendations for adequate nutrition
  • Write your own nutrition and weight-control
    programs

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A Personalized Approach In this course you will
learn to
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Assess your health-related and skill-related
    components of fitness
  • Write exercise prescriptions for
    cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength
    and endurance, and muscular flexibility
  • Understand the relationship between fitness and
    aging
  • Determine your levels of tension and stress,
    lessen your vulnerability to stress, and
    implement a stress management program if necessary

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A Personalized Approach In this course you will
learn to
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Follow a cancer riskreduction program
  • Implement a smoking cessation program, if
    applicable
  • Avoid chemical dependency and know where to find
    assistance if needed
  • Learn health consequences of sexually transmitted
    diseases

47
A Personalized Approach In this course you will
learn to
Leading U.S. Health Problems
Physical Activity and Exercise
Surgeon Generals Report
Wellness, Fitness, and Longevity
Types of Physical Fitness
Fitness Standards
Benefits of a Wellness Program
National Health Objectives for 2010
  • Write objectives to improve your fitness and
    wellness and learn how to chart a wellness
    program for the future
  • Differentiate myths and facts about exercise and
    health-related concepts

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