Taking Care Of Yourself Through Proper Nutrition & Exercise. Year: 2004; Keywords: NASA Connect; Measurement; Estimation; Precision; Accuracy; Energy; Calories; Basal Metabolic Rate; Baseline Energy Need; Exercise; Student Activity; Dietary; Exercise Program; Web Activity; Heart Plot; Heart Rate; Graph; Data; Microgravity; Space; Weight Training; Long-Duration Space Flight; Astronauts; Fitness; Muscle Atrophy; Bones; Muscles; Health Risk; Bones; Nutrients; Calcium; Calories; Vitamins; Minerals; Vitamin D; Dairy; Osteoporosis; Serving Size; Food Labels;
Duration: 00:28:30; Sponsor: NASA. Contributing Organization: NASA; NASA. Connect – Better Health From Space To Earth; NASA Connect Video containing seven segments as described below. NASA Connect Video involving students in an activity that estimates average daily energy needs. The video also explains BMR and other vocabulary relating to energy. NASA Connect Segment exploring the mathematical concepts estimation and measurement. The video relates these concepts to daily activities and to health and nutrition. NASA Connect Segment involving students in a web activity. The video explains how students complete the Exercise Project and the Heart Plot Project. NASA Connect Segment exploring good nutrition and exercise. NASA Connect Segment explaing how astronauts exercise in space and how they endure long-duration space flights. The video also explores ways of measuring levels of fitness. NASA Connect Segment explaining the importance of good nutrition and specifically nutrients such as calcium. The video explores bones and effects on astronaut’s bones. NASA Connect Segment involving students in an activity that applies estimation and measurement skills. The video explores estimations of serving sizes for different foods. Diet and exercise are an integral part of staying fit and healthy. Proper nutrition along with exercise will help keep you in shape and keep you healthy. There are many different types of diets and exercise for all types of people. In this article, we will discuss different types of diet and exercise. All diets and exercise programs should be done under a doctor’s supervision since both diets and exercise are based on many different factors. Some of the different factors that should be considered when choosing a diet and exercise program are: weight, cholesterol level, body mass index (BMI), heart rate, metabolism, hormonal levels, history of disease, and blood pressure. The goal in an exercise and diet program is to attain and maintain a healthy weight for your particular body type. It is very important that you stick to the guidelines of your physician or a licensed nutritionist or fitness trainer since losing weight too fast can cause even greater health problems. Proper diet does not always mean a fad or crash diet. It means eating healthy and cutting out the things that are bad for you. When combined with exercise this will help you maintain the proper weight. It is all about getting the proper nutrition in the proper portions and cutting out the foods that are bad or empty calories. You want to eat more foods that are good for you and foods that will cut out the cravings to eat more. When eating habits are changed to a healthier pattern blood pressure and cholesterol levels are usually lowered thereby helping to reduce the risk of obesity related diseases.When proper exercise is attained, you will have more energy, feel better about yourself, and also be improving weight related health issues. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License.