Physical Activity Level And Health Status

Do you need an emotional lift? Are you worried about heart disease? Do you want to live better and live longer? Exercising is the right way to go. The benefits of exercise to our body are incredible and help maintain a healthy lifestyle. They include preventing diseases, improving stamina, strength and toning, and controlling weight. Dieting can be help you reach your goal faster and is part of exercising as well. You can help your family and others by inspiring to live a healthy lifestyle. The effects will always be positive and they might become an addiction.

The data collected from a survey performed by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System regarding time, frequency and proportion of exercise reports that 58.1% of the interviewees were considered physically inactive; 29.8 % concluded with not having time for exercising. Besides, the statistics showed that there was not much difference between genders as it was almost the same percentage of passive lifestyle; however, there were differences when considering race and age (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2010).

According to Healthy People 2020, “The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (PAG) released in 2008, was the first-ever publication of national guidelines for physical activity. The physical activity topics and objectives for Healthy People 2020 reflect the strong state of the science supporting the health benefits of regular physical activity among youth and adults, as identified in the PAG”, (United States Department of Health and Human Services [HHS], Healthy People 2020, 2016).

Cardiovascular and metabolic diseases are a growing problem around the world today. Not only do diseases such as diabetes and heart disease affect individuals and their lifestyles, they also affect the economy, politics, education and the professional work environment. 20-26% of individuals in the United States live with heart disease, and obesity and high blood pressure compose the greatest factors for developing this disease [20]. Studies have shown a direct correlation between the amount of sedentary time and cardiovascular and metabolic disease risk, regardless of baseline measurements [20]. Thus, increase in physical activity will decrease cardiometabolic risk factors [8]. Several studies indicate a positive correlation between physical activity and decreased cardiometabolic risk markers [2,4,11,16]. However, we now know that an individual who is getting the recommended physical activity per day can still have a large amount of sedentary time.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2014), only 21% of Americans are sufficiently physically active according to the guidelines set forth in 2008. Thus, living a sedentary lifestyle has become an epidemic, and one that is not without consequence. The CDC (2014) further states that one’s risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, stroke, depression, some cancers, and early death is noticeably higher for those living a sedentary lifestyle. Certainly, then, promoting physical activity is a simple intervention providers should practice to prommote overall health and prevent or delay the onset of disease. A motivational interview was conducted with Cherish Brown, a 22-year-old

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For example, a person may choose not to walk or bike to the store or to work because of a lack of sidewalks or safe bike trails. Community, home, child care, school, health care, and workplace settings can all influence people's daily behaviors and it’s hard for people to be physically active. Moreover, work schedules of people often say that they don't have time to be physically active because of long work hours and time spent commuting. Genes and family history, diseases, drugs, emotional factors, smoking, and lack of sleep also lead to obesity.

Exercise is a great way to help people with cardiovascular disease as well as help with prevention for those who don’t. Although exercise is recommended, many individuals do not participate in it. My population will specifically target adults with cardiovascular disease and the benefits of exercise

80.2 million Americans over the age of 6 are inactive and not even a fourth of the country participates in the suggested 150 minutes of strength and cardiovascular physical activity per week. America is unmotivated and simply uneducated when it comes to exercise and its benefits. For some people the fact that exercise is good for your heart just doesn’t cut it, but can we blame them? They don’t understand all the “perks” that come from exercise!

The lack of a nutritious diet and the inability to take part in physical activities are some of the determinants of physical fitness.  Access to physical activities can also be environmental, for instant, the unavailability of sidewalks, bike/walking trails, or nearby parks.  Some may not have the money to go to fitness centers, time can be a determinant along with the lack of transportation, and the possibilities that the community may be unsafe.  The goal of the initiative is to decrease inactivity and to increase physical activities by examining the risk behaviors and environmental factors that have a negative impact on rather a person will engage in physical activities. behaviors and environmental factors that have a negative impact on rather a person will engage in physical

Therefore,interventions which aim to increase physical activity can help to reduce the preventable and avoidable burden of morbidity, mortality and disability worldwide (WHO, 2013).Geoffrey Rose(1985) described two basic intervention approaches, i.e.population and individual based strategies,that needto be applied to tranquillize the risk factors which are responsible for these diseases.Therefore, this essay will explore the interventions used to address lack

According to Dr. Claudia Walther, a doctor from the Heart Centre of the University of Leipzig, “People today have different lifestyles than in the past...they’re less active…” Currently, exercise is portrayed as too hard and people have become lazy. They don't want to have to work and spend time exercising.

The significant themes for barriers to physical exercise were time, cost, physical weakness, physiological barriers and lack of motivation. The most common reason found for why married women do not participate in regular physical exercise was because of work restraints. Sheree 49, stated that “I don’t engage in regular physical activity because I work 12 to 14 hours a day. By the time I get home I don’t have the energy to do anything”. When the same question was asked to Jane 44, she said “I have no time because of work commitments, also I have no motivation”. Same goes with the men. Thomas 25, stated that “finding time to do a physical activity is the hardest as I work long hours. Slow, 47 was asked the same and he stated “well I start early, work long hours and when I get back home I am exhausted”. So work restraints is one of the main reason why married men and married men do not participate in regular physical exercise. When Jane 44, was asked what are any other factors which prevent you from participating? She stated “Yes, not having much money to spend on things like gym”. Stephen 48, gave similar reason when asked “are there other factors restriction you from participating in regular physical exercise”. He said “Yes, it is very expensive”. So clearly money also plays a big factor in why married men and married women do not participate in regular physical exercise. Lack of

Today's world is full of modern conveniences. Communication is at the touch of a button, you can drive right to the window and get handed a greasy, hot meal, and even walking has become bothersome. Trying to find that spot closest to the door is worth driving around the lot five times. Kids play more in virtual reality than outdoors, and parents who are strapped for time settle on quick, processed meals for dinner. Unfortunately, we've created an environment fit for the lazy. Instead of having to preform physical activities to function throughout the day, we must find time for physical activity, which might not be realistic for everyone. The fast food industry and quick processed dinners feed the consumer with no time for exercise, and the

A study by the World Health Organization in 2000 mentioned that the lack of physical activity in youths is causing serious overweight and obesity issues. Obesity is increasing worldwide at an alarming rate in both developed and developing countries. There are many health consequences for obesity ranging from individuals having a higher risk of premature death to having a poor quality of life. Obesity is the cause of many life threatening disease and chronic health problems such as cancer. According to the Singapore National Health Survey conducted in 2010, between 1992 and 2010, the obesity rate in Singapore residents aged between 18 to 69 years old, has more than doubled from 5.1% of the population to 10.8% of the population that are obese. Possible reasons for the rise in obesity rate in Singapore could be the easy access to affordable food such as food from the hawker centres and fast food joints, which tend to contain higher amount of fats and less nutrients. There is also a lack of time to engage in exercises and physical activity due to the demands of work and cultural beliefs that associates higher amount of body fats to prosperity and wealth.