Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Participaction, Major Trauma, Cardiorespiratory Fitness

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 1001A/B
• Professor: Shauna Burke

Document Summary

Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure. Scientists have studied the effects of exercise on health and functioning for the past. Found to be the most important action you can take to improve wellness. From a health perspective exercise is the best psychological and physical thing you can do for your body. From a weight management point of view exercise is only a small portion of require action. Risk of hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, breast and colon cancer. Risk of falls and hip or vertebral factures. Inactivity increase the incidences of at least 17 unhealthy conditions, including: obesity, coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, some cancers. We know of no single intervention with greater promise than physical exercise to reduce the risk of virtually all chronic diseases simultaneously . Physical activity guidelines 18-64 years of age: 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity per week.