Concept 1Concept 1An Introduction to Health, Wellness, An Introduction to Health, Wellness,

Fitness, and healthy lifestylesFitness, and healthy lifestyles

IntroductionIntroduction The objectives of the PED course are set The objectives of the PED course are set with respect to the achievement of the with respect to the achievement of the World Health Organization goals and World Health Organization goals and strategies: “Health for all”strategies: “Health for all” Reduction in the death rateReduction in the death rate is the first is the first national (US) health goals (1979-1990)national (US) health goals (1979-1990)1111

Healthy peopleHealthy people (Health promotion and (Health promotion and disease prevention) was the second national disease prevention) was the second national (US) health goals to be accomplished by (US) health goals to be accomplished by 20002000

Healthy people in healthy communityHealthy people in healthy community’ ’ goal for the first decade of the new goal for the first decade of the new millennium (2010) with focus on 2 central millennium (2010) with focus on 2 central goals: goals:

a. a. quality of lifequality of life, , well–beingwell–being, and , and functional functional capacity (wellness)capacity (wellness)

b. eliminate health disparities as opppsed to b. eliminate health disparities as opppsed to reducing themreducing them

Objective: to aid people in adopting Objective: to aid people in adopting healthy lifestyles that will allow them to healthy lifestyles that will allow them to achieve lifetime health, fitness, and achieve lifetime health, fitness, and wellnesswellness

1. Health, Wellness1. Health, Wellness A. DefinitionsA. Definitions

Health (mor than freedom from diseases) Health (mor than freedom from diseases) is the is the optimal well beingoptimal well being that that contributes to contributes to quality of lifequality of life. Optimal . Optimal health includes high-level mental, social, health includes high-level mental, social, emotional, spiritual, and physical emotional, spiritual, and physical components “multidimensional” within the components “multidimensional” within the limits of one’s heredity and personal limits of one’s heredity and personal ability. (Fig 3, 4) tables 1,2ability. (Fig 3, 4) tables 1,2

* Wellness is * Wellness is the positive component of the positive component of good healthgood health and a and a sensesense of of well beingwell being. . It reflects how one It reflects how one feels about lifefeels about life as as well as one’s ability to well as one’s ability to function function effectively. effectively. (fig 3,4) tables 1,2(fig 3,4) tables 1,2

B. The fact about Health and wellnessB. The fact about Health and wellnessHealth varies greatly with income, gender, Health varies greatly with income, gender, age and ethnicity (fig 2)age and ethnicity (fig 2)Females, older people, minorities, and Females, older people, minorities, and peple with low income have relatively low peple with low income have relatively low healthy dayshealthy daysIncreasing the span of healthy life (fig 1)Increasing the span of healthy life (fig 1)

- life expectancy increased by 60% during - life expectancy increased by 60% during the 20th century (76-77.4 years with 12-8 the 20th century (76-77.4 years with 12-8 years of unhealthy years during the past years of unhealthy years during the past decadesdecades

- Women live longer than men- Women live longer than men* Incurable illness such as diabetes can be * Incurable illness such as diabetes can be managed with proper eating, physical managed with proper eating, physical activityactivity

Health and wellness are individual in Health and wellness are individual in naturenature

- Each of us has personal limitations and - Each of us has personal limitations and personal strengthspersonal strengths

- Focusing on strengths and learning to - Focusing on strengths and learning to accommodate weakness are essential accommodate weakness are essential keys to optimal health and wellnesskeys to optimal health and wellness

It is possible to posses wellness while It is possible to posses wellness while being ill fig 7being ill fig 7Health and wellness are integrated states Health and wellness are integrated states of being fig 5of being fig 5

2. Physical fitness2. Physical fitnessA. definitionsA. definitions

Physical fitness is the body’s ability to Physical fitness is the body’s ability to function efficiently and effectively (resist function efficiently and effectively (resist hypokinetic disease or conditions)hypokinetic disease or conditions)

B. The factsB. The factsIt’s related to, but different from, health It’s related to, but different from, health and wellness. It consists of five health-and wellness. It consists of five health-related and six skill related fig 7,8related and six skill related fig 7,8The health-related component of fitness The health-related component of fitness are : body composition, Muscular are : body composition, Muscular endurance, strength, flexibility and endurance, strength, flexibility and cardiovascular fitness cardiovascular fitness (health and (health and reduce hypok diseases)reduce hypok diseases)

The skill-related components of fitness The skill-related components of fitness are : Agility, balance, coordination, power, are : Agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time and speed reaction time and speed ( performance)( performance)

Metabolic fitness is nonperformance Metabolic fitness is nonperformance component of total fitnesscomponent of total fitness

Bone integrity is often considered to be Bone integrity is often considered to be nonperformance component of total nonperformance component of total fitnessfitness

The many components of PF are specific The many components of PF are specific but are also interrelatedbut are also interrelated

3. Healthy lifestyle3. Healthy lifestyleA. DefinitionsA. Definitions

Lifestyles are patterns of behavior or Lifestyles are patterns of behavior or ways and individual typically livesways and individual typically lives

B. The factsB. The facts Lifestyles are affecting health, wellness, Lifestyles are affecting health, wellness, and physical fitness fig 9and physical fitness fig 9 Lifestyles changeLifestyles change The alteration of Lifestyle has been The alteration of Lifestyle has been shifted from infectious diseases to chronic shifted from infectious diseases to chronic life style-related conditions table 3,4life style-related conditions table 3,4 Regular physical activity, sound nutrition , Regular physical activity, sound nutrition , and stress management are considered to and stress management are considered to be priority healthy lifestylesbe priority healthy lifestyles

Preventing chronic diseases and promoting Preventing chronic diseases and promoting fitness and wellness are the main targets for fitness and wellness are the main targets for the new decade lifestyle the new decade lifestyle

4. The HELP Philosophy (basis for making 4. The HELP Philosophy (basis for making lifestyle change possible)lifestyle change possible)HealthHealth: one should be engaged in healthy : one should be engaged in healthy behaviorbehaviorEveryoneEveryone: We should accept the fact that : We should accept the fact that anyone can change a behavior or lifestyle anyone can change a behavior or lifestyle « you are included« you are includedLifetimeLifetime: unhealthy lifestyles have : unhealthy lifestyles have cumulative negative effectscumulative negative effectsPersonalPersonal: you assess your personal needs : you assess your personal needs and make lifestyle changes based on those and make lifestyle changes based on those needsneeds

5. Action5. ActionDetermine area in which you may need Determine area in which you may need changes to promote optimal H, W and F: changes to promote optimal H, W and F: the healthy lifestyle questionairethe healthy lifestyle questionaireEstimating your wellness will provide Estimating your wellness will provide information for self-comparisoninformation for self-comparisonLab 1A, estimate your wellnessLab 1A, estimate your wellnessLab 1B, estimate your fitnessLab 1B, estimate your fitnessGet a better understanding of health –Get a better understanding of health –related and skill-related fitnessrelated and skill-related fitness