PHED-1006EL Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Health Promotion, Mental Chronometry
12 Jun 2018
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What is Health?
Is Health something we do or linked to what we do or don't do?
Is health an outcome (eg, living longer)
How do we know if someone is Healthy? Are you healthy?
Canadian vs USA Health span and Life Expectancy
Canada has universal health care
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Diets are very different in each country
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Females have a higher life expectancy than males: women do more of cooking
and buying food for family
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Life expectancy has increased over the years, development in environment and
technology
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Men are left out of mental health/wellness issues
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Health: freedom from illness and disease, freedom from debilitating conditions,
quality of life wellness, state of well-being
Health is the state of being associated with freedom from illness and disease
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Wellness is the positive part of health; quality of life; sense of well-being; a
product; multidimensional
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Treatment vs Promotion
Wellness
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Disease/illness
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Health promotion
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Disease prevention
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Disease promotion
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Health and Wellness are Multi-Dimensional
Physical: includes body functioning, physical fitness, activities of daily living
(ADL)
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Spiritual: feeling as if part of a greater spectrum of existence, one with nature,
environment, peace, contentment, system of beliefs
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Social: ability to have satisfying relationships, adapting to social situations
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Intellectual: brain power, ability to think clearly, reason objectively, being
informed, being "health literate", seeking out information, challenge
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Emotional/Mental : self-esteem, self-efficacy, expression, trust, love, ability to
cope with daily circumstances and deal with personal feelings
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Integration of Wellness Dimensions
One can possess health and wellness while being ill or having a debilitating
condition
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People may also be free of illness or disease and not achieve wellness
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Physical Fitness
Multi-dimensional state of being
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Body's ability to function efficiently and effectively
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Not the same as physical health and wellness
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Need for Fitness
Effective work
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Good health
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Facing emergencies
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Enjoyable leisure
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Value of Fitness
Look good
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Feel good
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Enjoy life
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Be healthy
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Health-Related Physical Fitness
Moderate amount of each component essential to disease prevention and
health promotion
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High levels of fitness relate to performance and health benefits (both are
important)
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5 components associated with good health (flexibility, cardiovascular
endurance, muscular endurance, body composition, muscular strength)
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Dimensions of Skill-Related Physical Fitness
Agility 1.
Power2.
Reaction time 3.
Coordination 4.
Speed 5.
Balance 6.
Health and Skill Related Fitness
Different physical activities require different skills and abilities; can work on
health and skill
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What components of health and skill-related fitness can you identify
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Do we need to have "high performance" to be healthy? Explain
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Values of Fitness Assessments
Provides feedback; areas needed for improvement in health, fitness, or
performance
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Provides baseline marker: track progress in exercise programs
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Promotes personal knowledge about kills and abilities
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The HELP Philosophy: Basis for Healthy Lifestyle
HEALTH personal philosophy, can lead to behaviours that promote it
EVERYONE can benefit from healthy lifestyles, no matter age or current health
LIFETIME healthy behaviours are most effective when practiced over entire life
PERSONAL healthy lifestyles should be based on your own needs and interests
Lecture 1
Monday, September 11, 2017
8:36 AM
