The importance of physical fitness cannot be emphasized enough. In today’s society that is moving towards a more sedentary lifestyle‚ there is a greater need than ever to increase the daily activity level to maintain both cardiovascular fitness and body weight. Benefits of Physical Fitness Staying active means keeping your body functioning at a high level. Regular exercise will maintain the performance of your lungs and heart to most efficiently burn off excess calories and keep your weight under
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1A: Health Issue: Cardiovascular disease Factors contributing to Loitja’s risk of cardiovascular disease include: Stress (Harvard Health Publications‚ Harvard Medical School‚ 2010-16) -Loitja’s can be due to: low income‚ being a carer; crowded living conditions; disability; language and cultural differences from the mainstream; being Indigenous given historical factors such as dispossession from land. Passive smoking could leave her at risk of: COAD; COPD; cardiovascular diseases; and lung cancer
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Cardiovascular diseases include a wide range of heart abnormalities‚ as well as diseases of other parts of the circulatory system‚ such as the coronary arteries‚ ther cerebrovascular system‚ the aorta and pulmonary vessels‚ and the peripheral arteries and veins. Abnormalities of these structures may be either congenital or acquired over time. It has been said that cardiovascular disease kills about 954‚000 people annually‚ including more than 156‚000 people under the age of sixty-five years.
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Changes that Occur in the Cardiovascular System As we age‚ certain changes in the heart are inevitable. Even in the absence of disease‚ the wall of the heart thickens‚ heart rate slows‚ maximum heart rate declines‚ and the heart doesn’t pump as efficiently as it once did. Health problems‚ such as hypertension‚ coronary disease‚ congestive heart failure‚ and myocardial infraction are more common in the elderly and aggravate age- related degenerative change in the circulatory system and that’s why I’m here
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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Although the term cardiovascular disease refers to a disorder of the cardiovascular system‚ it is usually associated with atherosclerosis‚ also known as arterial disease. It is considered the leading cause of deaths in the world‚ taking 17.1 million lives a year. There are only a few factors that are non-modifiable‚ these being the persons age‚ gender‚ family history and their race and ethnicity. Although there are non-modifiable risk factors‚ there are multiple
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International statistics of circulatory system diseases‚ cardiovascular diseases in Mongolia. Done by: Anand. B (AUS-233) Ulaanbaatar‚ Mongolia 2013 year. International statistics of cardiovascular diseases. According to WHO estimates‚ 17 million people around the globe die of CVD each year. In 1998 there were 7.3 million deaths from heart attack and 5.1 million from stroke. Another 15 million each year survive minor strokes. 600 million people with high blood pressure are at risk of
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Analyse how the cardiovascular and the digestive system interrelate to perform energy metabolism. Energy is used up all the time for body processes. Energy starts at conception and continues to carry on until you die. The amount of energy you need depends upon your age‚ sex and your level of activity. Food provides the energy we use; our foods bring us the vital energy that our body is burning throughout the day. Body growth‚ development and functioning are some of the vital and fundamental aspects
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HEALTH DAILY This week’s top headliner PAGE 1 Interview: How well do you know your heart? PAGE 2-3 Interview continued -Editorial PAGE 4 Cardiovascular Health: Simple steps to a healthy heart and life. Are you trying anxiously to stop the ticking time bomb from counting down to your next stroke or heart attack? Quite the wait and listen up because here are some lifesaving solutions to help you beat that clock! Do you know how to monitor your heart rate at home?
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Why is cardiovascular exercise important? There are many reasons‚ as for one cardiovascular exercise helps your heart and lungs supply oxygen and blood to working muscles. Cardiovascular exercise helps you lose weight and it gets your heart rate up to prevent heart attacks‚ strokes‚ and sickness such as diabetes. In my opinion Cardiovascular exercise is very important and should not be ignored. Also in my opinion a child the age 5-15 should get at least 2-3 hours of exercise a day. Cardiovascular
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Respiratory Assignment – Bio 169 Respiratory System: Anatomy Review 1. Fill in the missing organs of the respiratory system: Nose and mouth (air enters) nasal cavity Larynx (both air and food move through) trachea Bronchi (large tubes leading to both lungs) lungs. 2. Each lung is surrounded by two layers of serous membrane known as pleurae. These are: Visceral pleura; covers the surface of the lung Parietal pleura; lines the thoracic wall The space in between is called the
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