Training and Safety for Physical Activities

Training and Safety for Physical Activities Do you follow a proper nutrition plan and get health checkups? Do you follow safety practices? Whatever activity you choose, it’s essential to use the proper safety equipment.

Lesson Objectives In this lesson, you will learn to: • Explain how health-promotion strategies can enhance a training program • Describe how safety concerns related to various physical activities, including preventive health screenings, enhance a training program

Training and Peak Performance Keeping Fit • The first step in becoming fit is to • take good care of your body. • Eat nutritious foods and drink plenty of fluids, especially water. • Get adequate rest.

Training and Peak Performance Training Program The next step in improving fitness often involves beginning a training program for your chosen activity.

Training and Peak Performance Nutrition and Hydration • Food provides the energy necessary for peak performance. • Equally important is hydration. • When you are adequately hydrated: • You are more alert and focused. • Your reaction time is faster. • Your muscles are less likely to cramp. • Your endurance is greater.

Training and Peak Performance Adequate Rest • Sleep, which helps your body rest and reenergize, is also essential for any training program. • On average, teens need 8 to 10 hours of sleep every night to function at their best. • Getting too little sleep can disrupt the nervous system, causing slowed reaction time, lack of concentration and forgetfulness, irritability, and even depression.

Training and Peak Performance Avoiding Harmful Substances Avoiding harmful substances such as tobacco, alcohol, anabolic steroids, and other drugs is another part of maintaining an athletic training program.

Training and Peak Performance Anabolic Steroids • Some athletes take anabolic-androgenic steroids to increase • muscle mass and enhance performance. • Effects of anabolic steroids: • Increased risk of cancer and heart disease • Sterility • Skin problems • Unusual weight gain or loss • Sexual underdevelopment and dysfunction • Violent, suicidal, or depressive tendencies

Training and Peak Performance Why You Shouldn’t Use Anabolic Steroids • It is illegal to use anabolic steroids without a prescription. • Those who test positive for steroid use are disqualified from competitions. • Abstinence is the best choice when it comes to the use of steroids.

Avoiding Harmful Substances Nutritional Supplements • Nutritional supplements are nonfood substances that contain one or more nutrients that the body needs, such as vitamins or minerals. • A health care provider can advise you about whether you need this type of supplement. • High doses, or megadoses, of a nutritional supplement can be harmful.

Safety First! Practice Safety • You can reduce your risk of injury by: • Visiting a health care professional for a health screening before beginning a new activity. • Using the proper safety equipment for your chosen activity. • Being alert to the surrounding environment, including other players and spectators. • Playing at your skill level and knowing your physical limits.

Safety First! More Tips on Practicing Safety • You can also reduce your risk of injury by: • Staying within areas that have been designated for physical activities. • Obeying all rules and restrictions. • Practicing good sportsmanship.

Safety First! Choose a well-used area during daylight hours to jog. Wear reflective clothing for nighttime physical activity. Be aware of the effects of weather. Personal Safety

Safety First! Using Proper Equipment • Beforeyou begin any new physical activity: • Learn to use the equipment involved. • Check the equipment to make sure that it fits and is in good condition. • Wear the recommended safety gear.

Safety First! Wear a helmet when bicycling, skateboarding, or skating. Athletic shoes should be comfortable and should have a cushioned heel, good arch support, and ample toe room. In general, choose comfortable, nonrestrictive clothing. Choosing Proper Athletic Gear

Quick Review Choose the appropriate option. Q.A search or check for diseases or disorders that an individual would otherwise not have knowledge of or seek help for is known as _____. • a health screening • hydration • a training program • nutrition

A.1. a health screening A search or check for diseases or disorders that an individual would otherwise not have knowledge of or seek help for is known as a health screening. Quick Review - Answer Click Next to attempt another question.

Quick Review Choose the appropriate option. Q.A health screening is part of ongoing treatment of a known medical condition. True False

A.False. A search or a check for diseases or disorders that an individual would not otherwise have knowledge of or seek help for is known as a health screening. Quick Review - Answer Click Next to attempt another question.

Quick Review Q.Which of the following best describes the process of hydration? • Hydration is sweating to relieve heat. • Hydration is panting to relieve heat or exertion. • Hydration is taking in fluids so the body functions properly. • Hydration is slowing down during exertion to relieve tiredness.

Quick Review - Answer A.3. Hydration is taking in fluids so the body functions properly. The term hydration means: taking in fluids so the body functions properly. Click Next to attempt another question.

Quick Review Q.Anabolic steroids are synthetic substances that are similar to the male hormone testosterone. Anabolic steroids have very harmful effects including _____. • increased risk of skin and heart disease. • sterility or the inability to produce children. • skin problems such as acne and hair loss. • All of the above

Quick Review - Answer A.4. All of the above Anabolic steroids are synthetic substances that are similar to the male hormone testosterone. Anabolic steroids have very harmful effects including Increased risk of skin and heart disease, sterility or the inability to produce children, skin problems such as acne and hair loss.

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A.Correct! A search or check for diseases or disorders that an individual would otherwise not have knowledge of or seek help for is known as ahealth screening. Quick Review - Answer Click Next to attempt another question.

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Training and Peak Performance Training Program The next step in improving fitness often involves beginning a training program for your chosen activity. A training program is a program of formalized physical preparation for involvement in a sport or another physical activity.

Training and Peak Performance Nutrition and Hydration • Food provides the energy necessary for peak performance. • Equally important is hydration. • When you are adequately hydrated: • You are more alert and focused. • Your reaction time is faster. • Your muscles are less likely to cramp. • Your endurance is greater. Hydration is taking in fluids so that the body functions properly.

Training and Peak Performance Anabolic Steroids • Some athletes take anabolic-androgenic steroids to increase • muscle mass and enhance performance. • Effects of anabolic steroids: • Increased risk of cancer and heart disease • Sterility • Skin problems • Unusual weight gain or loss • Sexual underdevelopment and dysfunction • Violent, suicidal, or depressive tendencies Anabolic-androgenic steroids are synthetic substances that are similar to the male hormone testosterone. Skin problems

Safety First! Practice Safety • You can reduce your risk of injury by: • Visiting a health care professional for a health screening before beginning a new activity. • Using the proper safety equipment for your chosen activity. • Being alert to the surrounding environment, including other players and spectators. • Playing at your skill level and knowing your physical limits. A health screening is a search or check for diseases or disorders that an individual would otherwise not have knowledge of or seek help for.

Quick Review - Answer A.Correct! A search or a check for diseases or disorders that an individual would not otherwise have knowledge of or seek help for is known as a health screening. Click Next to attempt another question.

Quick Review - Answer A.Correct! The term hydration means: taking in fluids so the body functions properly. Click Next to attempt another question.

Quick Review - Answer A.Correct! Anabolic steroids are synthetic substances that are similar to the male hormone testosterone. Anabolic steroids have very harmful effects including Increased risk of skin and heart disease, sterility or the inability to produce children, skin problems such as acne and hair loss.

Training and Safety for Physical Activities