| Show ' MoncIav' May 8 2000 SlANdARd'ExAMiNER EdllCAIE's 1 Facts on Everyone can get fit Yes even you! youth and fitness : heart disease j At least 30 to 35 percent t- yj - cfj If you think physical fitness is just for athletes think again! Fitness is for everyone who wants to feel good look good and enjoy good health That includes you! Everyone can feel better look better and enjoy better health by getting fit If you want to get fit and you can get fit what’s stopping s kids are at risk of prema- school-ag- e ture death as adults due to heart or circulatory disease — Institute for Aerobics Research - '' ' - - ' ‘ r- - percent of schoolchildren ' have a higher than desirable blood 1 cholesterol level f f — American Health Foundation & children Tlie nation’s largest study of and heart disease revealed that many children have high blood pressure and the first signs of coronary artery disease before age — Bogalusa (La) Heart Study 1990 Forty-on- e ’ X! ?Jk 4 w deats’yw' H 925079 t Introduction WHY GET HOW FIT ARE 3 case for fitness today and tomorrow FIT?-T- he 4 your fitness level and track your progress YOU?-Ass- ess AEROBICS & fun ways to build your stamina ENDURANCE-Simp- le STRETCH FOR NO NEED TO 5 the power as you get stronger MUSCLES & STRENGTH-Fe- el f Heart disease in one year 7?T Content overview Exercise Heart disease kills more Americans in one year than were killed in the past four wars added together? f I r World War I 116708 World War H 407316 t Korean War vf 33651 V 58168 Vietnam War Total war deaths 7 X 615843 t you from starting? Perhaps you think of fitness as going on a strict diet and taking a strenuous boring exercise class No no no! Think of fitness as a way of life — a way to live your life that will make it better now and forever Fitness involves eating a variety of good foods and getting a moderate amount of exercise doing something you enjoy In the pages ahead you’ll leam about small changes you can make to feel better look better and stay healthy Working together let’s Get Fit! 7 your way from stiff to limber 8 a sport any sport for fitness fun 9 FLEXIBILITY-In- ch COMPETE-Pi- ck 6-- 7r Source 1995 Itorid Almanac and Book of Facts 'W ' You can fight the war against X: ’ hearty disease by not smoking adding exercise or sports to your schedule and diet eating a healthy low-fat ‘ Nutrition THE FOOD PYRAMID-- A THE FIVE-A-DA- Y WAY-Fill- SALT SUGAR AND o' - ’er FAT-L-ess simple way to see what’s healthy 10 up with fruits and vegetables 11 (of these) is more (good health) 12-1- 3 r THE NUTRITION LABEL-Readi- ng 14 points to the right decision 2 '4 i - y Et cetera 15 CREDITS ANSWER KEY AMUSEMENT & INSPIRATION-Fitne- ss can be funny as well as fun 15-1- 6 IGdi |
