HEALTHY LIVING THROUGH PRINCIPLES OF

FITNESS
LIFESTYLE AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
WHAT IS LIFESTYLE?

• ACCORDING TO WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION,

LIFESTYLE IS A BEHAVIORAL PATTERN OF
CHOICES FROM ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE
AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE ACCORDING TO THIER
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CIRCUMTANCES AND THE EASE
WITH WHICH THEY ARE ABLE TO CHOOSE CERTAIN
ONES OVER THE OTHER.
WHAT IS WEIGHT MANAGEMENT?

• WEIGHT MANAGEMENT IS MANAGING ONE’S

WEIGHT. THIS IS NOT JUST AN INSTANT PROCESS
BECAUSE WEIGHT MANAGEMENT IS A LONG TERM
APPROACH TO HEALTHFUL LIVING AND LIFESTYLE.
WHAT ARE THE CLASSIFICATION OF WEIGHT?

• OVERWEGHT- MEANS WEIGHT IN EXCESS OF THE

AVERAGE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL HEIGHT.
• UNDERWEIGHT- WEIGHT IS OF LESSER AMOUNT OF
THE AVERAGE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL’S HEIGHT.
• OBESITY- THIS IS AN EXCESSIVE INCREASE OF
BODY FAT.
WHAT ARE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
LIFESTYLE AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT?
• MANAGING WEIGHT IS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY
LIFESTYLE AND CHANGE THE IMPROPER HABITS A PERSON
HAD BEFORE. EVEN THE SLIGHTEST WEIGHT LOSS CAN
ACTUALLY REDUCE THE RISK OF GETTING HEART
DISEASES AND DIABETES. IT MEANS A PERSON WHO HAD
CHANGED HIS/HER PHYSICAL BY HEALTH ATTRIBUTES. IT
ALSO ESSENTIAL IN WEIGHT MANAGEMENT TO SET A
BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL PATTERN OF CHANGING THE
FOOD INTAKE AND HABITS AS WELL AS CHANGE IN
PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND ATTITUDES. BASICALLY,
LIFESTYLE IS AN ESSENTIAL FACTOR INMANAGING ONE’S
WEIGHT.
ACCORDING TO FNRI,THE PEOPLE WHO
ATLEAST REDUCE 10% OF THEIR BODY
WEIGHT AND KEEPING IT WITHIN A YEAR
HAVE COMMON CHARACTERIISTICS LIKE:
• DOING AN HOUR OF EXERCISE A DAY
• NOT SKIPPING BREAKFAST
• CHECKING THIER WEIGHT REGULARLY
• THIER DIET IS THE SAME IN WEEKDAYS AND
WEKENDS
WHAT ARE THE EATING HABITS OF FILIPINOS?

• FILPINOS EAT MORE THAN FIVE TIMES A DAY.

• FILIPINOS EAT A LOT OF RICE.
• FILIPINOS SOMETIMES EAT USING THIER HANDS.
• FILIPINOS ARE ADVOCATE OF FESTIVITIES.
• FILIPINOS LIKE CONDIMENTS FOR DRIPPING.( SOY
SAUCE WITH LEMON AND FISH SAUCE)
WHAT IS THE NUTRIONAL STATUS OF THE
FILIPINO ADOLESCENTS?
GENDER AND UNDERWEIGHT MILD NORMAL AT RISK OF
AGE GAP OVERWEIGHT
MALE
11-12 29.3 20.5 43.7 6.4
13-19 19.0 21.3 55.6 4.2
ALL 21.7 21.1 52.4 4.8
FEMALE
11-12 21.5 19.6 54.6 4.3
13-19 8.0 13.0 74.5 4.5
ALL 11.7 14.8 69.0 4.5
BOTH SEXES
11-12 25.5 20.1 49.0 5.4
13-19 13.8 17.4 64.5 4.3
ALL 17.0 18.1 60.3 4.6
• AS SHOWN IN TABLE , EVERY 100 ADOLESCENT ADE
11-19 YEARS, 17 WERE UNDERWEIGHT AND ABOUT 5
ARE OVERWEIGHT.
• THERE ARE MORE UNDERWEIGHT 11-12 YEARS OLD
ADOLESECENT ( 25%) THAN THE 13-19 YEARS OLD
ADOLESCENT ( 13.8%)
• PREVELENCE OF UNDERWEIGHT ( 21.7% VS. 11.7%)
AND OVERWEIGHT ( 4.8% VS. 4.5%) WERE HIGHER
AMONG MALE THAN FEMALE.
USING THE GRID CHART PROVIDED , LIST DOWN ALL OF THE FOOD THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY EAT WITHIN A DAY AND ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.
FAMILY MEMBERS BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER

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