1. CHAPTER 2 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1) When it comes to fitness & wellness, we live in a "toxic" environment.
Explain.
2) What environmental factors influence physical activity?
3) What is "traffic-calming?”
4) What environmental factors influence diet & nutrition?
5) What is "value marketing?"
6) Define self-efficacy.
7) Define motivation.
8) A concept examining the extent to which a person believes he/she can
influence the
external environment is known as what?
9) What is the difference between internal & external locus of control?

2. Physical inactivity causes 1 in 10 deaths worldwide, study says

3. 1) According to a series of studies released in British medical journal, out of 10 deaths worldwide, how many are
caused by physical inactivity?
-1 (10%)
2) Harvard researchers say, inactivity caused an increase in deaths from what?
-CORONARY HEART DISEASE, TYPE 2 DIABETES, BREAT & COLON CANCERS
3) Inactivity caused how many deaths in 2008 worldwide?
-5.3 MILLION
4) One-third of adults, and close to what % of adolescents worldwide, are at increased risk of disease as a result of
physical inactivity?
-80%
5) Researchers found that inactivity levels are the lowest in what country?
-BANGLADESH (5%)
6) Researchers found that inactivity levels are the highest in what country?
-MALTA (71%)
7) What % of men worldwide are inactive?
-28%

4. 8) What % of women worldwide are inactive?
-34%
9) Free, public exercise events, creating an environment that was conducive to exercise (bike lanes and walking trails), and
improving what were more likely to improve physical activity?
-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
10) How many text messaging users are there worldwide?
-4 BILLION
11) What % of the world's population lives in middle-income countries?
-71%
12) What % of World Health Organization member countries have some sort of plan to improve physical activity?
-75%
13) What % of the plans have been put into effect?
-55%
14) What % of the plans in effect are well-funded?
-42%

5. WHEN IT COMES TO FITNESS & WELLNESS, WE LIVE IN A
“TOXIC” ENVIRONMENT.
WHY?

6. WHAT ARE SOME ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY?

7. 1) MODERN-DAY CONVENIENCES
LULL US INTO PHYSICAL INACTIVITY

8. 2) MODERN-DAY ARCHITECTURE
REINFORCES UNHEALTHY BEHAVIORS

9. 3) SEDENTARY JOBS
MOST JOBS REQUIRE PEOPLE TO SIT MOST OF THE DAY

10. 4) SEDENTARY LEISURE
LIKE A LOT OF OUR JOBS, A LOT OF OUR LEISURE TIME
IS SPENT BEING SEDENTARY

11. 5) OUR COMMUNITIES
MOST DO NOT MAKE PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES A HIGH
PRIORITY

12. WHAT ARE “TRAFFIC-CALMING” STRATEGIES?
-INTENTIONALLY SLOWING TRAFFIC TO MAKE THE
PEDESTRIAN’S ROLE EASIER.