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Health and Wellness. Influences and Attitudes. Heredity. The passing of traits from a parent to a child Physical – color of your eyes, hair and skin… height, facial features, looks.
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Health and Wellness Influences and Attitudes
Heredity • The passing of traits from a parent to a child • Physical – color of your eyes, hair and skin… height, facial features, looks. • Certain diseases have a genetic link – Baldness, color blindness, Downs syndrome, cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, muscular dystrophy, sickle cell anemia
Genetic traits • 1. Detached earlobes? Y N • 2. Hitchhiker’s thumb? Y N • 3. Tongue rolling? Y N • 4. Cheek dimples? Y N • 5. Handedness R L • 6. Handclasping R L
Averages • 1. Unattached – more frequent / attached – less frequent • 2. Straight thumb – 64-75% / Hitchhiker’s thumb – 25-36% • 3. Can roll – 65% / Can’t 35% • 4. Dimples – more frequent / none – less frequent • 5. Right handed – more frequent / Left = less • 6. Left over right = 55% / right over left = 45%
Environment • Where you live • Who your family is and what they do • Access to opportunities and resources • Example – Lynette Woodard - basketball
Lifestyle Choices • Your lifestyle is a set of behaviors by which you live your life • Lifestyle choices include overall diet, activity level, preventative healthcare, and use of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco • Interests (what you like) vs. Aptitudes (where you are naturally gifted). Trying new things can help you discover your aptitudes • Your attitude affects all of these! Is your overall attitude positive or negative?
Coach Kelly’s favorite quote • Guard your thoughts – they become words • Guard your words – they become actions • Guard your actions – they become your character • Guard your character… it becomes your DESTINY!
Preventative Healthcare • Yearly checkups • Wear your seat belt • Avoid risky behavior • Eat right
9 Life Skills to Improve your Health • Assessing your health • Making good decisions • Setting goals • Using refusal skills • Communicating effectively • Coping • Evaluating media messages • Practicing wellness • Being a wise consumer
Assignment • Make your own Personal Coat of Arms! • 5 points • 1 point for each quadrant • 1 point for being on time and neat