Physical Wellness, Part I cont’d  Describe the importance of wearing a seat belt  Describe the importance of sleep

Some facts about seatbelt safety:  In 2001, 13,274 lives were saved due to seatbelts and if all people over age 4 wore seatbelts another 7, 334 lives could have been saved.  IN the past 26 years seatbelts prevented 135,000 fatalities and 3.8 million injuries.  Car accidents in the year 2000 cost our society $230 billion.  Please read page 46 for more info.

Sleep  Sleep is important for our rejuvenation and healing!!  Studies have shown that many people only sleep 6 hours or less and this leads to health problems: weight gain, high blood pressure and a decrease in the immune system.

Sleep helps us by:  Improving our memory and learning  Improving our metabolism  Improving our safety, when we are driving  Improving our moods, we are less irritable, moody or impatient.  Decreases our stress hormones thus improving our cardiovascular health  Please read pg 48, tips on improving sleep

In summary:  You need to do some aerobic exercise at least two times a week for 30 minutes and include stretching and abdominals.  Twice a week it is important to do some resistance or weight-training for 20 minutes.  Find out how you can stay motivated and do negative energy clearing exercise each day.

In summary, continued:  Always, always, always use a seatbelt!!  Most people need 8 hours sleep, if you have bad dreams or wake up feeling depressed, do no drink alcohol or eat sugar before you go to sleep.

How much sleep do you get?  Complete questionaire on page 49