OBJECTIVES:

-- Assesses physical activity,

exercise and eating habits
(PE10PF-Ia-h39 )
-- Discuss the meaning of lifestyle.
-- Identify the different lifestyle
factors and their importance.
LIFESTYLE
-- THE WAY IN
WHICH INDIVIDUAL
LIVES.
-- YOUR FOOD CHOICE,
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND
EATING HABITS ARE SOME
OF THE ASPECTS OF YOUR
LIFESTYLE.
VARIABLES IN YOUR LIFESTYLE:

NUTRITION
BODY WEIGHT
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
HEALTH HABITS
SOME OF THE RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED
WITH LIFESTYLE:

 HYPERTENSION/HIGH BLOOD
 OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY
 EXCESS BODY FAT
 HIGH LEVELS OF STRESS
 LACK OF EXERCISE AND SEDENTARY LIFE
 SMOKING
 UNHEALTHY DIETARY PRACTICES
 ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLE BRINGS
WITH IT CERTAIN DISEASES.
THESE DISEASES, KNOWN AS
NON COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES (NCDs)
FOUR MAIN TYPES OF NCDs:

• CARDIOVASRCULAR DISEASES
• CANCER
• CHRONIC RESPIRATORY
DISEASES
• DIABETES