Kinesiology 3337A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Motor Skill, Blood Sugar, Grip Strength

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 3337A/B
• Professor: Glen Belfry

Document Summary

Challenge is being able to get ourselves to express these different aspects- how to maintain physical activity levels. Physical inactivity is recognized as 1 of 4 common risk factors for non-communicable diseases, which are major causes of death and disability worldwide: other risk factors: poor nutrition, tobacco use, and excessive alcohol consumption. Inactivity ranks 4th among the 5 leading causes of global mortality, along with high bp, tobacco use, high blood glucose, and overweight and obesity. All these are an absence of physical activity. Physical inactivity in canadian adults is estimated to result in health costs in 2009 at . 4 billion (direct), Evidence shows that the largest health gain occurs for the first 15-29 minutes per day of physical activity by inactive people. Portrait of a typical 45yo male and female. Males have gained 20lbs and have gotten weaker (grip strength decreases 7cm) Females are a little better- gained 12lbs- also got weaker.