Preventing Injuries and promoting Health

I can make choices that prevent (lower the risk) injuries and improve

experiences.

Review

• Benefits are the ‘good’ stuff that happens due to choices.

• Risks are those choices that could lead to either reward (benefits) or loss (injuries/health).

Risks to Exercise

• There are a lot of rewards to exercising but there are also some risks to being ACTIVE.

• Injuries• R-est• I-ce• C-ompression• E-levation

Risks to Eating

• If I continue eating the processed and high sugar foods now…. Am I prepared to live with the risks to my health later in the future?

Today

• Choose behaviors that promote and advance life. Not just your own, but others’ lives as well.

• See the value in Healthy experiences.

Values

• Numbers and weight (how many and how much)

• Benefits to going to Honduras: Helping 2000 people with medical care. Experiencing a new culture. Being with like-minded people. New friendships. Getting closer to God.

• Risks: Disease, bodily harm, death, kidnapping, theft, plane crash.

1st five preventers

• Stretching (1-place movement)

Heart Health

• For the next 3 minutes, GIVE MODERATE TO VIGOUROUS EFFORT to ACHIEVE TARGET HEART RATE (22-30 OR 31-35) to lower the risk of heart disease.

• Walk/Jog/Run

Choices?

• Exercising can lead to possible injuries but can benefit a person (physically, socially, mentally, and emotionally).

• How do we know what is beneficial and what is risky?

The Answer

•Life’s experiences and History.

The Value on Health

• How much do you value the Health of others and yourself?

• Today as you do the stations, THINK about the Health of others and yourself before you act.