PSY 707 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11 & 12: Double-Decker Bus, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Colorectal Cancer
24 Apr 2015
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*ff are benefits but drawbacks include time commitment, effort & risk of physical injury: Combats bone mass loss due to aging & Builds self-confidence, self-esteem & self-efficacy osteoporosis: health benefits of pa. We have bodies made for movement & pa yet we live generally sedentary lifestyles which contribute to many. Diseases of comfort , eg. type 2 diabetes & cvd. Sedentarians are diff from active prehistoric ancestors in that activity levels are vastly diff, low vs. high activity levels. Mental movement is the sedentarian"s pa. to reverse this trend, goal is to transform sedentarians back to activarians. Moderate-intensity activities are bodily movements, eg. brisk waling that produces a sustained hr of ~60% of one"s maxcapacity. Vigorous intensity activities are bodily movements, eg. running that produces a sustained. Within reason, more pa is better but the point is that even low doses of reg. Pa can have meaningful impact to our health: meaning of pa, exercise & fitness.
