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Why Physical Fitness?

Why Physical Fitness?. Chapter 1. Life Expectancy vs. Healthy Life Expectancy. Healthy life expectancy (HLE) Factors that reduce HLE in the U.S. Poor health of certain groups HIV Tobacco use CHD Violence. Lifestyle as a Health Problem.

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Why Physical Fitness?

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  1. Why Physical Fitness? Chapter 1  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth

  2. Life Expectancy vs. Healthy Life Expectancy • Healthy life expectancy (HLE) • Factors that reduce HLE in the U.S. • Poor health of certain groups • HIV • Tobacco use • CHD • Violence  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth

  3. Lifestyle as a Health Problem • >50% of annual deaths result from lifestyle behaviors • 83% of deaths prior to age 65 are preventable  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth

  4. Physical Activity & Exercise Defined • Physical activity vs. exercise • 2007 ACSM/AHA physical activity & public health recommendations • 2008 federal guidelines for physical activity • Importance of increased physical activity • Monitoring daily physical activity  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth

  5. Fitness & Longevity • Wellness programs & CVD • Harvard alumni study • Dallas Aerobics Research Institute study • Moderate- vs. vigorous-intensity exercise  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth

  6. Types of Physical Fitness • Health-related fitness • Cardiorespiratory endurance • Muscular strength & endurance • Muscular flexibility  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth

  7. Types of Physical Fitness • Skill-related fitness • Agility • Balance • Coordination • Reaction time • Speed • Power  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth

  8. Types of Physical Fitness • Physiologic fitness • Metabolic fitness • Morphologic fitness • Bone integrity  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth

  9. Fitness Standards: Health vs. Physical Fitness • Health fitness standards • Physical fitness standards • Which program is best?  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth

  10. Benefits of Fitness • Health benefits • Economic benefits  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth

  11. A Healthy Lifestyle Challenge for the 21st Century • Healthy lifestyle habits • National health objectives for 2010 • Personal responsibility for health behavior • Health benefits for all people & all communities • Health promotion & disease prevention  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth

  12. Guidelines for a Healthy Lifestyle: Using this Book • An individualized approach • Exercise safety  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth

  13. Resting Heart Rate & Blood Pressure Assessment • Checking heart rate • Measuring blood pressure • Lab 1C  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth

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