Physical Education

Healthy & Unhealthy

habits in your life

 Nowadays,

a lot of people
live without doing any kind
of physical exercise, this can
be dangerous for our health
and so we need to practice
some physical activity.

sedentary lifestyle implies

the absence of this physical
activity:

1.
2.
3.
4.

Atrophy of the body functions.

A worse physical state.
Youll suffer from more illnesses
Youll put on weight.

INTRODUCTION

HEALTHY
HABTIS

1. Physical

Activity
2. Rest
3. A corret diet
4. Body
Hygiene

HABITS
Physical
Activity

WHICH BENEFITS DO WE OBTAIN

WHEN WE PRACTISE A PHYSICAL

ACTIVITY REGULARLY?
1. A better working of the heart
and the circulatory system.
2. It improves the respiratory
capacity.
3. It improves our muscles, bones
and joints.
4. It improves the activity of the
nervous system.
5. It improves the PHYSICAL
CONDITION.
6. It helps you to make friends.

HEALTHY
HABITS
Rest
Sleep for as long as necessary (7

Its necessary to keep

enough time to sleep.
Otherwise:
1.
2.
3.

4.

Your quality of life will get

worse.
Your productivity will be
reduced.
Youll suffer from more
physical and
psychological damage.
You wont pay attention to
what happens around
you.

hours)
Dont take either long siestas or
very close to the time of sleeping.
(these siestas must be for 15 or 20
minutes)
Physical activity, if you get tired, it
will be easier to sleep.
Think about positive things, leave
aside the negative thoughts.
Sleep in the darkness.
Choose a fixed time to get up
every day.

HEALTHY
HABITS
Corret
diet
START YOUR DAY WITH A
GOOD BREAKFAST,
you need energy to study,
do exercise, enjoy.

The nutrients we get from food are:

1. Carbohydrates. They provide mainly energy and they

2.

3.

4.

5.

are very important for students and athletes. They are

found in cereals, bread, sugar, vegetables and fruit.
The proportion of carbohydrates in the diet is 60%.
Proteins. They are found in milk, fish, meat, eggs
either the abuse or the lack of them are harmful. The
proportion is 15 %.
Fats. They provide energy. Its better to eat uncooked
fats and to avoid fats form animal origins and fried
products. Olive oil and blue fish are very healthy. The
proportion of fats in the diet must be 25-30%. Its
advisable not to take too many fats because theyre
fattening.
Vitamins and minerals. Some vitamins are only
present in some vegetables and fruit, so, its important
to eat them.
Water is essential for life. You must drink a great
quantity of water after a physical activity. During a long
physical exercise you must drink as well but every now
and then.

HEALTHY
HABITS
Body Hygiene
Go to the doctor and make sure you

dont have physical problems.

Wear the right clothes for the activity.
Wear sports clothes
Avoid useless accessories (rings,
watches, dangerous earrings)
Wear trainers. Tie them up correctly.
Wait for 2 hours after eating before
starting any kind of physical activity.
Do a good warm up.
FAIR PLAY.
Get washed after the exercise, clean
your sweat.
Drink enough water and if possible, eat
some fruit (not sweets or snacks).

UNHEALTHY HABITS
TOBACCO
DRUGS
ALCOHOL
OBESITY

TOBACCO
Tobacco causes in Spain about
40000 deaths every year.
It brings about plenty of
illnesses such as lung or
mouth cancer, cough or heart
attacks.
Besides, tobacco damages not
only to smokers but also to
people who breathe in the
smoke.
Remember: Law protects non
smokers. Its forbidden to
smoke in schools, hospitals or
in any kind of enclosed public
places.

ALCOHOL
Alcohol is the most
consumed toxic
substance in our society.
It limits our body
functions, above all brain
functions.
It damages our nervous
system and makes us
slower.
It causes loss of memory,
heart illnesses

DRUGS
The cannabis. Its byproducts are the hashish
and the marijuana. When
smoking it, its absorbed by
the lungs and go fast to the
brain.
Problems you may have:
1. Problems in the capacity
of concentration and with
your memory.
2. It reduces the
coordination.
3. Change the sexual
maturing hormones.

OBESITY
Obesity or overweight are defined as a
great accumulation of fats that can be
damaging for your health.
According to WHO (World Health
Organization) in 2005 there were 1600
million adults with overweight and at least
400 million with obesity.
The WHO estimates that, by 2015 there
will be 2300 million adults with overweight
and more than 700 with obesity.

Causes of obesity

The main cause is a nutritional

disorder between what you eat and
what you burn up. Factors:
A worldwide change in the diet eating
food with a great quantity of calories
(fats and sugars) but few vitamins and
minerals.
We tend to reduce our physical activity
due to sedentary nature of many jobs
or to several changes in transport.
1. Obesity and overweight have serious
consequences for your health:
2. Cardiovascular illnesses.
3. Diabetes.
4. Osteoarthritis
5. Cancer.