Health and fitness expert advice & suggestion

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HEALTH AND FITNESS

• POWER POINT PRESENTATION OF FITNESS AND NUTRITION

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What is Physical Activity

• Physical activityPhysical activity is something
  you do.
• Physical fitnessA measure of a person's ability
  to perform physical activities that require
  endurance, strength, or flexibility.
• Regular physical activityA pattern of physical
  activity is regular if activities are performed
  in some order

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Differences between Exerciseand Sport

• Exercise
• Its a form of physical activity done primarily
  to improve ones health and fitness.
• Sports
• Is complex, institutionalized,
• competitive and these very characteristics
  works against moderate and rhythmical exercise.

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How Physical Activity Impacts Health

• Helps control weight.
• Reduces feelings of depression and anxiety.
• Helps build and maintain healthy bones, muscles,
  and joints.
• Helps reduce blood pressure in people who already
  have high blood pressure.
• Causes the development of new blood vessels in
  the heart and other muscles.
• Enlarges the arteries that supply blood to the
  heart.
  

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Exercise and Your Mind

• Short-term benefits
• Boost alertness (possibly by triggering the
  release of epinephrine and nor epinephrine)
• Improve memory
• Improve intellectual function
• Spark creativity
• Long-term benefits
• Exercise has been shown to slow and even reverse
  age-related decline in mental function and loss
  of short-term memory

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Getting Started.Setting Goals

• What will motivate you?
• Think about your reasons for exercising
• Are your goals important enough to keep you
  motivated long-term?
• Think short-term and long-term
• How will you benefit from your fitness plan
  day-to-day?
• In 1 year? In 5 years? In 10 years?

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Types of Aerobic Exercise

• Outdoor Activities
• Walking
• Jogging/running
• Bicycling
• Swimming
• Basketball
• Soccer
• Jumping Rope

• Indoor Activities
• Treadmill machine
• Stair climbing machine
• Stationary bike
• Elliptical trainer
• Rowing machine
• Aerobics, boxing...

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Timing Questions

• What time of day is best?
• Choose the most convenient time for your schedule
• Choose a regular time--the same time every day
• Timing may depend on the activity you choose
• Can I eat before exercise?
• It is best not to eat a meal for 1 hours
  beforehand
• Be sure to drink plenty of water before and
  during exercise
• Should I exercise when Im sick?
• No, especially if you have a fever

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Injury

• Prevention
• exercise regularly
• gradually increase intensity
• rest between sessions
• warm-up and cool down
• stay flexible
• dont exercise when sick
• dont exercise when muscles are fatigued and
  straining
• know proper form for any activity you do

• Caring for Injuries
• Rest stop immediately
• Ice apply immediately and repeat every few hours
  for 15-20 minutes
• Compress wrap injured area with elastic bandage
• Elevation raise injured area above heart
• After 2 days, apply heat if there is no swelling
• Gradually ease back into activity when pain is
  gone

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Consult Fitness Experts

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