LIFESTYLE AND

WEIGHT
MANAGEMENT
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND EATING HABITS
 Analyze the picture
and give your insights
What do you think
they have this kind
of body size?
 Activity 2: WHAT IS IT FOR
YOU?
In this activity, your prior
knowledge about lifestyle and
weight management will be
assessed.
I. Objectives: To discuss the meaning
of lifestyle To identify the different
lifestyle factors and their
importance
II. Materials/Equipment:
• manila paper
• masking tape
• pen
• activity notebook
III. Procedure:
1. Form groups of five to eight members
each.
2. Using a concept map, write words
associated with “Lifestyle” inside the
circles. You may add more circles if
necessary. Do this in your activity
notebook.
3. Focus on the following:
• Describe the words given.
• What were the words commonly given by
the group? Why do you think these words
were given?
• What words were mentioned only once?
Are these words important?
4. Define “Lifestyle” based on the words
given by each member.
5. Choose one representative to do the
presentation for 3 minutes.
Your lifestyle is of utmost importance.
Everything you do, whether good or bad,
has an effect on your health. Your lifestyle
involves a lot of aspects like the physical
activities you engage in, the food you eat,
the daily habits you observe, the choices
you make as a consumer, and many
others. These different aspects of your
lifestyle affect your overall health.
Therefore, it is a must that you give
attention to these factors to become a
healthier individual.
What aspects of your lifestyle do
you think you should be most
attentive to?

Why do you think so?

 LIFESTYLE AND MANAGING
IT
Lifestyle – is the way in which an
individual lives.
It includes:
everyday routine at home, in school, or
at work;
eating, sleeping, and exercise habits,
and many others
 Managing your lifestyle entails making
modifications that elevate health risks

O reducing the intake of fatty food,

O getting up to reach for something
instead of asking someone to get
it for you,
O walking faster and more often.
Lifestyle can go around these
factors to gain more benefits
e.g.

you cannot stop the aging

process, but you can delay
the signs of aging from
showing by being more
active and avoiding vices
other variables in your lifestyle

Onutrition,
Obody weight,
Ophysical activity, and
Ohealth habits
 risk factors associated with
lifestyle variables
O hypertension / high blood pressure,
O overweight and obesity,
O excess body fat,
O high levels of stress,
O lack of exercise and
O sedentary lifestyle, smoking, unhealthy
dietary practices, and
O alcohol consumption
 An unhealthy lifestyle brings with it
certain diseases that can shorten your
lifespan
ONon-communicable diseases
(NCDs) - are not transmitted
from person to person, yet kill
more than 36 million people
each year
OAlso called chronic diseases,
they are of long duration, and
are generally of slow
progression.
 The four main types of NCDs
O cardiovascular diseases (like
enlargement of the heart and
hypertension),
O cancer,
O chronic respiratory diseases (such as
chronic obstructed pulmonary disease
and asthma), and
O diabetes
All age groups are affected by NCDs,
although they are often associated with
older age groups. Evidence shows that
more than nine million of all deaths
attributed to NCDs occur before the age of
60. Children and adults are all vulnerable
to the risk factors that lead to non-
communicable diseases, whether from
unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, exposure
to tobacco smoke, or the harmful effects of
alcohol.
It is important that these risks
factors are addressed even at
your teenage years. You could
start by being more active,
adding physical activity
sessions to your daily routine,
or by being a healthy eater,
opting for more nutritious food
 WEIGHT AND MANAGING
IT
You might find other individuals
lucky because they eat a lot but
do not gain weight as much as
you do. You might also think it is
unfair that though you limit your
food intake, you do not lose as
much weight as you want to.
OThis is because your
weight is a result of
metabolic responses of
your body to your food
intake, energy expenditure,
and physiologic processes
OThe concepts of weight gain
and weight loss are
important in weight
management. How to gain
and lose weight are probably
some of the more common
issues when it comes to
health
 concept is
weight
maintenance
Energy expenditure - is
the amount of energy
you spend through
physical activity
Energy consumption -
is the amount of
energy you take in
through food
They both play key
roles in weight
management
 Formula

Weight Gain = energy consumed is

greater than energy expended = more
food intake but less physical exertion
Weight Loss = energy consumed is less
than energy expended = more physical
exertion but less food intake
Weight Loss = energy
consumed is less than
energy expended
= more
physical exertion but less
food intake
Weight Maintenance = energy
consumed equals energy
expended
= physical
exertion is the same with food
intake
 Body Mass Index (BMI)
It is a rough measure of body composition
that is useful for classifying the health risks
of body weight. It is also based on the
concept that a person’s weight should be
proportional to height.
BMI is calculated by dividing your body
weight (expressed in kilograms) by the
square of your height (expressed in
meters).
Example:

Weight: 130 pounds (convert into

kilos) x 1kg / 2.2 pounds = 59 kg

Height: 5 feet 3 inches (convert to

meters) x .0254 meters / inch = 1.6 m
At low values of BMI, weight
gain should be achieved. For
normal values, weight
maintenance is recommended.
Healthy eating and active
physical activity will be
beneficial in maintaining a
healthy weight.