4. Major Risk Factors to Health(Atributable mortality) Developing Countries EU US WEALTH POVERTY Source: WHO World Health Report 2002 Report “Reducing Risks, Promoting Healthy Life”
6. Metabolic Syndrome 80% of coronary heart disease cases, 90% of type 2 diabetes cases and one third of cancers can theoretically be avoided if citizens followed current guidelines on diet, alcohol, physical activity and smoking Source: WHO World Health Report 2002 Report “Reducing Risks, Promoting Healthy Life”
10. Physical Exercise Shopping unconscious (regarding PA) Indirect motivation (I want to go shopping) No expected physical benefits (I enjoy shopping Personal satisfaction (self determination) Jogging Medium-high level of conscious Direct motivation needed (voluntary determination) Expected physical benefit (health benefits) Normally boring (needs extra motivation)
12. Cardiovascular adaptation Ventricular compliance Internal ventricular dimensions Plasma volume Total blood volume Venous return End diastolic volume Stroke volume Red blood cell mass Myocardial contractility Ejection fraction Maximum cardiac output Increased effectiveness of CA distribution Optimisation of peripheral flow Increased blood flow to active muscle ARTERIAL TREE HEART PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION MUSCLES
23. Activity Coach: Monitoring Fitness status assessment Specificsessionprogramedtoevaluateuserfitness status objectively. Basedonmeasuring HRRA afterintensity incremental test
30. Conclusions I enjoyed a lot working in this project … People is aware of the relevance of PE in the protection of their health. We have to provide tools and they will find their way Active Coach concept is first of a new generation of personalised tools for the effective practice of the physical activity: health prevention, entertainment, motivation, continuity of care
31. Thank you! Sergio Guillén pHealth 2007 Conference Porto Carras, Greece, June 20-22, 2007