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Amenorrhea
• A disruption of the normal menstrual cycle
• Skin problems
• Hair loss
• Visual disturbances
• A tendency to fracture bones easily
• Digestive system disturbances
• Heart irregularities
• Gastrointestinal problems
• Difficulties in maintaining body temperature
Carbohydrates 50%
• 1392 Calories or 348g
Protein 30%
• 835Calories or 209g
Fat 20%
• 557Calories or 62g
Carbohydrates 55%
• 990 calories or 247g
Proteins 25%
• 450 calories or 113g
Fat 20%
• 360 calories or 40g
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Factors Contributing to Overweight and Obesity
• Hormones
• Gherlin—“the hunger hormone”
• Obestatin—a genetic relative of gherlin
• Leptin—tells your brain when you’re full
• GLP-1—slows down the passage of food through the
intestines to allow the absorption of nutrients
Environmental Factors
• Bombarded with advertising
• Changes in working families
• Bottle feeding in infants
• Increase in sedentary lifestyle
• Misleading food labels
• Increased opportunities for eating
Lifestyle Factors
• Lack of physical activity
• Any form of activity that burns additional calories
helps maintain weight
• Data from the National Health Interview Survey
show that 4 out of 10 adults in the United States
never engage in any exercise, sports, or physically
active hobbies in their leisure time.
Improved Immunity
• Moderate exercise gives the immune system a temporary
boost in the production of cells that attack bacteria.
• Extreme exercise may be detrimental to immune function.
Improved Mental Health and Stress Management
• Exercise reduces stress levels by accelerating the body’s
return to a balanced state.
Longer Life Span
• Moderate to high levels of activity increases life span by 1.3
to 3.7 years.
Discussion Questions
1. Do you consider Yoga a sport?
2. What overall effects does Yoga have on the body? Does it
affect other aspects of health?
3. What may hold a person back from beginning Yoga?
4. Have you tried Yoga? What did you think?
Active Transportation
• Getting out of your car and using your own power to get
around
• Reasons to make active transportation a bigger part of your
life
• Adds more exercise into your daily routine.
• Walking or biking can save you money.
• You will enjoy being outdoors.
• Contributes to the reduction of air pollution.
• Helps to reduce traffic.
• Contributes to global health.
Causes
• Overtraining syndrome
• Traumatic injuries
• Overuse injuries
Common Overuse Injuries
• Runner’s knee
• Shin splints
• Plantar fasciitis