What refers to the way how people live their lives; the kind of life chosen by an individual or group of people?
Lifestyle
Weight Management is a healthy diet and physical activity that are essential to this.
What is one of the tools for determining one's body composition?
Body Mass Index
BMI Score and Classification
<18.5 = Underweight
18.5 - 24.9 = Normal Weight
25 - 29.9 = Overweight
30 - 39.9 = Obese (Class 1-2)
>40 = Extremely Obese (Class 3)
Underweight is when you must increase your weight by eating a balanced diet.
What is maintaining your normal weight will help you to have a lower risk of developing lifestyle-related diseases?
Normal weight
Overweight means that you are slightly over what is considered as healthy.
What is when you may be at risk of developing lifestyle diseases if you do not lose weight?
Obese
It is when you might be experiencing health-related issues; this may affect your life expectancy?
Extremely Obese
Individuals who are overweight and obese are more likely to develop this lifestyle disease; this condition causes the body's cells inability to respond to the hormone known as Insulin.
Type 2 Diabetes.
Type 1 Diabetes is often considered more sever because it usually requires lifelong insulin therapy and can lead to more immediate complications if not managed properly.
Causes of Diabetes include:
Genetics
Obesity
Inactivity
What are conditions that may arise involving the heart and the blood vessels disrupting the regular flow of blood?
Cardiovascular Diseases
A stroke may happen when the flow of blood is blocked, and the brain no longer receives oxygen; may occur from a blood clot or bursts in the blood vessel to the brain.
Fitness Activities that promote Social Fitness:
Improved Pedestrian or Bicycle Lanes
The availability of bike lanes encourages commuters to use bicycles as everyday transportation
Fitness Parks
This is to encourage community members to increase their physical levels
What is the general ability of the body to perform daily tasks?
Health-Related Physical Fitness
Types of Health-Related Physical Fitness:
Cardiorespiratory Endurance
cardio vasc. and respiratory system to work together in efficiently delivering nutrients and oxygen
Muscular Strength.
capacity of the working muscle to apply maximum force at one time.
Muscular Endurance
capacity of muscles to last long in a repetitive activity
Flexibility
capacity of the muscle fibers, tendon, and joints to stretch and extend in a full span of motion
Body Composition
BMI
Skill-related Physical Fitness is the additional abilities to become good in sports and other physical activities.
Types of Skill-related Physical Fitness:
Agility
ability to transfer positions and direction quickly while maintaining a fast and constant movement
Balance
to maintain body stability while standing or moving
Power
Muscles to apply maximum force
Speed
it is the ability to move the body in one direction
Coordination
to use the inputs from the senses to be able to move parts of the body
Reaction Time
ability to react or respond quickly to a specific stimulus