Physical Inactivity And Its Impact On Individual Level Behavioral Interventions

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).

There are many people who dislike working out or doing anything productive. I personally hate working out. I’m obviously overweight and still refuse to workout. I used to run around the park that’s close from my house; however, it was hard to no eat fast food. It’s unhealthy to eat and not do any physical activity. Keeping active can help people stay at a healthy weight or lose weight. According to a 2016 article in the Chicago Tribune, “Physical activity levels are declining not only in wealthy countries, such as the U.S., but also in low- and middle-income countries, such as China. And it’s clear that this decline in physical activity is a key contributor to the global obesity epidemic” (Wade). This clearly shows that the lack of not doing any physical activity contributes to obesity. Before there wasn’t a lot of cases of obesity, but now it seems to be unstoppable. People used to ride horses or walk to get to their destination, now most of America drive cars. Driving your car everywhere you go is not healthy because you are lacking physical activity and in doing so contributes to obesity. According to Wade, “About 40 percent of U.S. schoolchildren walked or rode their bikes to school in 1969; by 2001, only 13 percent did so.” This show the decline of physical activity. My aunt once told me that before she learned how to drive, she would walk it mostly everywhere. She didn’t have a car and the only

Greg Critser identifies the main barriers to physical activity in modern society. First of all, being active was viewed as a personal choice, not an obligatory part of daily life. In 1980, TV became the dominant mass medium which occupied a high proportion of American leisure time. According to Greg Critser, an average American watches about four hours of TV a day and during these hours there is no physical activity. Moreover, when people watch TV they usually eat something or take snacks with increased caloric intake. Numerous researches have shown that children who watched television during childhood had a higher risk of becoming obese. CDC also found that children who watched four or more hours of TV per day are more likely to have higher BMI and skinfold thickness than children who watch less television. There is a strong positive association between TV watching time and the risk of becoming overweight or obese. The more television people watch, the more likely they are to gain weight and become overweight or obese. Second of all, cuts in school funds influence physical education and PE classes. The amount of time and frequency children spent in PE class decrease tremendously. Along with this, the level of rigorous activity needed in order to surpass decrease dramatically. By the end of the 1980s, Illinois was the only state that required daily physical

Physical Activity (PA) has many benefits on our health, and importance of this has to be clearly communicated (House of Commons Health Committee 2015). Therefore, the purpose of this report is to discuss relationship between PA, health and diseases along with specific references to the current United Kingdom (UK) health status. This report will also explain two examples of social determinants of health, to show the impact failing to reach government guidelines has on remaining healthy.

Physical activity is a very important aspect of an individual’s life. There are many health benefits to being physically active. Living an active life helps to prevent and lower the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, depression, and heart disease (Tuso, 2015). Healthy People 2020 (2018) states that about 80% of adults and adolescents do not meet the physical activity guidelines. Staying active may be difficult if there are no community resources to help. The intention of this paper is to implement interventions within Paulding County that will help increase physical activity among community members.

The publics idea of health has evolved over the decades, similar to fashion in that it is continuously morphing and even trends have resurrected with new twists. Recent developments have seen widespread awareness of the importance of regular exercise and many benefits of a balanced diet. Yet despite the plethora of health and fitness methods and resources, the general population has never been so physically sedentary and out of shape. According to the national center for health statistics, America life expectancy has declined despite advances in the fitness industry, concerns over secondary conditions such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes has created an urgency of public health officials as they try to mandate new strategies to fight this national epidemic.

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

Physical inactivity is a leading cause to morbidity and mortality, physical inactivity can cause obesity, and as I mentioned above the obesity causes many diseases, to limit physical inactivity that needs well-designed community with parks, bike path, sidewalks, street lightening, physical education classes, and physical activities in the school, all of these encourage children and adult to do physical

Support and encouragement through out the community can help promote physical activity. If there is a positive outlook on it and it is promoted then people are more likely to join in than in communities where it is not talked about (CDC 2013). A major point in whether the community is active is safety. If people do not feel safe in their community they will less likely go out and do something active. Compared to those that do feel safe in their

Healthy People 2020 defines a built environment as the conditions “in which people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of life settings (e.g., school, church, workplace, and neighborhood)” (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2013, para. 5). The built environment plays a major role in physical activity and other obesity-related behaviors. According to Paxson, Donahue, Oreleans, and Grisso (2006), over the past forty years, the built environment has changed dramatically affecting healthy behaviors and outcomes such as poor diet, physical inactivity, obesity and the disproportionate burden of these health risks among certain subpopulations (Rossen & Pollack, 2012).

In 2009, the World Health Organization released a report highlighting the 10 leading risk factors for death and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), utilizing data from 2004 (Global Health Risks, 2009). According to the report, physical inactivity was the fourth leading cause of death in high income countries, resulting in 0.6 million deaths and 7.7% of total deaths throughout the world. Additionally, the data showed physical inactivity to be the sixth leading cause of disability-adjusted life years in high income countries, resulting in 5 million DALYs.

Some of the major reasons why more and more children are becoming obese are issues due to the built-environment, lack of physical activity, and poor diet. Chicago is divided up into 77 communities. Some communities have greater risk factors than others. The different built-environments within the 77 communities can be a risk factor. A built-environment is simply the design and construction of a community’s structures, walkways, parks, and other physical and spatial aspects. Built-environments determine the walkability of a community. Walkable communities have many walkways with an abundance of crosswalks. There are lots of parks and open green space for recreation in a walkable community. The community is designed for mixed use, you can work, shop and play all within a few blocks to encourage walkability. Unfortunately, not all communities in Chicago are designed to be walkable. This causes a lack in physical activity as people tend to rely on cars to get from point A to point B and have no place to play or exercise. These communities are made up of predominantly lower-income families and are at higher risk of childhood obesity. Lack of physical activity in some of the neighborhoods is also due to high-crime rates. Families don’t allow their children to play outside as often in communities with high-crime rates. Too many children have died because of violence in the streets. According to Angela Caputo of The Chicago Reporter, 500 children were murdered throughout the neighborhoods of Chicago from 2008 to 2012 (Caputo A. 2014). With an alarming statistic like this, it’s no wonder why children don’t go outside to play. Another reason why children aren’t outside playing is the increased use of technology. Kids are too busy watching T.V., playing video games, and surfing the web. Kidshealth.org states that Children who consistently

This writer agrees that the strategies are effective in increasing physical activity. The Task Force conducted reviews of community intervention and recommended six interventions. Additionally, they recommend community-wide campaigns strategy to be effective in increasing physical activity and improving physical fitness among adults and children because it promotes a healthier lifestyle, it prevents life-threatening diseases, and its positive effects include increases both in knowledge about exercise and physical activity and in intentions to be physically active.

My social issue of interest is physical inactivity. Four common beliefs about this phenomenon are: physical inactivity is the primary reason for obesity (false association commonly associated with fitness industry, physical education guidelines and mass media); physical inactivity is an individual issues, such as lack of motivation to exercise, and not a social or environment issue (emerging research is looking at the impact of physical and policy environment on physical activity levels, with mixed results); children and youth are naturally physically active (i.e., running around is part of childhood experience), but unfortunately, being active is less part of the daily routine of children and families; and modern technologies, such a vehicles and computers, have made us less active as a society (although this is true to a certain extent, the value that people place on the role of physical activity and the

For instance, areas with safety concerns can discourage physical activity while areas with good pedestal connection can encourage more walking and bicycling for transportation. In terms of choice of food, poor and minority communities may not have equal access to the variety of healthy food choices available when compared to wealthy communities. (K. Morland, S. Wing, A. Diez-Roux, C. Poole, 2002) The built environment consist of urban design factors, land use, and available public transportation for a region, as well as the available activity options for people within that space (S.L. Handy, M.G. Boarnet, R. Ewing, R.E. Killingsworth, 2002). Promoting physical activity is of public health importance because of its health benefits. According to Bize, Johnson, Plotnikoff (2007), physical inactivity is associated with increased risks of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other chronic diseases. However, interest to participate in