PE Health and Fitness Quackery
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PE Health and Fitness Quackery
- 1. HEALTH AND FITNESS QUACKERY
- 2. WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT THE PICTURE BELOW?
- 3. WHAT IS QUACKERY? •Is a method of advertising or selling that uses false claims to lure people into buying products that are worthless, or even harmful.
- 4. • Medical Advice oTalk to a Physician (M.D. or D.Q.) oRegistered Nurse (R.N.) • For General health or fitness • Ask a certified health education teacher • Exercise and Fitness • Physical educator • Registered kinesiotherapist(R.K.T.) • Registered Physical therapist (R.P.T.) • Diet, food and Nutrition • Registered Dietitian (R.D.)
- 5. HOW DO WE DETECT QUACKERY? • False Credentials – oMight claim to be a college or university degree holder. oDegree might be in a subject unrelated to health and physical fitness oThe degree might come from a non-accredited school, or might be falsified.
- 6. HOW DO WE DETECT QUACKERY? •Immediate Result – o Be suspicious if a salesperson promises immediate, effortless, or guaranteed results.
- 7. HOW DO WE DETECT QUACKERY? •Sales Pitch – o Look for words and phrases such as Miracle, secret remedy, breakthrough and clinical studies show..
- 8. HOW DO WE DETECT QUACKERY? •Mail-order sales – o be cautious of mail-order offers and moneyback guarantees.
- 9. HOW DO WE DETECT QUACKERY? •Lack of Medical support – o some quacks claim that Philippine Medical Association (or other similar group) is against them only because the organization will not profit from the sale of the product.
- 10. HOW DO WE DETECT QUACKERY? •Brand-New (untested) products – o quacks do not subject their products to a thorough scientific testing. The product is rushed onto market in order to make money as quickly as possible.
- 11. HEALTH RELATED QUACKERY • Many people will try new health product. • The market is flooded with health products, many of which are useless. • Some may not be harmful, false advertising claims give people unrealistic expectations about the benefits this product can provide.
- 12. SOME MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT HEALTH RELATED QUACKERY • Food Supplement o Intended to add to a person’s nutrient consumption. Such a product is usually is unnecessary and harmful. o Often produced as syrups, powder, or tablets. o Sold in health store or through mail.
- 13. SOME MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT HEALTH RELATED QUACKERY •Sports Supplement o Current fad is the used of sports supplements or vitamins, products sold to enhance athletic performance. o Called “Ergogenic Aids “ are actually quack products
- 14. Sports supplements Harmful effect Growth Hormones Physical Deformity Amphetamines Serious psychological disturbance, heart and intestinal problems, death Blood doping Risk of blood clots, decreased heart output DMG (dimethyglycine and L-carnatine) May cause cancer Chromium Picolinate may cause chromosome damage suspected Cancer causing agent
- 15. HAND PUSH
- 16. BACK FLATTENER
- 17. TOE PUSH
- 18. BICEPS CURL WITH TOWEL
- 19. WALL PUSH
- 20. ACTIVITY 3 PAGE 247
Editor's Notes
- You probably have seenon newspaper and magazine, and heard over the radio and television advertisements and even the internet for health fitness product and services. Question: HOTS is the product or services the effective simply because it is advertised?
- There are lot of ways to get in shape or loss weight nowadays. Technological machines and other fitness gadgets are seen on commercial televisions. Question: How can an individual purchase such fitness equipment without being into quackery?
- If you have questions about health or fitness, be sure to ask for an expert’s advice. This will basically prevent us to have problems about quackery.
- These experts have college degrees and training in their area of specialization.
- Separating from fact to fiction can be difficult. You can spot health and fitness quackery by identifying sales techniques. Verify the records with yuour local health authorities or professional organizations.
- A quack is likely to use these and similar terms in a sales pitch for an item that is useless.
- You cannot examine mail order products before buying them. A guarantee is only as good as the company that backs it.
- The truth is or in reality, lack of medical support usually indicates that the product is useless or even harmful.
- Using such products can pose significant risk for a consumer.
- Examples include claims that a product will increase muscle development, promote hair growth, cure acne, make wrinkles disappear , or remove cellulite (fat tissue)
- In special cases a physician might prescribe supplements for those who need them. And the person should use only the prescribed supplement according to the physician’s directions.
- Examples of products and the dangerous effects.
- The best way to avoid get hooked in different health and fitness quackery is to personally enjoy exercise. Try some of the isometric exercise.