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Chapter 18: Lifetime Personal Fitness

• The Personal Fitness Challenge and You • Evaluating Your Progress • Your Changing Body • Potential Health Problems • Fitness and Wellness Career Opportunities • Wellness and Fitness Forever • The Decision Is Yours

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Effects of Alcohol on the Body

The effects of drinking alcohol vary depending on the amount of alcohol consumed. There are direct effects on the following body parts: • Brain • Heart • Blood vessels • Liver • Stomach • Reproductive organs • Kidneys and bladder • Muscular Coordination

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Alcohol Facts

• Alcohol is a depressant, narcotic drug and not a stimulant. • Alcohol has very limited food value and contributes

approximately 7 calories per gram. • Alcohol inhibits the body’s ability to use vitamins and calcium. • The amount of alcohol in one drink is the same for: 12 ounces

of beer 5 ounces of wine, 1.5 ounces of distilled liquor

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Smoking-related Diseases

• Heart disease • Lung, mouth, throat and other cancers • Emphysema • Chronic bronchitis • Chronic pulmonary disease • Strokes

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Causes of Osteoporosis

• Small bones • Lack of calcium in the diet • Lack of exercise • Tobacco use • Deficient estrogen after menopause • Race (white or Asian races are most

susceptible)

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Preventing Osteoporosis

• Include calcium in the diet • Exercise • Avoid cigarettes, alcohol and caffeine

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Lowering Cancer Risk

• Eat a plant-based diet • Maintain moderate weight • Exercise

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Getting Fit and Staying Fit

The Decision is Yours…

Choose the Active Life!