1. Chapter 1: Concepts of Health and Wellness

2. Power of Choice
Most of today’s health problems are lifestyle related and preventable
Leads to hypokinetic diseases
Result of sedentary lifestyle
Leading causes of death: CV disease, cancer, and stroke

3. Exercise is Power We need to be a health prevention society
We choose to be a health care society
No single drug that can positively affect the human body and its health status the way regular exercise can

4. Hypokinetic Diseases Coronary Artery Disease Hypertension Obesity
Osteoporosis
Maturity Onset Diabetes
Ulcers
Stress
Low Back Pain

5. What Is Health? The absence of disease
Health is a state of complete physical, emotional, and social health, not merely the freedom from disease and illness
Health is a personal value
Health is measurable
State of complete health, difficult, if not impossible to attain.

6. Components of Health Physical Health Mental Health Social Health
Intellectual Health
Spiritual Health
Balance these and you will have a good state of health 3

7. Physical Health Based on biological integrity of the body
Physiological and structural characteristics that enable ADLs
Susceptibility to disease
Body weight
Visual acuity
Strength
Coordination
Endurance
Recovery

8. Mental Health Deal positively with change Handle stresses well
Requires exploration of thoughts and feelings
Self-esteem, self-acceptance, self-confidence, self-control, and self-actualization

9. Social Health Interpersonal relationships Good communication skills
Network of caring people
Avoid negative situations

10. Intellectual Health
Ability to absorb, understand, and utilize information
Ability to think

11. Spiritual Health Belief in a higher power
Includes altruistic behaviors
Denotes love, peace, joy (notice absence of anger and tearing down others)
Scientific studies show that those with a spiritual component live longer, healthier, happier lives

12. Definition of Wellness
A process that will lead to optimal functioning
Wellness behaviors are observable
Health is a status
Wellness is a process
Involves a zest for living 14

13. Why Physical Fitness? 40% Americans exercise regularly??
Out of shape and overweight
27% do not exercise at all
61% are overweight (100 million +)

14. Economic Cost of Hypokinetic Disease
More money is spent annually treating heart disease than any other illness.
275 billion dollars spent in 1997
$37 million per hour
$ 617,000 per minute 52

15. Hypokinetic Diseases Pose a Real Threat To Our Nation
A result of lifestyle choices.
Lifestyle choices account for 52% of the deaths in our nation
Lifestyle choices have the greatest effect on the health of our nation.

16. Top Three Causes of Death Annually
Tobacco
400,000
Physical Inactivity/Diet
300,000
Alcohol
100,000

17. US Surgeon General’s Report
“Regular moderate physical activity provides substantial benefits in health and well-being for the vast majority; preventing premature death, unnecessary illness, and disability. Lack of regular physical activity is a serious threat to the health of our nation.” 56

18. Physical Fitness
The capacity to adapt and respond favorably to physical effort.
The ability to engage in daily living activities without undue fatigue.
Activity must be regular to maintain fitness levels
Physical activity vs. physical exercise 59

19. Benefits of Being Physically Fit
Lowers risk of chronic diseases and illness (CAD, cancer, strokes)
Decreases mortality rate from chronic diseases
Improves QUALITY of life
Improves posture and appearance
Regulates and improves all body functions
Hypertrophy (size, strength, power) 60

20. Benefits Cont’d Develops greater lean body mass
Increases size and strength of the heart
Increases vascular system
Increases blood volume
Lowers resting heart rate
Lowers blood pressure
Helps prevent Type II Diabetes

21. Benefits Cont’d Helps sleeping patterns Prevents chronic back pain
Reduces anxiety / stress
Extends LONGEVITY
Reverses the aging process
Chronological age vs. functional age
Motivates positive lifestyle changes
Helps control weight

22. Economic Benefits of Being Physically Fit
Lower medical costs (fewer insurance claims)
Increased job productivity
Decreased absenteeism , depression, and job turnover
Prevention of disability 61

23. If exercise could be packaged into a pill, it would be the most widely prescribed drug in the history of mankind.

24. Medical History Helps identify potential problems
Should be incorporated with a thorough physical exam
Lab 1E
Self-assessment: Lab 1D

25. Consents Lab 1A: Participate in physical activity
Lab 1B: Participate in fitness evaluations