Health Behaviors, Health Risk Factors, and Physical Inactivity (PA)

Health Behaviors:

1. Eating Behavior – proper nutrition, choice of food

2. Sleep – rest, sleep and relax

3. Stress Management- physical and psychological tension

4. Post-traumatic Stress – caused by unnaturally traumatic experiences leading to disruption of a

person’s ability.

5. Chronic Stress – occurs someone experiences repeated and continuing demands that inhibit the
person’s function.

Health Risk Factors

1. Family

2. Cigarette smoking

3. Hypertension (High Blood)

4. Hypercholesterolemia (High Cholesterol Count)

5. Impaired Fasting Glucose Levels (High Blood Sugar)

6. Obesity

7. Sedentary Lifestyle (Physical Inactivity)

Top 10 Most Common Health Issues

1. Physical Activity and Nutrition – exercise and eating foods rich in nutrients

2. Overweight and Obesity – gaining more weight with no limitations

3. Tobacco – a substance used in smoking

4. Substance Abuse – abuse usually means drugs and alcohol.

5. HIV/AIDS – a communicable disease that acquired through sexual activity

6. Mental Health – a psychological problem that involves the pattern or behavior

7. Injury and Violence – an act of violence like hitting, pushing, etc. which can result in injuries.

8. Environmental Quality – the various pollution (e.g. air, water, air, noise, soil)

9. Immunization – accessibility of health medication

10.Access to Health Care – the availability of health care services

Lifestyle change is the best way of preventing illness and early death. Major causes of early death
have shifted from infectious diseases to chronic lifestyle-related conditions such as heart disease,
cancer, and diabetes.
Participation in active recreation influences your healthy lifestyle. It improves health conditions in
many ways. It also helps you to use calories better and sustain a desirable weight.

How do you maintain a healthy lifestyle?

1. Engage yourself in a regular physical activity

2. Eat healthy food.

3. Find time to manage stress

4. Follow a good personal healthy habit.

How to Organize Fitness event for target health issue and concern:

1. Identify a goal, target, or health issue to address.

2. Do your research

3. Identify Location or venue

4. Build your team

Baile co corte – dance with very dramatic or artistic poses

Ballare – to dance

Hyperthermia – alarming rise of body temperature, above 37 degrees celsius