KNR 208

What is Exercise?

• Moving your body

• activity requiring physical effort carried out to sustain or improve health and fitness.

• Eating whole/healthy foods from all areas of the food pyramid.

• a person’s condition; psychological and emotional well-being.

What is Mental Health

• a person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being.

• Being happy all the time

• interacting with friends family and coworkers on positively everyday

• free of any mental disorders

What is a Mental Illness

• a brain bleed

• being unhappy every day

• happy healthy strong

• A wide range of conditions that affect mood, thinking, and behavior.

what does exercise do to the body to improve mental health

• gets heart rate up

• Increases endorphin levels

• Turns brain off

• blocks stressful thoughts

what is NOT a psychological effects exercise holds

• Distraction from feelings of Depression

• increased heart rate

• Distraction from feelings of anxiety

• Positive feelings associated with mastering a new skill & self-efficacy

what are some benefits of exercise to the elderly?

(select all that apply)

• working memory

• study focus

• coordination

• reduce neurodegenerative disorders

• increased running speed

How can the risk of Heart Disease be reduced 30-40%?

• sprint for 30 min a day

• dive to the park rather than walk

• vigorous aerobic exercise and walking

• eat one more brownie a day

what is one negative to exercise

• increasing mental health

• injury- chronic inflammation

• obesity

• heart disease

what country has the highest prevalence rates to poor mental health

• United States

• France

• Italy

• Nigeria

what is a possible solution to increasing mental health issues?

• bring children to all work places allowing parents no break

• provide gyms in workplace settings, allowing employees to relieve stress.

• provide brownies for all employees on Fridays

• allow employees to skip work any day they want