The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services. Simply put, the CDC conducts research on critical health topics and provides health information for Americans. The CDC participates in the writing of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans and has an initiative called Active People, Healthy NationSM, which has a goal to help 27 million Americans become more physically active. The Physical Activity section of the CDC’s website includes information about why physical activity matters and what the CDC is doing, physical activity basics such as needs and benefits, data and statistics, resources and publications, and more. ACTIVITY For this web activity, you will answer questions about the benefits of physical fitness and you will use the CDC’s website as a resource to research this information. For Web Activities not associated with another graded assignment, you will upload documentation that you completed it for participation points. It is well-demonstrated through research that individuals who are physically active have an increased likelihood of living a longer, healthier life, in addition to a decreased risk for certain chronic diseases. Not only that, new research has also documented that sitting for long periods of time may have detrimental effects on our health, emphasizing that moving some is better than not moving at all. Take a look at the different benefits of physical activity highlighted on this page Make notes of the different categories of benefits of physical activity, there are immediate, medium-term, and long-term benefits Choose one of the long-term benefits that you’d like to learn more about Immediate benefits are those we feel right away and medium-term benefits are related to weight management. There are several different benefits within each of these categories you will learn more about by briefly answering these questions: What are some immediate benefits of physical activity? What types of people groups have the research that has been conducted on this topic included? Do we see the same or different immediate benefits for children and adults? How does physical activity play a role in weight management? Is the amount of physical activity the same for those wanting to maintain weight and lose weight? There are many long-term benefits to physical activity ranging from chronic disease prevention to bone health, to longevity. Choose one of the long-term benefits to research further by answering the questions below: For the chronic disease or other health factors you chose to focus on, what does the research say about how does physical activity reduces the risk? How much would someone have to be physically active to potentially reduce their risk? Based on what you read or have personally experienced, what would be some barriers individuals might have to achieve the physical activity levels necessary to reduce risk? What does the CDC website or other research say about strategies to alleviate these barriers? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Benefits of Physical Activity To receive participation points for this exercise, upload: Your notes with answers to the questions outlined above.
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