KP231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Sitting, Participaction, Skeletal Muscle
17 Jan 2018
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Kp231 lecture topic 10: death rate from all-causes decreases with increased activity, more active = less at risk of getting disease. However: only 52. 2% of canadians are moderately active, factors contributing to inactivity, gender (females are less likely to participate when compared to males, age (older = harder to be active due to other diseases/injuries) Injury: time, transportation (especially for those with disabilities, fear (due to lack of knowledge about how to do pa) Test your knowledge: exercise depends on age different guidelines on how much to workout, recommended moderate to vigorous pa. Even though different factors play a role: age 5 = lots of time, always moving, teens = less time; more weight-lifting. Guidelines: sweat: each child age 5-17 should do at least 60min per day (above, step: several hours of variety of structured and unstructured light pa. In class for most of the day during the week.
