Health Risk and Physical Education

Throughout our lives, we depend on the skills acknowledge of physical educators and health professionals to help us make better decisions about nutrition, exercise, preventive health practices and lifetime activity all important elements of a healthy lifestyle. The increasing number of health risks and conditions that are experienced by most people today, young or old, create concern about the impact of lifestyle and diet factors to increasing those risk factors. If you wanted to adapt a change in lifestyle, make sure to learn how you can incorporate those activities in your daily life and experience their benefits. Although a sport is viewed today as a competitive activity, it can also be practiced for leisure and fitness purposes. There are various levels of sports activities that one can engage in such as amateur, leisure, and professional sports. There are several sports activities that one can choose from such that it is easier to commit yourself into this activity, depending on what you enjoy doing most. Some of the most popular sports today include basketball, football, soccer, volleyball, tennis, swimming, to name a few. It is now clear that the risks of major chronic diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, some forms of cancer, diabetes, and osteoporosis are increased by sedentary living. In addition there is evidence that regular physical activity can improve immune function and help relieve symptoms of arthritis and asthma. Sport and physical activity, however, remains an attractive low-cost strategy to promote healthy behaviours and lifestyles throughout the lifespan and reduce the burden of chronic diseases on public health systems.