Lifestyle-related factors affecting Lifestyle-related factors affecting healthhealth

Our lifestyle (the way in which we conduct Our lifestyle (the way in which we conduct our everyday lives) can significantly affect our everyday lives) can significantly affect our overall fitness and healthour overall fitness and health

Many of us now live less active livesMany of us now live less active lives

There is an increase in people being There is an increase in people being overweightoverweight

There are more instances of diabetes and There are more instances of diabetes and coronary heart disease, which is affected coronary heart disease, which is affected by the food we eatby the food we eat

StressStress

AlcoholAlcohol

DrugsDrugs

SleepSleep

JobJob

StressStressHectic, Hectic, competitive, competitive, modern lives, little modern lives, little room for relaxationroom for relaxation

Many find Many find participating in participating in sport or active sport or active hobbies a great hobbies a great releaserelease

SleepSleepLack of sleep can Lack of sleep can affect how you feel affect how you feel and your sports and your sports performanceperformance

Between 5-11 hrs, Between 5-11 hrs, average 7.75 hrsaverage 7.75 hrs

JobJobSedentary desk Sedentary desk jobs can affect jobs can affect health and physical health and physical fitnessfitness

SmokingSmokingFew people who are serious about an active, Few people who are serious about an active, healthy lifestyle smokehealthy lifestyle smokeOverwhelming evidence about health risksOverwhelming evidence about health risksCigarettes contain tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide Cigarettes contain tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide and other irritantsand other irritantsHaemoglobin prefers to take up carbon monoxide Haemoglobin prefers to take up carbon monoxide rather than O2, so less O2 circulates in the blood rather than O2, so less O2 circulates in the blood streamstreamUp to 10% of our O2 carrying capacity can be lostUp to 10% of our O2 carrying capacity can be lostMore than 120,000 die each year in UK from More than 120,000 die each year in UK from cancer, lung disease ( bronchitis and cancer, lung disease ( bronchitis and emphysema) and coronary heart disease.emphysema) and coronary heart disease.

SmokingSmokingApprox. 29% of men Approx. 29% of men and 25% of women in and 25% of women in UK smoke UK smoke

Percentage is higher Percentage is higher for those on low for those on low incomes and from incomes and from poor backgroundspoor backgrounds

50% of regular 50% of regular cigarette smokers will cigarette smokers will probably be killed by probably be killed by their habittheir habit

DrugsDrugsUse of chemicals that alter Use of chemicals that alter the way we feel and see the way we feel and see thingsthingsRecreational (e.g. Recreational (e.g. cannabis) and performance cannabis) and performance enhancing (e.g. steroids) enhancing (e.g. steroids) drug taking is widespread drug taking is widespread and can seriously affect and can seriously affect your health and well-beingyour health and well-beingOnce addicted, difficult to Once addicted, difficult to stopstopPhysical withdrawal Physical withdrawal symptoms, anxiety, symptoms, anxiety, depression and low self depression and low self esteemesteem

Drugs and sportDrugs and sportCertain substances and practices in sport Certain substances and practices in sport are prohibited for various reasons:are prohibited for various reasons:Performance enhancing effects – Performance enhancing effects – contravene the ethics of sport and contravene the ethics of sport and undermine principles of fair competitionundermine principles of fair competitionHealth and safety of athlete – serious side Health and safety of athlete – serious side effects, masking pain or injury can lead to effects, masking pain or injury can lead to more permanent damage, harm to other more permanent damage, harm to other participantsparticipantsIllegalIllegal

Drug testingDrug testingRegulations aim to achieve Regulations aim to achieve drug free sport through drug free sport through clearly stated policies, clearly stated policies, testing and sanctions. testing and sanctions. It is the athletes It is the athletes responsibility to know their responsibility to know their sport’s anti-doping sport’s anti-doping regulationsregulationsIf uncertain check with If uncertain check with doctor, governing body or doctor, governing body or UK SportUK SportEspecially when abroad, as Especially when abroad, as products can vary and products can vary and contain different contain different substancessubstances

Most commonly used to enhance Most commonly used to enhance performance in sportperformance in sport

StimulantsStimulants

AnalgesicsAnalgesics

Anabolic steroidsAnabolic steroids

DiureticsDiuretics

Human growth hormoneHuman growth hormone

Beta blockersBeta blockers

Blood doping (Ergthropoietin (EPO), Blood doping (Ergthropoietin (EPO), synthetic O2 carriers and blood synthetic O2 carriers and blood transfusions)transfusions)