Health Concerns in the United States Make a list of the many health issues facing Americans today. How could these issues affect you?

Lifetime Fitness: Why Personal Fitness?

Myths and Misconceptions If you are physically fit, you are perfectly healthy. Some people are physically fit but are not socially, mentally, emotionally, or spiritually healthy. Heart disease and cancer just run in some families; there’s nothing that can prevent it. While the risks of developing some types of cancer are highly influenced by genetic makeup, there are also lifestyle risk factors that influence them. Because of advances in medicine, today’s teens are much healthier than teens were in the early 20th century. In some respects this is true. However, teens today face different health problems, and some new ones are life threatening.

Blood pressure are higher on average. Over the past 20 years Overall fitness of young people has declined, today’s teenagers have more body fat than those of 20 years ago Most teenagers have poor eating habits, and eating foods that are high in fat and salt Blood pressure are higher on average. Greater risk for heart disease Much higher percentage of body fat

Additional Facts Only about 1/2 of young people ages 12 – 21 regularly participate in vigorous physical activity ¼ of young people report no vigorous physical activity Many people who do start to exercise give up within six months Males are more likely than females to have a heart attack Both genders increase with age.

Leading causes of death (2000) Heart Disease Cancer Stroke Lung Disorders Accidents Pneumonia and influenza Diabetes AIDS Suicide Liver Disease

Leading Causes of Death Today •Heart disease: 597,689 •Cancer: 574,743 •Lung Disease/Disorders: 138,080 •Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 129,476 •Accidents (unintentional injuries): 120,859 •Alzheimer's disease: 83,494 •Diabetes: 69,071 •Kidney Disease: 50,476 •Influenza and Pneumonia: 50,097 •Intentional self-harm (suicide): 38,364

Describing Health Health is a state of well-being that comes from a good balance of the five aspects of health. The 5 Aspects of Health are… Physical Health/Fitness Social Health/Fitness Spiritual Health/Fitness Mental/Intellectual Health/Fitness Emotional Health/Fitness Wellness Optimal health in each of the five aspects of health. Quality of your life

Physical Health/Fitness Assuming personal responsibility for your health by exercising, eating healthy foods, observing measures to avoid illness and injury. Health related physical fitness attributes that contribute to disease prevention and health promotion Skill related physical fitness attributes that contribute to the ability to participate successfully in physical activities such as a variety of sports

Two types of Physical Fitness Health related Cardio fitness Flexibility Muscular strength Muscular endurance Body composition Skill related Coordination Agility Reaction time Power Speed balance

What determines your level of fitness? Heredity Sets some limits on our potential Environment Set limits on the opportunities which may be available Behavior Most responsible for determining your total fitness You are in control

Controllable risk factors What is a Risk factor ? An attribute used to determine how likely you are to develop a disease or health problem Sedentary (non-active lifestyle) Cigarette smoking 1/3 of all cancer and majority of lung cancers due directly to smoking 1/3 of all heart attacks are due to smoking Increases risk of heart disease Obesity Excess body fat Increased risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, respiratory disorders, certain types of cancer High blood pressure (hypertension) High cholesterol levels Buildup or blockage on inner walls of arteries High stress lifestyle

Uncontrollable risk factors Heredity/Family history Age Gender

Social Health/Fitness Interactions with people to build satisfying relationships with family, friends, co-workers and other in community. Development started when you were born. Influenced by your social networks and the support that you get from the people that you care about and love. Being considerate of others, sharing your true feelings, serving your community, and asking for help when you need it are all parts of social health.

Spiritual Health/Fitness Finding meaning and purpose in life whether through religion, meditation or other methods. This means different things to different people. For some, it is defined by a religion. For others, it involves understanding your individual purpose in life. Being spiritually healthy means you are working to achieve your spiritual potential and to find harmony in life. You are peace with yourself and those around you.

Mental or Intellectual Health/Fitness The ability to think critically about issues; having an active, curious mind Being mentally healthy means… You can accept new ideas. You recognize the reality of a situation. You have a sense of self worth. You are tolerant of different things. You can cope with stress because you know that stress is a part of life that you can handle.

Emotional Health/Fitness Ability to deal with stress, to maintain a positive self-concept and to adapt to changes in life Expressing feelings in an appropriate way. Being emotionally healthy means… You can overcome difficult times. You enjoy life. You see hardships as a challenge. You can express anger without violence, sadness, or without serious depression.

Teen Health Issues In the early 1900’s, the biggest health issue facing teens was early death due to communicable diseases. Communicable diseases-a disease that is passed from person to person by an organism. Today, 1 in 5 teens in the United states has at least 1 serious health issue.

Design Your Own As you progress throughout your life, there will be issues that occur in your life that you have to deal with. Being Fit in every aspect of your life, for your entire life is a goal that you should strive to attain. While there are Apps that deal with single aspects of lifetime fitness, there are none that deal with each area. Assignment: Design an App that incorporates each of the 5 aspects of lifetime fitness discussed in the lesson. Example: MyFitnessPal (Physical Fitness)