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Summary Unit 14: Exercise, Health and Lifestyle
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Summary of how different lifestyle choices can affect you Physical activity, alcohol, smoking, stress and diet
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Physical activity can also boost self-esteem, A healthy diet improves your memory andmood, sleep quality and energy levels, proving concentration, improves your immune system, better Stress can caus
that physical activity can boost mental health, so rest and sleep and helps with weight loss. difficulties, regul
your overall lifestyle can improve from consistent
The risks of poor nutrition are obesity, tooth decay, high changes and an
physical activity.
blood pressure, high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes. could have high
According to the NHS, physical activity can and increased ri
reduce your risk of major illnesses, such Eat at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables attack and stroke
as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and every day and base meals on higher fibre starchy foods. terms of appeara
cancer, by up to 50%. cause hair loss,
acne and delaye
Young people and adults should aim to
be physically active every day. do 5. Diet
strengthening activities that work all the major
muscles on at least 2 days a week, at least 150
minutes of moderate intensity activity a week or
75 minutes of high-intensity activity a week. These
Unit 14: Exercise 4. Stress
figures decrease with age. Health & Lifestyle
1. Physical Activity 3. Smoking
2. Alcohol
Both men and women are advised not to drink more than 14 units Smoking not only makes you a
a week on a regular basis and to spread their drinking over 3 or but it can cause cardiovascula
more days if you regularly drink as much as 14 units a week. eyesight, reduced fertility in wo
can damage every part of the b
chronic brain diseases to canc
Excessive drinking can lead to high blood pressure,
Alcohol alters your mood and
heart disease, stroke and liver disease. Excessive It also affects your appearance
control, over time it could
drinking can also cause cancer in the breast, mouth, teeth rotten and makes your br
lead to anxiety and
throat, oesophagus, liver, and colon. unpleasant.
depression.
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