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The Importance of Good Health Being health doesn’t mean that you will never be sick or be good at sports. Being healthy means being the best you can be at any given time.

Being health doesn’t mean that you will never be sick or be good at sports.

Being healthy means being the best you can be at any given time.

Your Health Triangle The three elements of health are interconnected, like the sides of a triangle. When one side receives too much or too little attention, the whole triangle can become lopsided and unbalanced.

The three elements of health are interconnected, like the sides of a triangle.

When one side receives too much or too little attention, the whole triangle can become lopsided and unbalanced.

Influences on Your Health What situations and people affected you health at each stage of your life? How have influences on our health changed through the years? How do early influences still affect you today?

What situations and people affected you health at each stage of your life?

How have influences on our health changed through the years?

How do early influences still affect you today?

Abstaining from Risk Behaviors Abstinence is avoiding harmful behaviors, including the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs and sexual activity before marriage. Depending on where you live, there are legal age restrictions on most of these subjects.

Abstinence is avoiding harmful behaviors, including the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs and sexual activity before marriage.

Depending on where you live, there are legal age restrictions on most of these subjects.

Interpersonal Skills

Benefits to Physical Health

Risk of Physical Inactivity More than one in three teens (35%) do not participate regularly in vigorous physical activity. Regular participation in vigorous physical activity declines significantly during the teen years, from 73% of ninth graders to 61% of twelfth graders. Only 29% of teens attend a daily physical education class- a serious decline from 42% in 1991

More than one in three teens (35%) do not participate regularly in vigorous physical activity.

Regular participation in vigorous physical activity declines significantly during the teen years, from 73% of ninth graders to 61% of twelfth graders.

Only 29% of teens attend a daily physical education class- a serious decline from 42% in 1991

Physical Activity Pyramid

The Food Guide Pyramid The food guide pyramid is a useful tool for making healthful food choices each day. By eating the recommended number of daily servings from each food goup, you’ll achieve a balanced eating plan. Keep in mind that meals often include foods from more than one group

The food guide pyramid is a useful tool for making healthful food choices each day.

By eating the recommended number of daily servings from each food goup, you’ll achieve a balanced eating plan.

Keep in mind that meals often include foods from more than one group