What's it all about?
Heart disease is America's number one killer of both men and women.
A heart attack occurs when an artery carrying blood to the heart gets blocked-without oxygen-rich blood, the heart muscle is damaged and can die.
Arteries usually get blocked by a blood clot that gets stuck in an artery that is already narrowed by a build-up of plaque.
Often, the first sign of heart trouble is a heart attack.
Why worry now, I'm a teenager?
Good question. Here are several reasons why teens should be concerned about heart disease:
About one-third of young people ages 10 to 19 have blood cholesterol levels that are too high-this is a risk factor for developing heart disease.
When young men who died in the Korean and Vietnam wars were autopsied, their arteries were already beginning to clog.
What causes my risk for heart disease?
High blood pressure.
High blood cholesterol.
Being overweight, especially carrying extra fat around the stomach.
Not getting much physical activity.
Smoking.
Heredity-having other people in your family with heart disease.
What can I do to prevent heart disease?
Let the Food Guide Pyramid and the Dietary Guidelines be your key to healthy eating.
Eat more low-fat foods like fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grain breads and cereals like oatmeal.
Switch to skim or 1 percent milk.
Eat lean cuts of meat and take the skin off chicken and turkey.
Get 30 minutes of moderate physical activity every day, or most days.
Did you notice????
We can control many of the things that cause heart disease,
like what we eat, smoking and getting enough physical activity.
Article Review Reflection: What have you learned or what surprised you about the information in the article? How or in what way does exercise affect you, your family, or society? With all the information and medical technology available, why do you think our society is continuously struggling with cardiovascular disease and obesity? (Minimum of 10 sentences)
7 comments:
Daisey Vis Pd.1
My strongest was the pacer test. I can improve it by running for 5 minutes at least twice a week. My second strongest was the push-ups. I can improve this by aiming for 50 push-ups once a week. My third strongest is the curl-ups. I can improve that by doing the same amount as push-ups once a week.My third weakest was the Body Mass Index. I think that one is fine, but I should watch my health. My second weakest is Trunk Lift. I can get better at this by improving my flexibility. My weakest one is the flexibility, which I can improve by stretching more.
Jenna Long
1.) My first goal for gym is to increase my push ups by 10. I'm going to do this by doing pushups before I go to bed
2.) my second goal for gym is to increase my sit-ups by 10, I will also improve this by doing 20 sit ups before I go to bed
Cole Sylliaasen Period 2
1. The first thing I need to improve on is my flexibility, and I could strech every dayto get better at that.
2. The second thing I need to improve on is my push ups and I could do 75 push ups each day to get better.
Taya McGloghlon
My first weakest was push ups.I'm going to do 10 push ups every night to get better. My second weakest was my pacer test I'm going to run 10 minutes every weekend.My third weakest was my curl ups Imma start doing 40 curl ups each night with my mom.
Ethan Kjenstad Per.4
1. The first thing I need to improve on is my flexibility. I will improve it by stretching every day.
2.The second thing i need to improve on is my pushups. I will improve by doing pushups every night before bed.
Ethan Kjenstad Per. 4
1. 1 thing I want to improve on is my flexibility. I will improve by stretching every night.
2. Another thing I want to improve on is my pushups. I will do them every night before I go to bed.
Jacob clow 1. one thing i want to improve on is my flexability i could strech every day
2. i need to improve my pacer by ten so i can run every day
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