The document discusses how eating habits, sleep, and stress management are connected to health risks and physical activity performance. It notes that both under eating and overeating can lead to malnutrition, overweight, and obesity. It describes bad sleeping habits like staying up late and internet addiction. It also discusses how unmanaged stress can negatively impact health and physical performance. The document recommends adopting a balanced diet, regular physical activity, and enough sleep to improve health outcomes.
The document discusses how eating habits, sleep, and stress management are connected to health risks and physical activity performance. It notes that both under eating and overeating can lead to malnutrition, overweight, and obesity. It describes bad sleeping habits like staying up late and internet addiction. It also discusses how unmanaged stress can negatively impact health and physical performance. The document recommends adopting a balanced diet, regular physical activity, and enough sleep to improve health outcomes.
The document discusses how eating habits, sleep, and stress management are connected to health risks and physical activity performance. It notes that both under eating and overeating can lead to malnutrition, overweight, and obesity. It describes bad sleeping habits like staying up late and internet addiction. It also discusses how unmanaged stress can negatively impact health and physical performance. The document recommends adopting a balanced diet, regular physical activity, and enough sleep to improve health outcomes.
The document discusses how eating habits, sleep, and stress management are connected to health risks and physical activity performance. It notes that both under eating and overeating can lead to malnutrition, overweight, and obesity. It describes bad sleeping habits like staying up late and internet addiction. It also discusses how unmanaged stress can negatively impact health and physical performance. The document recommends adopting a balanced diet, regular physical activity, and enough sleep to improve health outcomes.
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Connection of health behaviors
to health risk factors and PA
performance Objective Describes the connection of health behaviors to health risks factors and PA performance. Eating Habits We can always eat the food that we want. There is nothing wrong with eating. It only goes wrong if we consume less or more than what our body needs; also when we eat unhealthy food. Eating Habits This can lead to being underweight, overweight, or even obese. It is alarming to see that many are suffering from malnutrition, overweight, and obesity. Eating Habits Anorexia nervosa- is an eating disorder wherein a person is abnormally underweight, has an intense fear of gaining, and an abnormal understanding of body weight, often due to coping with emotional problems stemming from self-worth. Eating Habits Overeating is also found to be one of the leading causes of overweight and obesity. Eating too much, especially processed food and sugary drinks, coupled with a sedentary lifestyle contribute significantly to weight gain. Eating Habits The calories consumed, particularly from fats and sugars, have to be burned off through physical activity or exercise. Otherwise, these calories will be just be stored in the body as fat. Eating Habits Overweight and obese people often encounter a lot of physical and emotional struggles in their daily lives. They often have a hard time doing simple tasks such as tying their shoelaces or walking up a short flight of stairs. Eating Habits They also find themselves the subject of bullying. Furthermore, they are also at risk of developing other health conditions such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, among others. Sleep Management Sleep is essential to everyone’s health. Normally, we need about 6 to 8 hours of night sleep everyday to allow the body to rest and regenerate. Sleep Management Bad sleeping habits: •Staying up all night - This is the most common bad sleeping habit of most people. Sleep Management Bad sleeping habits: •Internet Addiction - Social media is massively addictive. Many people would spend a lot of their time browsing social media sites such as Facebook and YouTube. Sleep Management Bad sleeping habits: •Eating Before Sleeping - Eating could be one of the things we do that give us comfort—but should be discouraged just before bedtime. Stress Management We need to deal with the fact that stress is part of our lives. Stress happens for many reasons – environmental factors, fatigue, too much work, illness, and loneliness. Stress Management If not properly dealt with, it can lead to many health concerns—difficulties in sleeping, poor immunity, hypertension, and even heart disease. Stress Management One may also perform poorly in physical activities because of stress. However, while some may be able to deal with stress, others may not and resort to ineffective—or worst, unhealthy—means of dealing with stress. Stress Management Examples of such means that can be detrimental to health are the following: • Smoking • Bad Eating Habits – Skipping meals and/or overeating • Excessive alcohol intake Stress Management Examples of such means that can be detrimental to health are the following: • Excessive sleeping • Procrastinating – Trying to hide and escape the problem using delaying tactics rather than facing the problem According to the World Health Organization, in 2012, out of 56 million deaths worldwide, 38 million were due to cardiovascular diseases. Knowing this, making the decision to be aware of our health and to change to a healthier lifestyle —through balanced diet, regular physical activity, and enough sleep—would be to our advantage.