Lifestyle and Managing It

LIFESTYLE
 Healthy or Unhealthy
Practices Healthy Unhealthy Reasons
1. Eating fruits daily
2. Eating in moderation
3. Skipping meals on a regular basis

4. Consuming sweets uncontrollably

5. Substituting water for rice
6. Eating meat products moderately
7. Choosing to eat home-cooked
meals rather than buying fast food
items.
8. Leaving out vegetables when
eating sinigang
9. Minimizing intake of deep fried
food
10. Drinking beverages as the first
option.
Risk Factors Scenarios Recreational
Activity
1. Ana is constantly in a hurry
trying to meet deadlines.

2. Kathleen eats a lot of fast food

items like burgers and fries.

3. Paul’s belly and arms are

already flabby.

4. Bryan started getting hooked on

cigarettes when he was just 14

5. Dennis and his friends drink

beer every other night.
Questions:
Which scenarios can you relate with the most? Are
you aware of the risk factors in these scenarios?
How can recreational activities address risk factors?

Risk factors to our health include the things that we

do in our everyday lives and the physiological characteristics
that we inherit from our parents. Being aware of these risk
factors as well as doing something to prevent and
counteract their effects are important. Engaging in active
recreational activities is highly promoted as one means of
promoting a healthy lifestyle.