LIFESTYLE AND

MANAGING IT
The way in which an
individual life is called
LIFESTYLE. This includes the
typical patterns of an
individual’s behavior like
everyday routine at home, in
school or at work; eating,
sleeping, and exercise habits
and many others.
Risk Factors- are variables in
your lifestyle that may lead to
a certain diseases.
 Aside from genetics and
heredity, age and physical
make-up are some of the
factors that cannot be
changed; however your
lifestyle can go around these
factors to gain more benefits.
For instance, you cannot stop
the aging process, but you can
delay the signs of aging from
showing by being more active
and avoiding vices.
 An unhealthy lifestyle brings
with it certain diseases that
can shorten your lifespan.
Non-communicable diseases
(NCDs) are not transmitted
from person to person, yet kill
more than 36 million people
each year. They are also called
chronic diseases.

FOUR MAIN TYPES OF NCD’s

1. cardiovascular diseases
2. cancer
 3. chronic respiratory
diseases
4. diabetes
All age groups are affected by
NCDs although they are often
associated with older age
groups.
 It is important that these risks
factors are addressed even at
your teenage years by starting
to be more active, adding
physical activity sessions to
your daily routine and eating
more healthy foods.
Weight Gain=energy
consumed is greater than
energy expended.
=more food intake but less
physical exertion.
Weight Loss=energy consumed
is less than energy expended.
 =more physical
exertion but less
food intake
Weight Maintenance= energy
consumed equals energy
expended
 = physical exertion is the
same with food intake

Modifying your eating habits

can aid you in managing your
weight.
Common Tips in Weight
Management
1. eating fruits and vegetables
in your meals
2. reducing intake of sweets
3. preparing meals in healthier
way
4. decreasing portion sizes

Body Mass Index (BMI)= It is a

rough measure of body
composition that is useful for
classifying the health risks of
body weight.
 =it is also based on the
concept that a person’s weight
should be proportional to
height
Example:
 Weight:130 pounds (convert
into kilos) x 1 kg/2.2
pounds=59 kg
Height: 5 feet 3 inches
(convert to meters) x .0254
meters/inch=1.6 m
BMI= wt in kg = 59kg =23 kg/m2
2 2
Ht in m (1.6 m)
Classification BMI
Underweight <18.5
Normal 18.5-24.9
Overweight 25.0-29.9
Obesity 30.0 and
above