e-Learning Resources
03 Physical Well-being
Indicators for measuring physical health and their implications
| Problem | Measuring | Tool | Indicator |
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| Abnormal growth and development | Weight (kg) and height (cm) | Scale, measuring tape |
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| Obesity | Weight (kg) /height (m)² | Scale, measuring tape |
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| Fat ratio | Calipers / body fat scale |
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| Central obesity | Waist Circumference (cm) | Measuring tape |
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| Waist / Hip Circumference (cm) | Measuring tape |
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| Cardiovascular diseases such as heart diseases and hypertension | Pulse rate | Counting Heart rate monitor |
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| Blood pressure | Blood Pressure Monitor |
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Aspects of Physical Fitness
| Aspect | Examples |
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| Muscular strength | Resistance exercise such as weight lifting |
| Muscular endurance | Marathon |
| Cardio-respiratory endurance | Aerobic exercise |
| Flexibility | Stretching, Tai-chi, Yoga |
Individual Level
| Healthy diet | ||
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| Nutrition | Macro-nutrients - for growth, metabolic function and bodybuilding |
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| Micro-nutrients - for regulating cell function |
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| Malnutrition | Deficiency in nutrients / lack of particular nutrient in food |
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| Excess of nutrients |
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| Unbalanced diet | low vegetable/ fibre diets |
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| high fat, high salt and high sugar |
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| Trans fatty acid |
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| Balanced Diet | ||
Cholesterol
- Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) – Bad Cholesterol
- High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) - Good Cholesterol
Eating Disorders
- Bulimia nervosa
- Anorexia nervosa
(Online Survey : Am I having a Tendency of Getting Eating Disorders? )
Energy Balance
- Energy input vs energy output = weight gain / lose
- Unhealthy eating habits, such as the frequent consumption of high-calorie fast food, may lead to high energy input
- Insufficient physical activities due to the increasing sedentary nature of workplace and leisure activities, may lead to low energy output
- Obesity developed when energy input is much larger than the energy output
Health maintenance and disease prevention
| Personal role | Protective factors | physical activities, recreation and rest, balanced diet, good hygiene practices, protective measures (e.g. helmets, seat-belts), universal precautions |
| Risk factors | drug abuse, inadequate physical activities/rest, unbalanced diet, non-hygienic practices , harmful/unsafe practices , a sedentary lifestyle | |
| Society Role |
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Latest Update: October 2019
Power-point
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Booklet
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World Health Organization
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Change for Health
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Central Health Education Unit, Department of Health
DetailsTasks & Worksheets (Coming Soon)
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Assessing my learning
| What does a healthy body mean? |
| How can an individual’s physical health be measured? |
| How can we maintain a healthy body? |
Note-taking Tools
| One Note |  |
| Docs | |
My Data Bank
| One Drive | |
| Google Drive | |
Collaboration Platform
| Google Sites | |
| schoology | |
Presentation Tools
| Google Slides | |
| Sway | |