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PE 131 – Lifetime Wellness Go to: www.wou.edu/~timkeng www.wou.edu/~timkeng For syllabus For all powerpoint lecture notes For assignments Monitoring Behavior Assignment is up and due next week to lab instructor
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Why this class? What are some of your frustrations around taking this class? Share with a neighbor What are some of the things you’d like to know related to your health? Share with a neighbor
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Leading Causes of Death 1. Heart disease 2. Cancer 3. Stroke 4. Chronic lower respiratory disease 5. Unintentional injuries 6. Diabetes
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Underlying Causes of Death 1993 Tobacco Diet/Physical Inactivity Alcohol Death related to lifestyle & behavior
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Underlying Causes of Death 2000 Death related to lifestyle & behavior
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Did you know???!!! 2003 - Poor diet and physical inactivity now tied with tobacco related disease deaths and will soon overtake as the #1 cause of actual death Again - we’re talking about deaths directly attributable to lifestyle and behavior What does all that really mean to you?
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And the cost… Chronic diseases - 75% of all medical care costs Diabetes - $132 billion / year Smoking - $75 billion / year Cardiovascular - $300 billion / year (2000) Physical inactivity - $76.6 billion /year (2000)
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Factors that Affect Health and Well-being
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Wellness - What is it? We know it when we’re not well We take it for granted when we are The constant and deliberate effort to stay healthy
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Dimensions of Wellness
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Selected Wellness Components
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Your wellness lifestyle… Today will determine the health and quality of your life tomorrow And in this class, we’ll try to cover some of the topic that help be healthy now and later Focus: Making health a priority Focus: Making good decision regarding health
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Assignment 1 Monitoring Behavior If there is to be change, first must come awareness This assignment is about developing some awareness about healthy and unhealthy behaviors
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Assignment 1 Complete Lifestyle Wellness Questionnaire pp. 25 & 26 Make photocopy – so you can sell back the text Identify 5 behaviors that could use changing Choose 1 as a priority behavior Closely monitor that behavior for 4 days In writing – journal, excel spreadsheet, whatever works……BUT IN WRITING Write a summary of what you found out about that behavior
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