TUESDAY 02/05

SR338
TODAY:
-Chapter 1 discussion questions 15-17 were due.
-Chapter 2 discussion questions 1-5 were due.
-We continued our discussion of Chapter 1. Our discussion focused on life expectancy vs healthy life expectancy, the leading causes of death in the US, and the difference between physical activity & exercise. We have a little more to discuss from Chapter 1. We will finish this at the beginning of class on Thursday.

HOMEWORK:
-Samantha Bureau will bring in a current event for us to discuss.
-Read the article Physical Inactivity Causes... and answer the following discussion questions:
1) According to a series of studies released in British medical journal, out of 10 deaths worldwide, how many are caused by physical inactivity?
2) Harvard researchers say, inactivity caused an increase in deaths from what?
3) Inactivity caused how many deaths in 2008 worldwide?
4) One-third of adults, and close to what % of adolescents worldwide, are at increased risk of disease as a result of physical inactivity?
5) Researchers found that inactivity levels are the lowest in what country?
6) Researchers found that inactivity levels are the highest in what country?
7) What % of men worldwide are inactive?
8) What % of women worldwide are inactive?
9) Free, public exercise events, creating an environment that was conducive to exercise (bike lanes and walking trails), and improving what were more likely to improve physical activity?
10) How many text messaging users are there worldwide?
11) What % of the world's population lives in middle-income countries?
12) What % of World Health Organization member countries have some sort of plan to improve physical activity?
13) What % of the plans have been out into effect?
14) What % of the plans in effect are well-funded?
-Answer the following Chapter 2 discussion questions:
6) Define self-efficacy.
7) Define motivation.
8) A concept examining the extent to which a person believes he/she can influence the external environment is known as what?
9) What is the difference between internal & external locus of control?