HLSC 1F90 Lecture Notes - Mental Chronometry, Proprioception, Exercise Intensity

• School: Brock University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HLSC 1F90
• Professor: Brent Faught

Document Summary

Any movement in metabolic state is all considered physical activity. 61% of canadian population is not physically active. Time is the number one excuse for not being active. Adults: 150 minutes/week of moderate high physical activity (perspiring, shortness of breath) Between 5-17: 60 minutes/day of moderate high physical activity. Hypertension is the medical term for chronic high blood pressure. Cflri: canadian fitness and lifestyle research institute (2011) Adults: 15% keep up with recommended physical activity. Province inactivity : 64% new brunswick, 63% nfl, 62% quebec, 46% ontario. Elements: gender: boys/men more active, age: as age increases there is a decrease activity level, education: increase in education, increase in activity, income: increase in income, increase in activity. One of the strongest predictors of people who choose to be active will be their self esteem: very fit, well, well, with treated comorbid disease, apparently vulnerable, mildly frail, moderately frail, severely frail.