The document discusses the significant health benefits of physical activity, including its potential to prevent and treat various diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. It emphasizes the importance of both moderate and vigorous exercise in maintaining physical and mental health, highlighting evidence from studies on cancer prevention and neurogenesis. Recommendations include specific exercise guidelines to enhance lifestyle modifications and promote long-term activity engagement.

1. Eat Right… Feel RightExercise??Mark Stoutenberg, Ph.D.Research Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Epidemiology & Public HealthUniversity of Miami Miller School of Medicine

2. What if there was one prescription that could prevent and treatdozens of diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity? THE MAGIC PILL?

3. We know adequate amounts of Physical Activity:Reduces blood pressureReduces cholesterolReduces risk of diabetesReduces risk of cancerReduces excess body fatReduces risk of osteoporosisReduces risk of heart attackReduces anxietyReduces depressionImproves memoryImproves functional abilities

4. Evolutionary ParadoxWe won the war on against physical work but are losing to disease!! As evolution increased our ability to:Move and think improved

5. Brain size increased

6. Increased ability to rationalize and solve-problems

7. Led to tool development, industrialization and, ultimately Physical Inactivity!

8. Energy Balance

9. Thermic Effect of ExerciseJeukendrup and Gleeson. Sport Nutrition: An Introduction to Energy Production and Performance, 1st Edition.

10. Daily Energy BalanceJeukendrup and Gleeson. Sport Nutrition: An Introduction to Energy Production and Performance, 1st Edition.

11. What is Physical Activity? Physical Activity (PA) - any movement of the body that results in energy expenditurePhysical ActivityExercise

12. Physical ActivityOccupational & Lifestyle PALeisure-Time Physical ActivityPhysical TransportationExerciseSportFitnessHealth-Related FitnessPerformance-Related Fitness

13. Who is the Most Active?A person who moves around all day but does not do any formal exerciseA person who has a desk job and goes to the gym for 1 hour each night

14. PA IntensityLow Intensity (MET < 3.0)

15. Does not substantially raise heart rate

16. Light daily activities that include:

17. Shopping

18. Cooking

19. Doing the laundry

20. Moderate Intensity (MET = 3.0 – 6.0)

21. Raises heart rate and hard enough that it causes break a sweat

22. Examples include:

23. Brisk walking

24. Water aerobics

25. Bike riding

26. Pushing a lawn mower

27. Raking leavesPA IntensityVigorous Intensity (MET > 6.0)

28. Results in a hard, fast breathing rate and an elevated HR