Feeling Good and Looking Good
Guiding Questions
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Why is physical fitness a personal matter?
- One of the biggest factors that determines how you feel about yourself is the condition of your body.
- If you are pleased with the condition of your body, then chances are you will feel good about yourself totally.
- It's best to keep an open mind about personal fitness.
- Don't let other people influence you in a negative way.
- Everyone is different.
How do some people neglect their health by choosing
not to participate in physical activity?
- Lack of athletic ability.
- Past experience with youth sports.
- Heredity.
- Media influence.
What are the primary health risk factors and which ones
may be controlled?
- Those who are active have fewer heart problems
- Cholesterol is found in cells.
- Have controllable and non-controllable risk factors.
- Controllable - Obesity, high-blood pressure, high levels of cholesterol, stress and tension, smoking.
- Non-Controllable - Gender, heredity and age.
What benefits are gained by exercising?
- Improved appearance.
- Improved self-control.
- Improved body image.
- Improved health.
- Increased muscular strength and endurance.
- Increased level of energy.
- Improved physical performance.
What is the relationship between wellness and personal
fitness?
- Teenagers often become stressed, depressed, angry and anxious about their lives.
- Good exercise programs are ways to cope with stress.
- Physical activity provides relief and a refreshing, exhilarating effect on your life.
- Wellness can be defined as the total commitment to living a healthy and active lifestyle dedicated to optional fitness and personal health.
What is a personal fitness program (PFP)?
- PFP is a plan designed to help you select activities that will enable you to improve your lifestyle.
- Includes physical activities to help you have more energy, become stronger, more flexible, burn calories and most importantly live longer.
Chapter 1 Vocabulary
Physical Fitness - Having the energy and strength to participate in a variety of activities; the ability of the body systems to work together efficiently; something you acquire through physical activity and exercise.
Health Risk Factors - Those factors associated with disease, disability, and premature death. Anything that increases a person's chance of a health problem occurring.
Inactivity - The lack of physical activity and exercise.
Obesity - A condition characterized by excessive deposits of fat on the body. The condition of being very overfat or having a very high percentage of body fat.
Cholesterol - A waxy, fat-like substance found in animal tissue.
Diabetes - The body's inability to regulate sugar metabolism.
Body Image - The way one sees oneself physically.
Wellness - A state of being that enables a person to reach his or her highest potential; Term used to describe someone's commitment to live a healthy and active lifestyle; encompasses mental, physical, environmental, spiritual, emotional, and social health.
Personal Fitness Program (PFP) - A plan designed to help you select activities to improve your lifestyle.
Health Risk Factors - Those factors associated with disease, disability, and premature death. Anything that increases a person's chance of a health problem occurring.
Inactivity - The lack of physical activity and exercise.
Obesity - A condition characterized by excessive deposits of fat on the body. The condition of being very overfat or having a very high percentage of body fat.
Cholesterol - A waxy, fat-like substance found in animal tissue.
Diabetes - The body's inability to regulate sugar metabolism.
Body Image - The way one sees oneself physically.
Wellness - A state of being that enables a person to reach his or her highest potential; Term used to describe someone's commitment to live a healthy and active lifestyle; encompasses mental, physical, environmental, spiritual, emotional, and social health.
Personal Fitness Program (PFP) - A plan designed to help you select activities to improve your lifestyle.