1. Health Literacy
Objective Understand skills to manage physical, mental, and emotional health

2. Health can be divided into 3 categories:
Physical Health
Mental Health
Emotional Health

3. Physical Health Is your own optimal fitness and well-being
Toned muscles, a strong heart, and clear lungs
It is the ability to meet the demands of day-to- day life
Calories are burned efficiently
Dietary Guidelines recommends 3 – 30 minute aerobic activities weekly
Healthy weight is maintained for your body type

4. Healthy Weight Impacted by age, bone structure, and gender
To maintain a healthy weight, exercise regularly and eat reasonable portions of a variety of nutritious foods

5. Benefits
Energy to be more productive and do things that are important to you.
A positive outlook and the ability to deal with stress which increases self esteem.
Reduced risk for many health problems, including heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

6. Metabolism
Basal metabolism- refers to the amount of energy required to maintain ones automatic body functions such as hair growth.
Metabolism varies in individuals.
Muscle mass increases metabolism.
Teens have a higher metabolism than adults because they are still growing. Our metabolism changes and our eating habits must adjust as a result.

7. Body Mass Index (BMI)
Uses weight in relation to height and age to help determine whether you are in an appropriate weight range.
Helps to determine if you are
underweight(-15%) or possibly overweight(+15%).

8. Calculating BMI In inches, the formula looks like this:
weight in pounds (height in inches) x (height in inches) x 703
A person who weighs 180 pounds and is 5 feet 8 inches tall has a BMI of 27.4.
180 lbs (68 inches) x (68 inches)
x 703 = 27.4

10. Being Overweight
Weighing 15% more than what your physician recommends.
Inactivity is a factor.
Heart disease, high blood pressure, and certain cancers
are associated with being overweight.

11. Losing Weight Develop healthful eating and exercise habits.
Lose weight safely by eating larger portions of healthy foods.
Include foods from all food groups.

12. Being Underweight
Individuals who weigh at least 15% less than the healthy weight recommended by their physician are considered underweight.
Lowered resistance to infections, reduced muscle strength, and malnutrition are related to being underweight.

13. Gaining Weight
Weight should be gained slowly and steadily by choosing low-fat, nutrient and calorie dense foods in larger portions.

14. Developing an Effective Fitness Plan
Always start a plan by seeing your physician yearly for a physical.
Good nutrition and exercise.
Appropriate dental care.
Focus on changing eating habits for a lifetime.
Know your body - for example if you have a larger bone structure, you will weigh more.

15. Emotional Fitness
Resiliency – the capacity to withstand stress and the ability to adapt and overcome risk and adversity.
Positive affirmation - or the way you talk to yourself— should increase your self- confidence, wellbeing, and satisfaction.
Being the best version of you that you can be without focusing on perfection.
People who are emotionally fit can deal with stresses of life in a positive way.

16. Stress Stress is the body’s natural response to any demand or pressure
Distress
Negative pressure that decreases performance. It can cause emotional strain and even lead to physical health problems.
Eustress
Positive pressure that can increase your performance. Usually connected with feelings of success.

17. stress Demo
Who feels like they have a good control over the stress in their lives?
Out of those who raised their hands - Who has the best hand-eye coordination?

18. Signs of Stress Racing heart Sweating hands Inability to focus
Headaches
Tightness of shoulders or neck
Feeling overly tired
Sleeping more
Irritability
Loss of appetite or overeating

19. Stressors Death School Relationships Peers Marriage Divorce
Losing a job
Drug abuse
New baby
Moving
Sporting event

20. Coping Mechanisms Positive Listening to music Playing with pet
Laughing
Crying
Relaxing
Writing
Painting
Religious connection
Talking it out
Exercising
Negative
Negative self talk
Body mutilation
Violent outbursts
Emotional eating
Drinking
Smoking/Drugs
Avoiding social contact
Bottling your emotions

21. Finally, Mental Fitness…and you thought school ended at 18!
Participate in life-long learning - taking advantage of opportunities throughout life to foster continuous development and improvement of the knowledge and skills needed for employment and personal fulfillment.
Staying abreast of the news and events.
Taking classes for career and personal development.
Ex: computer classes offered at community college or pottery classes at an arts center

22. MeNtal Fitness
Try something new – new experiences, travels, and hobbies all expand the brain and require us to adapt.
Play games – puzzle games, sudoku, and crosswords test the brain and recall previously learned material for a mental workout!
Read – Relaxing activity. Can stimulate the brain and challenge you to observe the world through a new lens.

23. Assignment – Fitness is More than Skin Deep
Draw an outline of a human who you consider to have a healthy shape (use a regular sheet of paper)
On the arms and legs, write 3 different ways to be physically healthy
Around the head, write 3 ways to be mentally healthy
And in the chest/heart area, write 3
ways to be emotionally healthy