Why you need to exercise

1. Why you need to exercise

2. Physical Education is the only subject which, by the very nature of its content, has the potential to affect how a person will feel every moment of every day for the rest of his or her life. Brush teeth?

3. WHY the Focus on Physical Education? • number overweight children has more than doubled • number of overweight adolescents has tripled

4. Why the Focus on Physical Education? • OBESITY - the greatest health problem of the 21st Century • 1 out of 3 children born in 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime

5. Hazards of Obesity Yellow- globules of fat

6. Diabetes- Insulin • Eat food • Increases glucose in the blood • Need insulin to grab hold of the glucose to be used as energy

7. Too much sugar • The glucose stays in the blood because the body cannot produce enough insulin to collect it Sugar in the blood causes poor circulation that damages kidneys, nerves, eyes & heart

8. HFCS • Sugar from corn • Cheap to produce • Very sweet • Easy to store • Used in everything: bread, pasta sauces, bacon, beer, protein bars…

9. 10 teaspoons of sugar per day 10 tsp 19 tsp 9 tsp 6 tsp

10. Food Addictions • Since 1960, the average American weighs 25 more pounds • Use of HFCS- from 3 million tons in 1980 to 8 million tons in 1995 Wise Traditions in Food, Farming and the Healing Arts, 2001.

11. Cannabinoids • Our stomach takes certain food products and naturally transforms it into a cannabinoid • Cannabinoid- increases appetite (not as powerful as marijuana {THC} but same mechanism) What are the precursors to develop natural cannabinoids?

12. Omega-6 Fatty Acids • Where do you find Omega-6 Fatty Acids? • Frying oils- vegetable oil, corn oil, sunflower oil (excluding- olive oil, grape seed oil, pumpkin seed oil, walnut oil, pecan oil) • *Fried snack foods- double whammy

13. Snacks • Contain appetite stimulants • High sugar content (high fructose corn syrup- HFCS) • High sugar spike creates imbalances of chemicals in the brain (just like a drug user) • Potato chips are the #1 snack food choice (Snack Food Association)

14. Increase in Type II • Because of: • Being overweight or obese • Decrease levels of activity • Poor diet

15. Effects of Diabetes Poor circulation causes problems in kidneys, eyes, heart and skin

16. High Blood Pressure HYPERTENSION

17. Filled with Trans Fatty Acid • Donuts/cakes/cookies • Packaged goods • Commercially fried foods • Microwave popcorn

18. WHY the Focus on Physical Education? • Nearly 1/3 of all children are overweight • If something doesn’t change now, you will face a potential for high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease in the future.

19. What happened to gym class? • 56% of H.S. students enrolled in P.E. class in 2003 • Only 5% of schools require P.E. in H.S.

20. Top Reasons That Students Avoid Physical Education (PE) Classes • “Other courses were more important for college.” (73%) • “I don’t like PE.” (32%) JOPERD (February, 1997) article by Ed Scantling

21. Can’t Afford to be Without Physical Education • Growing body of evidence that supports: Improved academic performance with increased PE time

22. Benefits of Physical Activity • Combats stress • Enhances the immune response • Improves mood

23. Benefits of Physical Activity • Increases self-esteem • Increases concentration

24. What’s the problem? • Cultural deconditioning- • Too much “screen time”- 24 hrs per week in front of the TV • Few playing outside after school • Driven everywhere

25. What’s on your plate? • Eat breakfast, lunch and dinner • Watch serving sizes • Have plenty of color on your plate

26. Serving sizes • Peanut butter/cream cheese (2 tablespoons)

27. Serving sizes • Piece of fruit • bagel

28. Serving sizes • 1 oz. of cheese- 4 dice

29. Serving size • Baked potato • 3 oz of cooked meat

30. Serving sizes • 1 cup of fruit/vegetables- • whatever fits in the palm of your hands

31. Feel Better • Eat right (fruits and vegetables) • “Strive for 5” • Sleep 6-8 hours each night • Exercise • Laugh