health and wellness Flashcards
sedentary death syndrome
cause of deaths attributed to a lack of regular physical activity
Health
a state if complete well being- not just the absence of disease or infirmity
life expectancy
number of years a person is expected to live based on the person’s birth year
chronic diease
illness that develop as a result of an unhealthy lifestyle and last a long time
health life expectancy vs life expectancy calculations
subtract the years of ill health from total life expectancy
cardiovascular disease
leading cause of death in the US
tobacco
leading cause of preventable death in the US
physical activity
bodily movement produce by skeletal muscles and requires low to moderate intensity of effort
examples of physical activity
walking to and from work, gardening, washing the car by hand, doing household chores, and using the stairs instead of the elevator or escalator
seven dimensions of wellness
physical occupational emotional spiritual social mental environmental
physical
is the dimension most commonly associated with being healthy
emotioal
involves the ability to understand your own feelings. accept your limitations and achieve emotional stability
mental
implies that you can apply the things you have learned, create opportunities to learn more and engage your mind in lively interaction with the world around you
social
positive self image, endows you with the ease and confidence to be outgoing, friendly and affectionate, toward others
environmental
refers to the effect that our surroundings have on our well being
occupational
a job that provides rewards that are important to the individual
spiritual
people who has a sense of meaning and direction in life and a relationship with a higher being
types of physical fitness
health and skill related
health- related
ability to perform activities of daily living without undue fatigue
skill-related
components consists of agility, balance, coordination, reaction time, speed, and power
fitness
the ability to meet the ordinary as well as the unusual demands of daily life safely and effectively without being overly fatigued and still have energy left for leisure and recreational activities
environmental influences on physical activity
modern day automation and mechanics, excessive viewing of the tv, modern day architecture, weather and perceived crime
environmental influences on nutrition
over eating, aggresive advertising, eating out is the norm instead of cooking, increase portions of food, snacking without being active
barriers that we need to change when it comes to environmental influences
lack of core values procrastination preconditioned cultural beliefs gratification risk complacency complexity indifference and helplessness rationalization illusions of invincibility