1. Chapter 4 Physical Activity for Life
Lesson 1: Physical Activity and Your Health
Lesson 2: Fitness and You
Lesson 3: Planning a Personal Activity Program
Lesson 4: Training and Safety for Physical Activities
Lesson 5: Physical Activity Injuries

2. Physical Activity and Your Health
Physical activity: Any form of movement that causes your body to use energy
Can be purposeful
Can occur as part of your regular routine
Can improve your level of ___________________
PHYSICAL FITNESS!
Physical fitness: Ability to carry out daily tasks easily and have enough reserve energy to respond to unexpected demands
Maintaining a high level of physical fitness gives you a sense of total well being
Important lifelong health goal

3. What Are the Benefits of Physical Activity?
Provides health benefits that last a lifetime
Strengthens ALL sides of the Health Triangle
Physical Benefits
Mental/Emotional Benefits
Social Benefits
Makes body stronger, increases energy, improves posture
Positively affects body systems
Cardiovascular System…
Respiratory System…
Nervous System…

4. What Are the Benefits of Physical Activity?
Mental/Emotional Benefits
Physical Benefits
Social Benefits
Reduces stress
Anger and frustration management
Improves mood and decreases risk of depression
Helps you look and feel better  increase self-confidence
Sense of pride and accomplishment
Improves concentration and productivity
“Can-do” attitude when faced with challenges

5. What Are the Benefits of Physical Activity?
Social Benefits
Physical Benefits
Mental/Emotional Benefits
Opportunity to interact and cooperate with others
Enhance relationships with others
Builds self-confidence in social situations
Example: meeting new people

6. Some Statistics
1 out of 3 teens do not participate in vigorous physical activity
Physical activity declines during teen years
73% of freshman  61% senior
Only 29% attend a daily physical education class…that’s 42% less than in 1991

7. Risks of Physical Inactivity
Sedentary Lifestyle: A way of life that involves little physical activity
Unhealthful weight gain
Cardiovascular disease
type II diabetes
Diabetes is a serious disorder that prevents the body from converting food into energy
Cancer
Osteoporosis
A condition characterized by a decrease in bone density, producing porous and fragile bones
THERE’S MORE ?!

8. Risks of Physical Inactivity
Reduced ability to manage stress
Decreased opportunities to meet and form friendships with people who value and live a healthy lifestyle

9. Physical Activity and Weight Control
To stay within a healthy weight range, it’s important to develop healthy eating habits and be physically active
Metabolism: The process by which your body gets energy from food.
Food’s energy value is measured in units of heat called calories.
When you’re physically active, your metabolic rate rises and you burn more calories.
Excess calories are stored in the body as fat.

10. Fitting Physical Activity into Your Life
Recommended 60 minutes/day
Keyword is INCORPORATION.
Pick some activities that you can participate in throughout your life.
Examples?