Personal Fitness and Wellness
Must have 1000 words and be in APA format, and have a total of 3 outside sources.
Students will complete an assessment of Self-Management Skills (based on Lab 2b) to learn about their needs with regard to self-management skills (see page 39-42 in text book)
Physical inactivity is one of the primary risks for cardiovascular disease. The American Heart Association has released a free, Web-based tracking tool (www.heart.org) that allows individuals to record and monitor changes in key risk factors over time, including blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose, inactivity, and body mass index (BMI). With this tool, you create a secure “health vault” account to save confidential health data. The site evaluates your risk profiles and provides links to educational resources. If your physician has a provider account, you can share results with your physician. The Heart tracking tool provides valuable information about cardiovascular disease risk factors.
Visit the Heart website and consider how it might help you in tracking your risk factors. Would this type of tool help you adopt a heart-healthy lifestyle? Why or why not? Would the connection with your physician make you more accountable?
Alternative is to complete lab 4a
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The heart website might help an individual in tracking risk factors. The website has many topics educating on risk factors that can lead to one suffering from various diseases of the heart. The website outlines the various symptoms of heart attack as well as stroke. The website warns against different symptoms that one can detect and know whether they are suffering from heart attack or whether they are at the risk of suffering from the many diseases of the heart. According to the website, once a person observes these signs, they should call 9-1-1.
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