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Chapter 6.1 Powerpoint Notes: LIFESTYLE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & POSITIVE ATTITUDES
Lesson Objectives:
• Describe various types of lifestyle physical activities.
• Describe the FIT formula for lifestyle physical activities.
Examples of lifestyle activities that you can do at home are:
• ________________—vacuuming, cleaning
• ________________—raking the leaves, mowing the lawn, or shoveling snow
Examples of lifestyle physical activities are:
• Occupations such as ___________ or ________________ are physically active.
• ________________ and _______________ the stairs (rather than taking an elevator).
Sports like golf, tennis, and racquetball can be termed lifestyle activities.
• The sports can be started when young.
• They can be continued for life.
The intensity of lifestyle activities is important because
• People can select the exercise ______________________.
• Higher levels of intensity
– will lead to greater _______________ in fitness.
– will use a greater number of _________________________.
The word MET comes from the word ______________________.
• The word metabolism refers to the use of or the amount of _________ to ___________ life.
• One MET refers to how much energy you use while ___ ______________.
Lifestyle activities usually involve a caloric expenditure around ______ times the resting metabolic rate.
 Activities that can be done by most people regardless of _________ or ____________ ability.
o Examples: mowing, raking leaves, housework, and brisk walking.
Vigorous activities involve a lot higher caloric expenditure, around ________ times the metabolic rate.

2. • This is an intensity of 10-15 METs.
Lifestyle activities are placed at the base of the Pyramid because
• they are important for health, and
• _______________ can do them on a daily basis.
All teens should do _____ minutes of moderate
physical activity (4-7 METs/4-7 more energy than
rest) on most days of the week.
• According to the FIT formula, doing at least
30 minutes of moderate activity on all or most
days of the week is recommended.
• It is best to get your 30 minutes in bou or
ts
activity sessions lasting at least 10 minutes at a
time.
At a minimum (threshold), you should expend at least ________ calories a day in physical activity.
• This would amount to 1,000 to 1,400 calories a week for exercise alone, based on 5 to 7 active
days a week; total calories for optimal benefits to health & wellness would be approximately
2,000-3,500 calories a week.
Pedometers __________ the number of ______________ people take.
• These small computer devices are used to monitor (measure) how much walking a person does
over the course of a day.
• They can count running also but are more accurate for walking.
• Walking is considered the most popular activity choice of people over 18.
To use pedometers as a motivational tool for physical activity you can first see how many steps you take
on a normal day.
• A personal goal of steps to achieve can be written down.
• Observing the step counts during the day (and walking more if you are not on target) can help you
achieve your walking goal.
• Some experts believe that if you walk at least 10,000 steps each day, you will be in the target zone
for lifestyle physical activity.