NUTR 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Amenorrhoea, Saturated Fat, Nutrient
21 Apr 2016
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Physical activity decreases risk for many chronic conditions. Obesity: fat mass, maintains lean body mass, helps make weight management easier. Cvd: strengthens heart, improves blood lipids, slow atherosclerosis, helps maintain healthy heart pressure. Type 2 diabetes: enhances insulin sensitivity, helps with weight control. Bone and joint health: strengthens bones, prevents osteoporosis, strengthens joints. Helps prevent a variety of cancers: breast cancer, colon cancer. Improves fitness: endurance, strength, flexibility, body composition. Improves stress, anxiety, can promote better mental health. During pregnancy: helps maintain mom"s fitness, muscle tone, helps control weight gain, risk of caesarean birth, shorter labour, improves post-natal recovery. Only 55% of canadian adults are physically active. Strength training: exercises to improves strength, improve muscle and bone health, doing strength exercises 2 days per week is recommended, includes weight training, but yoga, palates, push ups, etc. also help build strength. Exercises for balance and flexibility: should be done 3-4 times a week, stretching, yoga.
