1. Exercise, Health and Lifestyle

2. Objectives What are Lifestyle Factors?
What is health and how does it affect lifestyle factors?
What is physical activity?
What are the benefits of physical activity?

3. (World Health Organisation)
Definition of Health
Is a state of complete physical and mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.
(World Health Organisation)

4. What is physical activity?
Any activity that increases energy expenditure above resting levels. Exercise is physical activity that is structured and undertaken usually for fitness gains. Physical activity undertaken for health benefits would be targetined at avoiding disease and delay death. Exercise undertaken for fitness benefits would be targeted a improving one more compnets of health related fitness.

5. Physical Activity What are the benefits of physical activity?
There is overwhelming evidence to prove that individuals leading active lives are less likely to die early or suffer from chronic disease such as coronary heart disease and diabetes, and are better able to cope with stress.

6. What do you think the benefits of Physical Activity are?
Write down what you think they are.
Once you have done that group them in terms of physical, social, psychological, economic/environment.

7. So what are the benefits of Physical Activity?
Strengthens bones
Improves body shape and burns body fat.
Improves posture
Relieves stress
Reduces risk of chronic disease
Maintains flexibility
Improves cardiorespiratory fitness
Improves sleep
Boosts vitality and energy levels
Reduces anxiety
Boosts immune system
Improves concentration

8. Some social and economic benefits
Encourages connectedness
Improves social skills
Reduces isolation
Enhances self-esteem and confidence
Economic
Reduces health costs
Creates employment
Supports local business
Reduces absenteeism
Enhances productivity.

9. Activity Write a description of the benefits to physical activity
(remember to include the points that we discussed in the lesson)