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What You Will Do Identify changeable risk factors that affect your levels of health and personal fitness. Describe lifestyle choices that can improve overall levels of fitness and offset negative factors. Define stress and describe activities that you can use for stress reduction. Identify risk factors for developing heart disease. 2

Terms to Know risk factors heredity stress 3

Risk Factors and Your Behavior Your life expectancy and the quality of your life will be influenced by how well you maintain your functional health and fitness. 4

Personal Fitness and Risk Factors Term to Know Achieving and maintaining a high level of functional health and fitness is made more difficult by risk factors. Conditions and behaviors that represent a potential threat to an individual’s well-being. Risk factors 5

Risk Factors You Can’t Modify Term to Know Heredity Risks factors you can’t modify include age and heredity. One aspect of heredity is gender, the natural differences between males and females. The sum of the physical and mental traits that you inherit from your parents. 6

Risk Factors You Can’t Modify Heredity determines your likelihood of developing certain diseases and disorders. High blood pressure Heart disease Diabetes Certain types of cancers 7

Risk Factors and Your Behavior Can Modify 1. Heredity 2. Gender 3. Sedentary lifestyle 4. Smoking 5. Food choices 6. Excessive stress 7. Obesity 8. Diabetes ü ü ü Can’t Modify ü ü ü 8

Changeable Risk Factors You cannot control risk factors such as heredity or age, you can lessen their impact on your health and fitness by changing your behavior. 9

Changeable Risk Factors Adults who are sedentary develop chronic diseases at a much higher rate than do more active individuals. Choosing a physically active lifestyle is one way to reduce your risks of developing disease and to live a longer, healthier life. 10

Changeable Risk Factors It is important to practice healthful eating habits. Knowing what to eat can make a difference in your health and fitness. Maintaining a healthy body weight and making balanced food choices will reduce your risk of becoming obese. Obesity is a major risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes. 11

Changeable Risk Factors It is important to avoid the use of tobacco. People who smoke or use tobacco products are at far greater risk of heart and lung disease than are nonsmokers. People using chewing tobacco are at a higher risk for cancer of the throat. 12

Changeable Risk Factors Term to Know Stress It is important to manage stress in your life. Stress is perfectly normal, but it can lead to health problems such as sleeplessness and depression. The mind and body’s response to the demands and threats of everyday life. 13

Changeable Risk Factors Managing Stress in Your Life Adjust Your Eating Habits Spend Some Time Alone Maintain a High Level of Physical Activity 14

Lesson 2 Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary 1. Vocabulary What are risk factors? 2. Vocabulary What is stress? 3. Recall Name three changeable risk factors that can impact your functional health. 1. Vocabulary 2. 3. Recall Threefactors Risk Stress changeable is theare mind conditions and risk body’s factors or behaviors response are: becoming to that therepresent physically demandsaand potential threats active, avoiding ofthreat everyday to smoking anlife, andis individual’s perfectly the use ofnormal. tobacco well being. products, and practicing healthful eating habits. 15

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