#14 Being Physically active for life Flashcards
excuses for not exercising
lack of time inconvenience self-consciousness poor health lack of facilities poor weather
benefits of exercise
more energy improved appearance weight loss lower levels of stress better quality of sleep reduced risk of disease lower cholesterol improved self-confidence having fun while being active
NGTS daily facts how we travel
87% of daily trips take place in personal vehicles
91% of people commuting to work use personal vehicles
How many trips we take every day
American take 1.1 billion trips a day — 4 for every person in the US
US daily travel averages 11 billion miles a day — almost 40 miles per person per day
How many trips in a year
Americans take 411 billion daily trips in a year or about 1,500 trips per person
US yearly travel totals about 4 trillion miles — 14,500 miles per person
Average driver
Spends 55 minutes a day behind the wheel
Drives 29 miles a day
men vs. women
Women drive less (21 miles per day for women compared to 38 for men)
Men drive longer (67 minutes per day for men compared to 44 for women
Life expectancy across time and ages
1900—47.3 years
Today—77 years
Aged 65 years live an average of 18 more years (83 years)
Aged 75 years live an average of 11 more years (86 years)
Healthy years are about 12 years less than the expectancy.
Benefits of Physical Activity
Decreases risk for: heart attack colon cancer diabetes hypertension stroke Controls weight, leads to healthy bones, muscles, and joints and reduces falls Reduces pain of arthritis Less depression and anxiety, fewer hospital visits, etc.
more than ____ percent of adults in the US population do not get enough physical activity for the health benefit. Another ____ percent are not active at all during leisure time. Additionally, only ___ percent of adults are regularly physically active and, as mentioned previously, the lack of time is the most common excuse for not exercising.
50%
24%
31%
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of the following:
death illness hypertension hypercholesterolemia type 2 diabetes heart disease stroke gallbladder disease arthritis sleep disturbances breathing problems cancer
Cost of obesity
There is an increased likelihood of reporting fair or poor health and of making more than 10 visits a year to a health care provider.
In 2000, costs were estimated at $117 billion annually.
In 2005 in the US adult population, 60.5% of people were overweight, 23.9% were obese, and 3% were extremely obese (87.4% total)
Diet recommendations
Nutrient-dense foods fruits and vegetables whole grain milk (fat free or low fat) reduce sodium (<2,300 mg/day) limit or abstain from alcohol
as much as ____ percent of people are wanting and trying to eat healthier
60%
reasons its hard to eat healthy
I don’t like the taste of health food.
Healthy food is expensive.
Unhealthy food is convenient, and I don’t know how to cook.
