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Fitness and Wellness Chapter 1 Questions & Detailed Answers
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- Fitness and Wellness
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- University Of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
Fitness and Wellness Chapter 1 Questions & Detailed Answers
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Fitness and Wellness Chapter 1 Questions &Detailed Answers
Chapter 1 - ANS Physical Fitness and Wellness
Health - ANS -State of complete well-being—not just the absence of disease or
infirmity
Threats to health in America - ANS 1. Tobacco Use
2. Sedentary Death Syndrome (SeDS)
-Cause of deaths attributed to a lack of regular physical activity
-Sedentary: a person who is relatively inactive and whose lifestyle is characterized
by a lot of sitting
-1 out of 10 deaths attributed to inactivity
3 factors affect health and longevity - ANS -Behavior: affects health/longevity the
most—health related behaviors are most important
-Genetics: affects 16% of your health
-Environment
Life Expectancy - ANS The number of years a person is expected to live based on
the persons birth year
, -U.S. average=78.3 years
-U.S. ranked 28th in world
Factors affecting life expectancy - ANS -extremely poor health of certain groups
-obesity epidemic—32% obese
-low levels of daily physical activity
-high incidence of tobacco use
-high incidence of CHD (coronary heart disease)
-Fairly high levels of violence
Healthy life expectancy=years of illness subtracted from life expectancy
In the future... - ANS A decrease in lifespan of 5 years is predicted due to the
detrimental effects of obesity
-32% of the U.S. population is currently obese
-Childhood obesity—Type 2 diabetes
Blue Zones - ANS Places in the world where people live to 100 and stay healthy!
-Fort Worth "Blue Zone Project" City
9 lessons of the Blue Zones - ANS 1. Move naturally
2. Know your purpose
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