Physical Activity

professorlevine2020

Read the following articles and answer the questions.

https://who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/physical-activity


https://nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/behavior.htm

1. Define physical activity.
2. What are some benefits of physical activity?
3. What are some motivational factors involved with accomplishing physical activity?
4. What are some ways that you personally motivate yourself to exercise?

Esme1260

1. WHO defines physical activity as "as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure." Walking , dancing or playing sports can be considered as physical activity.

2. Reduced risk of type-2 diabetes, certain cancers, cardiovascular disease, obesity, falls and improves cognitive help as well as mental health. You can say that physical activity makes you live longer since you are reducing the risk of some health problems. According to another article "Does Physical Activity Increase Life Expectancy?", regular physical activity can add between 0.4-6.9 years to an individual's life.

3. According to WHO "physical activity contributes to prevention and management of noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes and reduces symptoms of depression and anxiety, enhances brain health, and can improve overall well-being." When individuals are aware that physical activity can reduce the risk of diseases it motivates them to workout. When an individual is in it for weight loss, when they see they lost weight it motivates them to be active and leads to achieving more fitness goals. Physical activity also releases dopamine, creating a sense of satisfaction. This motivational factor increases the chances that the individual will continue engaging in physical activity.

4. At first i motivated myself by working out with a friend or a relative. At this stage, I can stay motivated to work out on my own because I’ve seen my progress and how far I’ve come. Music is always playing during my workouts, keeping me energized and focused.Sometimes I feel too drained to work out, but I remind myself of my goals and push through because I know I'll feel accomplished afterward. Those workouts matter the most to me because, despite feeling tired and unmotivated, I still got it done—and that feeling is very rewarding.

Freichers

1: Physical activity is “any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure” (WHO). This includes all movement throughout the day (even leisure time). Some examples include running, walking and sports.
2: The benefits of physical activity are that it decreases the risk of diseases and other health issues such as heart disease, diabetes, etc. Plus it strengthens your bones and muscles, preventing injury now and later in life.
3: Some motivational factors that are involved in physical activity include goal setting, for example a goal would be to lose 20 lbs. Achieving every short term goal that would lead up to that larger goal is motivating. Plus rewarding yourself when achieving those goals can give you a better mindset about exercising. Also, exercise can improve mental heath, making you feel internally and externally good about yourself.
4: I’m not really a fan of going to the gym and I’m quite lazy unfortunately. But what motivates me to get more active is the health benefits that come with it—having a history of health problems, I’m trying to reduce my risk and stay thin cause I know that my metabolism won’t stay the way it is now in the future. Also, music motivates me, a lot. I often find exercising boring but having music playing keeps me occupied as well as it tunes out every distraction. I don’t often acknowledge it but after each workout, I feel ten times better, both physically and mentally.

carla98e

1. Physical activity is defined as body movement in the skeletal muscles that requires energy.
2. Benefits of psychical activity include better mental health, better sleep, bone health and reduced body fat etc.
3. Motivational factors can help a person self esteem when accomplishing physical activity as well as your health overall.
4. Ways that you can personally motivate yourself to exercise is by setting realistic goals, rewarding yourself but not with food and monitoring your weight regularly. I motivate myself by going with my boyfriend to the gym rather then going alone because I tend to slack if I have no one to tell me to go.

KaylaLeuthner

1.“Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure”, according to the World Health Organization. It includes all movement.
2. Physical activity can bring improvements to cardiometabolic health, bone health, mental health, cognative health, and sleep health. Some of these benefits apply to mulitple age groups. Physical activity can also help reduce health risks in adults, such as risks of cardiovascular disease, hypertention, certain cancers, and more.
3.The above benefits can be motivational factors. Also, weight management and associated motivational factors such as raised self esteem.
4.To motivate myself, I remind myself that getting my body moving in anyway I can is most important; I can just take a walk or do other light activity on days that I am feeling unmotivated. Although I do not enjoy high intensity, I like to walk. Also, finding small ways to increase my movement like taking the long way to class or walking around the block while waiting for the bus.