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Chapter 15: Lifetime Fitness and
Wellness
Lifetime Physical Fitness & Wellness: A
Personalized Approach (10th Ed.)
Werner W.K. Hoeger & Sharon A. Hoeger
Chapter Objectives
• Understand the effects of a healthy
lifestyle on longevity.
• Learn to differentiate between
physiological and chronological age.
• Estimate your life expectancy and
determine your real physiological age.
• Learn about complementary and
alternative medicine practices.
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Chapter Objectives
• Learn guidelines for preventing
consumer fraud.
• Understand factors to consider when
selecting a health/fitness club.
• Know how to select appropriate
exercise equipment.
• Review health/fitness accomplishments
and chart a wellness program for the
future.
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Introduction
• Benefits of lifetime fitness and
wellness program
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Relationships Between Work
Capacity, Aging, & Lifestyle Habits
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Life Expectancy and
Physiological Age
• Aging is a natural process
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Life Expectancy and
Physiological Age
• Life expectancy
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Complementary and
Alternative Medicine (CAM)
• Allopathic medicine
• Complementary and alternative
medicine
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Complementary and
Alternative Medicine (CAM)
• Common reasons for using CAM
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The Five Domains of CAM
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Complementary and
Alternative Medicine (CAM)
• Shortcomings
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Quackery and Fraud
• Conscious promotion of unproven
claims for profit
• Advertisements use
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Quackery and Fraud
• Seeking advice on the Internet
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Quackery and Fraud
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Health/Fitness Club
Memberships
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Health/Fitness Club
Memberships
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Personal Trainers
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Personal Trainers
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Purchasing Exercise
Equipment
• Ask yourself:
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Self-Evaluation & Behavioral
Goals for the Future
• After a few weeks
of training, many
people experience
a new quality of life
• Review selfevaluation from
course
• Set goals for your
future
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Challenge for the Future
• Fitness and wellness is a process
•Put forth constant and deliberate effort
• It is up to you to improve your quality of
life and your longevity
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