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Introduction to Wellness
No knowledge is more
crucial than knowledge about health. Without it, no other life goal can be
successfully achieved--Andrew Carnegie
Your Turn
• If you had three wishes, what would you wish for? (No, you can’t say you would wish for more wishes)
• Now… If you had an incurable disease, would you make different wishes? If so, what would you change and why?
Then and Now
• 1900: average life expectancy was 47
• The leading cause of death was infectious diseases
• 2006: average life expectancy is 78
• The leading causes of death are:– Heart disease– Cancer– StrokeDue to lifestyle choices
Your Turn!
• List at least 5 things you like to do in your spare time.
It’s Physical
It’s Social
It’s Intellectual
It’s Spiritual It’s
Vocational
It’s Emotional
Health: It’s not just about your
body
7 Magical Keys to Good Health
Get between 8 and 9 hours of sleep each
night
Ages Sleep Needed
0-4 12-16 hours
5-12 10-11 hours
13-18 8-10 hours
Adults 7-8 hours
Sleep Facts
• About 100,000 car crashes are caused by drowsy drivers each year.
• Before the light bulb, people slept an average of 10 hours a night; today Americans average 6.9 hours of sleep on weeknights and 7.5 hours per night on weekends
• Sleep deprivation and sleep disorders cost Americans more than $100 billion annually in lost productivity, medical expenses, sick leave, and property and environmental damage
Refrain from smoking and using tobacco
products
Eat breakfast daily
• Regulates metabolism• Helps prevent diabetes• Makes you smarter
Eat nutritious foods from the various food
groups each day
Do 20 to 30 minutes of nonstop vigorous
activity at least three times a week.
Don’t use alcohol or other drugs
Maintain your recommended weight.
6 Major Risk Factors for Teens
• Unintentional and intentional injuries
• Tobacco use
• Alcohol and other drug use
• Sexual behaviors
• Unhealthy eating
• Physical inactivity
Cumulative Risk
Doing a harmful behavior repeatedly over time (suntanning, smoking, bad diet, etc.)
OR
Doing several dangerous things together (For example: Speeding and not wearing a seatbelt)
Your Turn!
Draw a timeline on your paper. Start with Zero and mark off 10-year increments, ending with 80. Put a dot on each end. It should look something like this:
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Once you have a total, subtract that number from 80 and mark a dot on your timeline showing your answer.
10 years:
10 years:10 years:
8 years:8 years:
7 years:5 years:
5 years:5 years:3 years:3 years:
3 years:
Drinking more than three ounces of alcohol in one week
Being overweight or obeseNot exercising at least 3 times a
weekSmoking 2 packs of cigarettesEat a lot of sugar (cookies, cakes,
pastries, candy, soda)Having a lot of stress in your lifeOvereating (more than 2,500
calories a day)Eating excess fat in your dietOften being depressed or unhappyOften handing firearmsOften working with or handling
toxic chemicalsDriving or riding in a car without a
seatbelt
Look at the following list of behaviors. Total the years for the behaviors that are
true for you.
Your Turn!
• Make a list of all the decisions you can remember making since you got up this morning
• Write down a decision you made in your life that turned out really well…
• And one that didn’t.
Six Steps to Great Decisions
1. Identify the problem (or situation)
2. List your options3. Consider the possible
consequences (pros and cons)
4. Consider your values5. Make a decision and act6. Evaluate the outcome
Check your Values
• Who will be affected by this decision?
• Will I be treating others the way I would want to be treated?
• Would I want an announcement of this decision on a billboard in my neighborhood?
• How would I feel if “Dateline” did a story on this decision?
• Do little bells in my head warn me that it’s not a good move?
More Values Questions
• Are there any laws about this decision?
• If everyone did it, would that be a good thing?
• Would I do it if my mom was looking over my shoulder? My little brother or sister?
• Is it an act of good citizenship?
Consider the Consequences:
The Decision
Pros Cons
If You’re Not Comfortable With Any of Your Answers to the
Nine Questions, It’s Probably Not a Good Decision.
Rule of Thumb: When in Doubt… Don’t!
Remember: You’re the One Who Has to Live With You.