1. Physical Activity for Life
Chapter 4, Lesson 1
Page 72-79
Physical Activity and Your Health

2. Lesson Objectives
Understand the importance of regular physical activity for enhancing and maintaining personal health.
Analyze the relationship between regular physical activity and disease prevention.
Discover ways to incorporate physical activity into daily life.

3. What is Physical Activity?
Physical activity:any type of movement that causes your body to use energy.
Physical activity can improve your level of physical fitness (the ability to carry out daily tasks easily and have enough reserve energy to respond to unexpected demands).
Maintaining a high level of physical fitness contributes to your sense of total well-being.

4. Types of Physical Activity
Lifetime
Bowling, Golf, Martial Arts, Skiing, Tennis
Competitive Sports
Basketball, Football, Soccer, Hockey, Volleyball, Baseball, Softball
Exercise & Fitness
Aerobic or Cardio (Running, Cycling, Swimming)
Anaerobic (Strength Training)
Flexibility (Stretching, Yoga)
Fun & Leisure
Bowling, Canoeing/Kayaking, Dancing, Fishing, Horseback Riding, Ice Skating, Table Tennis
Home & Occupational
Gardening/Lawn Work, House Cleaning, Laundry

6. Discussion Question
What are your favorite forms of physical activity? How do those activities contribute to your physical fitness and your total well-being?

7. Benefits of Physical Activity?
Physical activity provides lifelong benefits
Physical Health Benefits:
Strengthens body and increases energy
Improves cardiovascular system by strengthening the heart muscle allowing it to pump more blood
Respiratory System (Lungs): Won’t “lose your breath” as easily
Nervous system: Improved reaction time

8. More Benefits of Physical Activity
Mental & Emotional Health Benefits: Helps you reduce stress and allows you to manage anger and frustration in healthy ways
Social Health Benefits: Improves your self-confidence and can provide opportunities for interacting and cooperating with others

9. Discussion Question
How do your favorite physical activities benefit your mental, emotional and social health?

10. Risks of Physical Inactivity
A sedentary lifestyle is a way of life that involves little physical activity.
Health problems associated with unhealthful weight gain and sedentary lifestyle:
Cardiovascular Disease
Type 2 Diabetes
Cancer
Increased risk of osteoporosis (condition characterized by decrease in bone density.)
Poor stress management

11. Discussion Question
What role does disease prevention play in your own choice about physical activity? What about for your family members? Will your attitude change as you age?

12. Physical Activity & Weight Control
Good eating habit and a physically active lifestyle can help you maintain a healthy weight and avoid obesity
Metabolism: the process by which your body gets energy from food.
Food’s energy value is measured in units of heat called calories.
Physical activity increases your metabolic rate burning more calories than when at rest.

13. Weight Control
Basal Metabolism: minimum amount of energy (calories) needed for life processes in body.
Your body needs a sufficient amount of calories each day to function properly.
Additional calories must be burned or will be stored as fat.
When you are physically active, your metabolic rate rises and your body burns more calories than when at rest.

14. Lesson Review Page 79 Questions #1-5
Answer the Reviewing Facts & Vocabulary
and the Thinking Critically questions
in Complete Sentences!