Health and Fitness

Std 7

Your Health and Wellness

Explain why good health is important.

Describe the benefits of physical activity.

Objectives

The concept wellness describes a desired state of health

The Importance of Good Health

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Physical fitness refers to the condition of your body

Fitness and wellness go hand in hand

• The care you give yourself has the greatest impact on both

Physical wellness means the body is able to fight illness and infection and repair damage

• Professional medical care (including preventive health care)

• Self-care

Your health can affect you in a number of ways, including your

• ability to succeed at school

• career achievement

• personal and family life

The Importance of Good Health

What are some ways in which good health can affect your ability to succeed in school?

Think Further

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Getting daily physical activity builds and maintains physical fitness

Physical activity• enhances posture

• improves blood circulation

• increases lung capacity

• relieves stress, boredom, and depression

• helps build strength and flexibility

• helps weight management

Your daily routine is full of tasks that are forms of moderate physical activity

• You can take on more vigorous activities

Being Physically Active

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There are consequences to not getting enough sleep.

People need different amounts of sleep to feel their best—but 7 to 8 hours a night works for many

If you have trouble sleeping, make physical activity a part of your daily routine establish regular times for going to bed and waking up

The Importance of Sleep

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Your appearance • influences how others see you

• affects your self-image

• is determined by how you care for yourself

• Basic hygiene is cleansing practices that promote good health, including…

• bathing or showering every day

• caring for your skin, teeth, and hair

The Importance of Personal Hygiene

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What does physical wellness mean?the body is able to fight illness and infection and repair damage

•True or false. You should avoid leisure activities because they keep you from doing more important things.false—leisure is good for you; leisure activities are especially helpful in

reducing stress

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Your Mental Health

Describe a healthy mental state.

Demonstrate ways to cope with stress and depression.

Identify warning signs of depression that indicate a need for help.

Objectives

Stress is your body’s reaction to the events of your life

Unmanaged, excessive amounts of stress can cause physical and emotional problems.

Physical problems can include…. headaches stomachaches high blood pressures changes in sleep patterns

Stress and Your Health

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Am I following good health practices?

Am I realistic about my goals?

Am I managing my time efficiently?

Are there changes in my life right now?

Once you identify stress-causing events, you can work to resolve them

Coping with Stress

Difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions

Headaches, digestive disturbances, nausea, or chronic pain

Feelings of isolation from family members and friends

Excessive crying

Symptoms of Depression

Health Risks

List health risks associated with tobacco, alcohol and other drugs, and sexually transmitted infections.

Explain how routine decisions can affect your health.

Objectives

Cigarette smoking is the largest preventable cause of illness and premature death in the United States

People who smoke are more likely to haveheart disease

respiratory infectionslung cancer

miscarriages or premature babies

If you have never used tobacco products, don’t startIf you do use them, quit to enjoy almost immediate health

benefits

Tobacco

•Secondhand tobacco smoke contains more than 4,000 chemicals, including at least 69 toxic chemicals that can cause cancer.

Did You Know?

Source: National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

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Alcohol is a depressant drug that is a serious health risk• Damages the brain, liver, stomach, and other organs

• Interferes with judgment, vision, muscle coordination, and reaction time

• Can lead to alcoholism

Alcohol

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Of all drinking-and-driving cases reported by police, 85% involved people who had been binge drinking—drinking multiple drinks over a short period of time.

Did You Know?

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Drug abuse is the use of a drug for a purpose other than it was intended

Other Drugs

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Drug abuse includes• using medications other than as directed

• using someone else’s prescription drugs

• using legal products for intoxicating effects

Some drugs cause addiction, a dependence of the body on a continuing supply of the drug

Other Drugs

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Even experimenting with drugs can be dangerous and can lead to • addiction

• serious health problems

• serious legal problems

Other Drugs

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are infections or conditions spread through sexual contact or from a pregnant woman to her child

Sexually Transmitted Infections

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Symptoms and side effects range from blisters to blindness to death

You have a responsibility to prevent the spread of STIs by behaving responsibly

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is the most deadly STD

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes AIDS by breaking down the immune system and leaving the body vulnerable to diseases

AIDS

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HIV can be transmitted• through sexual contact

• by sharing contaminated intravenous needles

• during birth or through breast-feeding

AIDS

Keep your health in mind when you make decisions• Limit high-fat foods

• Wear a seat belt

• Avoid risks when you can, otherwise be aware of risks

Decisions That Affect Your Health

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What are potential effects of smoking on a mother and her unborn child?miscarriage, premature delivery, low birth weight, impaired future

growth and development of the child

•What laws can be broken by teenagers who drink alcohol?laws against buying alcohol and against driving under the influence

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Define addiction.the dependence of the body on a continuing supply of a substance

•Describe two ways that sexually transmitted infections can be transmitted from one person to another.they are spread by sexual contact between two people; they are passed from

pregnant women to their infants

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