PERSONAL FITNESS

Looking Good, Feeling Good and Smelling Good!

Goal of Today

Emphasis of today is to check for knowledge and understanding with regards to your own

personal fitness.

Please select a Team.

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1. Ants2. Butterflies3. Spiders4. Mosquitoes5. Beetles

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Having fitness means…….

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1. That you are not overweight.

2. You are good at sports.

3. You are good at running.

4. Can carry out everyday tasks without fatigue.

Everyday activities that we don’t think about

Walking up stairsCarrying around back packs (muscular

strength) Back problems Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Studying Brain uses 20% of all you energy

Socializing Thumbs use 79% more energy than 10 years ago

What is the Health Risk factor that you can control?

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1. Gender2. Stress Levels3. Age4. Heredity

List of health risk factors that you can and cannot control

Inactivity Can Control Obesity Can ControlHigh Blood Pressure Can ControlHigh Cholesterol Can ControlStress and Tension Can ControlSmoking Can ControlGender Can’t ControlHeredity Can’t ControlAge Can’t Control

The U.S. Surgeon General produced a report on the importance of physical activity so that the

population would know….

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1. How to have a positive self-image

2. That engaging in physical activity is a matter of life and death.

3. The importance of a strong military.

4. The importance of being thin.

Fitness is a matter of life and death

It is estimated that your generation will be the first generation to have average life expectancy to actually decrease!

Team Scores

30 Beetles25.71 Butterflies24.55 Spiders22.5 Ants18 Mosquitoes

Which risk factor has the greatest impact on over-all cardiovascular health?

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1. Alcohol Use2. Stress3. Inactivity4. Stop Smoking

Diets High in saturated fat cause______levels to become too high, thus clogging arteries.

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1. Cholesterol2. Insulin3. Heart4. Stress5. Glucose

What is the leading cause of death in the U.S.?

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1. Alcohol Abuse2. Cancer3. Cardiovascular

Disease4. Drug Use5. Obesity

Team Scores

46 Beetles43.86 Butterflies43.5 Ants37.18 Spiders23.4 Mosquitoes

To be healthy and physically active, one must be..

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1. An athlete2. Motivated and

knowledgeable3. Non-

handicapped4. Young5. Really, really,

good looking

Who has higher test scores while participating in a fitness program?

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1. Females2. Males3. Athletes4. Adults5. None

Which state’s population, on average, lives five years longer than any other state?

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1. Alaska2. Minnesota3. Maine4. Utah5. Hawaii

Team Scores

61 Beetles60.17 Ants53.86 Butterflies49.91 Spiders32.9 Mosquitoes

Participant Scores

71 Participant 1171 Participant 271 Participant 2871 Participant 1461 Participant 24