LEC1: Introduction Flashcards
What does SMART stand for?
Specific: state exactly what you want to accomplish (who, what, where, when, why)
Measurable: how will you demonstrate and evaluate the extent to which the goal has been met?
Achievable: stretch and challenging goals within ability to achieve outcome. What is the action-oriented verb?
Relevant: how does the goal tie into your key responsibilities? How is it aligned to objectives?
Time-bound: set 1 or more target dates, the “by when” to guide your goal to successful and timely completion (include deadlines, date and frequency)
What are the top 10 causes of death reported in Canada?
- Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
- Diseases of heart (heart disease)
- Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
- Chronic lower respiratory diseases
- Accidents (unintentional injuries)
- Diabetes Melkite’s (diabetes)
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Influenza and pneumonia
- Intentional self-harm (suicide)
- Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease)
Why is it important to understand the causes of death and the factors that dad to increased risk of death?
- Many of the leading causes and risk factors (mortality) are preventable
- One of those key risk factors is now physical inactivity or sedentary behaviour
2019 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Adults: __________ of adults living in Canada achieve the 150 minutes of minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week as recommended in the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines
16%
2019 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Adults: __________ of adults living in Canada accumulate at least 7,500 steps per day which is considered an active lifestyle
52%
2019 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Adults: The average adult sit almost __________ hours per day.
10
2019 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Adults: __________ of Canadians say they have strong intentions to be physically active within the next 6 months
74%
Health / Wellness Definitions: World Health Organization (WHO – 1948)
A complete state of mental, social & physical well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Health / Wellness Definitions: WHO (1984) Wellness Model of Health
- View health not as a state, but a dynamic model (process)
- Health is an internal experience or feeling (Are you healthy?)
Health / Wellness Definitions: Wellness
- A more holistic concept that describes a state of positive health in the individual
- Having the components of health balanced and at sufficient levels (Are you well?)
Physical Activity Definition
- ‘‘Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that results in energy expenditure above resting (basal) energy expenditure. (Bouchard 2012)
- “All leisure and non-leisure body movements resulting in an increased energy output from the resting condition” (Warburton 2007).
What does Physical Activity broadly encompass?
- exercise
- sport
- physical activities done as part of daily living (chores)
- occupation (work),
- leisure – time PA,
- active transportation.
What is “Leisure Time Physical Activity”?
- An activity undertaken in individuals discretionary time
- Involves personal choice (personal needs and interests)
- Wide variety of motivations that go beyond changing ones “health and/or fitness” (Not just health or fitness motivation)
What is “Exercise”?
- Is a form of leisure time PA that is usually performed repeatedly over an extended period of time with specific external objective such as sustaining or improving health and/or fitness, physical performance (Bouchard 2012)
- Physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive and [that] has as a final or intermediate objective the improvement or maintenance of physical fitness (ACSM 2011)
What is “Sport”?
Form of PA that involves competition (with rules and regulatory body), planned, structured, skilled, competitive.
