Describe the Guidelines for Lifestyle Physical Activity Suggested by the Surgeon

question 12

Essay

Describe the guidelines for lifestyle physical activity suggested by the Surgeon General's report.Then list five strategies an individual can try to increase his or her level of daily lifestyle physical activity.

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Definitions:

Parasympathetic Nervous

Part of the autonomic nervous system that restores the body to a state of calm and counterbalances the effects of the sympathetic nervous system.

Sympathetic Nervous

Part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for action by triggering the fight-or-flight response.

Nervous System

An assembly of nerve cells and their fibrous connections that facilitate the transmission of nerve impulses among body regions, synchronizing bodily processes and perception.

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the cerebrum in the brain, playing a key role in memory, attention, perception, cognition, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.