INTRODUCTION TO WELLNESS

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INTRODUCTION TO WELLNESS FITNESS

• PEP 201
• University of Idaho

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We may live longer than our predecessors, but
what kind of lives will we have?
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We have a serious problem in the United States

• __________ _____________ have dropped!
• 60 of U.S. adults are NOT regularly physically
  active (3x/wk, 30 min).
• 25 percent of adults are NOT active at all.
• 14 of young people report NO recent light,
  moderate, or vigorous physical activity.
• Participation in all types of physical activity
  strikingly declines as age or grade in school
  increases.

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Why do you think this is?

• __________________________
• __________________________
• __________________________
• __________________________
• __________________________
• __________________________
• __________________________

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Given the circumstances, is it any surprise that

• ______________________
• 700,000 deaths/year in U.S. makes it the leading
  cause for death.
• ______________________
• 50,000 deaths/year in U.S., with 798,000
  diagnoses/year and growing!
• ______________________
• 20 of U.S. adults obese, 60 are overweight and
  the numbers are rising!

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In fact, the Top 2 leading causes of death in the
U.S. are largely preventable!

• 1. ____________ 6. Pneumonia
• 2. ____________ 7. Diabetes
• 3. Stroke 8. Suicide
• 4. Lung Disease 9. Homicide
• 5. Accidents 10. AIDS

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For instance, look at the most common CVD risk
factors

• __________________
• Gender
• Age
• Heredity
• __________________
• Smoking Obesity
• Hypertension Diabetes
• Cholesterol Physical inactivity

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So, improving F W may be the most important
lifestyle decisions a person can make!

• ___________________
• ability to meet lifes demands and still have
  enough energy to respond to unplanned events.
• ___________________
• ability to live life fully, with vitality and
  meaning.
• F W have MULTIPLE COMPONENTS
• that should be BALANCED!

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There are 5 components of Physical Fitness

• _________________________
• ability to perform prolonged, large-muscle,
  dynamic exercise at moderate-to-high levels of
  intensity.
• _________________________
• amount of force a muscle can produce in a single,
  maximum effort.
• _________________________
• ability of a muscle to remain contracted or
  contract repeatedly for a long period of time.
• _________________________
• ability to move joints through their full range
  of motion.
• _________________________
• proportion of fat and fat-free mass in the body.

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What examples can you think of for each component?

• Cardiorespiratory Endurance
• ___________________________________________
• Muscular Strength
• ___________________________________________
• Muscular Endurance
• ___________________________________________
• Flexibility
• ___________________________________________
• Body Composition
• ___________________________________________

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How would you rate yourself in each component?

• Cardiorespiratory Endurance
• (poor good excellent) ___________________
  ____________
• Muscular Strength
• (poor good excellent) ___________________
  ____________
• Muscular Endurance
• (poor good excellent) ___________________
  ____________
• Flexibility
• (poor good excellent) ___________________
  ____________
• Body Composition
• (poor good excellent) ___________________
  ____________

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There are 6 dimensions of Wellness

• _____________ Wellness
• maintaining physical health fitness, making
  healthy choices.
• _____________ Wellness
• exploring/developing thoughts feelings in a
  constructive way.
• _____________ Wellness
• pursuing knowledge, thinking critically, problem
  solving.
• _____________ Wellness
• faith in something beyond oneself.
• _____________ Wellness
• developing meaningful relationships.
• _____________ Wellness
• protection from the environment minimizing
  personal impact

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What examples can you think of for each dimension?

• Physical Wellness
• ___________________________________________
• Emotional Wellness
• ___________________________________________
• Intellectual Wellness
• ___________________________________________
• Spiritual Wellness
• ___________________________________________
• Social Wellness
• ___________________________________________
• Environmental Wellness
• ___________________________________________

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How would you rate yourself in each dimension?

• Physical Wellness
• (poor good excellent) ___________________
  ____________
• Emotional Wellness
• (poor good excellent) ___________________
  ____________
• Intellectual Wellness
• (poor good excellent) ___________________
  ____________
• Spiritual Wellness
• (poor good excellent) ___________________
  ____________
• Social Wellness
• (poor good excellent) ___________________
  ____________
• Environmental Wellness
• (poor good excellent) ___________________
  ____________

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As you can see, theres a lot more to F W than
meets the eye. Heres a thought

• Take a ____________________ approach
• consistently make choices to improve your overall
  fitness and wellness.
• Think of it as a
• ____________________________
• rather than prevention or treatment!

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What ideas can you think of to improve F W?

• __________________________
• __________________________
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• __________________________
• __________________________
• __________________________
• __________________________

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So, what is the take home message here?

• _____________________ can IMPROVE OUR LIVES and
  ALLEVIATE OUR COUNTRYS RISING EPIDEMICS!
• In this class, we will focus on
• the PHYSICAL FITNESS aspects

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FYI, our government is banking on improved F W
to ease our ailments

• Healthy People 2010
• Goals for the Nation
• increase the span of "healthy" life.
• eliminate health disparities.
• increase access to info and services for all
  people.

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How do you think you can support this initiative?

• __________________________
• __________________________
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• __________________________
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• __________________________
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