WHAT IS LIFESTYLE?

• Interest, opinion,
behaviours, and
behavioural orientations of
an individual, group or
culture.
• is a “way or style of living”
WHAT IS LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION?

• Involves altering long-

term habits including
eating, physical
activity, and
maintaining the new
behaviour for months
or years.
Importance of Lifestyle Modification

• Can be used to treat range of diseases,

including obesity.
Different Strategies of
Lifestyle Modification
 1.
Balance Diet
Balanced Diet
• Is a diet that helps to maintain or improve
overall health.

• Provides the body with essential nutrition:

fluid, macro-nutrients and adequate
calories.
• FLUIDS
• MACRONUTRIENT
• MICRONUTRIENT
• VITAMINS
• MINERALS
• FAT
• PROTEIN
 Calorie

-unit of energy widely use in

nutrition

Adequate Calories:
Women - 1,600-2,400 cal a day.
Men - 2,000-3,000 cal a day
 2.
Personal Hygiene
Personal Hygiene

• Refers to caring for our bodily health through

cleansing and grooming.

• Maintaining cleanliness of one’s body and

clothing to preserve overall health and
wellbeing.
• Good Personal Hygiene is essential for
good health, as it prevents the spread
of germs and any consequent illness.
Daily Personal Hygiene
Checklist
WASH YOUR HANDS

WASH YOUR FACE

BRUSH AND FLOSS

CLEAN YOUR TONGUE

REPLACE YOUR TOOTHBRUSH
EVERY 3-4 MONTHS
 BATHE
REGULARLY

SHAVE YOUR ARMPIT MOISTURIZE YOUR SKIN

 Some Things You Should Considered Adding to
Your REPERTOIRE;

Deodorant Perfume/Cologne Mouth Wash

Why good personal hygiene is important?

• It is crucial to good overall health and

wellness.

• It helps lower the risk for disease, illness and

medical conditions caused by the effects of
poor hygiene.
Importance of Personal Hygiene (PH)

• Maintaining good PH means that you will look more

healthy and attractive to people

• Helps in a person overall confidence and self-esteem

• Helps in the maintenance of overall health of a person

Tips for Good Personal
Hygiene
Tips for Good Personal Hygiene

Tip #1;
• Wash your hair thrice a week.
Washing your hair with good shampoo and conditioner is absolutely necessary. It helps
you get rid of dandruff and dirt in your hair.
Tip #2;
• Use coconut oil for your hair
Coconut oil helps to control secretion of oil from your scalp and thereby reduces
dandruff. Simply massage your hair with coconut oil for an hour or two before you
wash your hair.
Tip #3;
• Use natural deodorants
While brushing your teeth twice daily is a MUST for having healthy teeth and gums, it is
not enough. Flossing should be a part of your daily dental hygiene routine. It freshens
your breath, cleans your gums and can prevent tooth decay.
Tip #4;
• Get rid of earwax
Avoid cleaning them regularly–you will produce so much of it that it becomes
a real pain. Apart from affecting you hearing due to clogging of your ear, too
much ear wax can actually cause ear infection.
 3.
EXERCISE
Exercise is any bodily activity that
enhances or maintains physical fitness
and overall health and wellness.
Types of Exercise

Aerobic Exercise
 Anaerobic Exercise
 Agility Training
Importance of Exercise

• Physical activity or exercise can improve your

health and reduce the risk of developing several
diseases like type 2 diabetes, cancer and
cardiovascular disease. It can improve your quality
of life.
Benefits of Exercise

• Controls weight
• Combats health conditions and diseases
• Improves mood
• Boosts energy
• Promotes better sleep
• Can be fun and social
• Healthier state of mind
Risks of not exercising

• Cardiovascular disease
• Type 2 diabetes
• Cancer
• Osteoporosis
• Obesity
Tips for Starting

• Have a clear goal

• Work at your own pace
• Enjoy yourself
• Join a club with a friend
• Trainers and teacher can be helpful
• Vary your exercise
• Make it a habit
Exercises that can be done daily at home

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 4
Recreational
activities
RECREATIONAL
"something done for recreation"

RECREATION
"the curing of a sick person,"

Re, "again" and creare, "to create."

Recreational activities as “curing our boredom.”
Recreational activities

• Things people do for fun and enjoyment

• Expenditure of time with an intent to gain some refreshment.

• It is a break from monotony and a diversion from the daily routine.

 Types
of recreational
ACTIVITIES
PHYSICAL

SOCIAL

CULTURAL

INTELLECTUAL
physical

• SPORTS

• OUTDOOR GAMES

• CAMPING

• HIKING
social

• Parties

• Social Activities

• Social Media
cultural
• Arts and Crafts
Painting
Sculpturing
Drawing

• Music

• Dancing
INTELLECTUAL

• Puzzle Games

• Chess

• Internet surfing/research
THINGS TO REMEMBER
BEFORE DOING
RECREATIONAL
ACTIVITIES
•BALANCE DIET

•P R O P E R H Y G I E N E

•EXERCISE

•PLAN
WHAT ARE