Comprehensive Health Assessment
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9. I refrain from behaving aggressively or abusively during
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periods of stress.
10. I sleep enough to maintain a high level of health and cope
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successfully with daily challenges.
11. I avoid sleeping excessively as a response to stressful change.
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12. My diet is conducive to good health and stress management.
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13. I participate in physical activity to relieve stress.
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14. I practice stress-management skills, such as diaphragmatic
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breathing and yoga.
15. I manage my time effectively.
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Fitness
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1. I participate in recreational and fitness activities both to
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minimize stress and to improve or maintain my level of
physical fitness.
2. I select some recreational activities that are strenuous
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rather than sedentary in nature.
3. I include various types of aerobic conditioning activities
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among the wider array of recreational and fitness activities
in which I engage.
4. I engage in aerobic activities with appropriate frequency,
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intensity, and duration to provide a training effect for my
heart and lungs.
5. I routinely include strength-training activities among the
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wider array of fitness activities in which I engage.
6. I routinely vary the types of strength-training activities
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in which I participate in order to minimize injury and
strengthen all of the important muscle groups.
7. I do exercises specifically designed to maintain joint range
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of motion.
8. I believe that recreational and fitness activities can help me
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improve my physical health and my emotional and social
well-being.
9. I include a variety of fitness activities in my overall plan
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for physical fitness.
10. I take appropriate steps to avoid injuries when participat-
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ing in recreational and fitness activities.
11. I seek appropriate treatment for all injuries that result
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from fitness activities.
12. I believe that older adults should undertake appropriately
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chosen fitness activities.
13. My body composition is consistent with a high level of
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health.
14. I warm up before beginning vigorous activity, and I cool
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down afterward.
15. I select properly designed and well-maintained equipment
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and clothing for each activity.
16. I avoid using performance-enhancing substances that are
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known to be dangerous and those whose influence on the
body is not fully understood.
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