Trivial Quiz II

The Human Body and Physical Activity

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QUIZ

QUESTION 1/6 - Physical activity

Farrar, O. (2024, October 25). The Evolutionary Case for Exercise. Harvard Magazine. https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2024/10/harvard-evolutionary-case-for-exercise

According to (Farrar, 2024) Lieberman mentions that a body without exercise cannot repair itself. A sedentary body's skeletal and muscular systems, among other systems throughout the body are impaired.

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Question 1/6 - Physical activity

QUESTION 2/6 - Our ancestors

Gurven, M. D., & Lieberman, D. E. (2020). Weird bodies: Mismatch, medicine and missing diversity. Evolution and Human Behavior, 41(5), 330–340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2020.04.001

In a study conducted by (Gurven & Lieberman, 2020) they noted that a major change in physical activity is the reduced manual labor in the workforce. Hunter-gatherers walked double, if not four times more than populations now.

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QUESTION 2/6 - Our ancestors

QUESTION 3/6 - Sedentary lifestyles

Gurven, M. D., & Lieberman, D. E. (2020). Weird bodies: Mismatch, medicine and missing diversity. Evolution and Human Behavior, 41(5), 330–340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2020.04.001

Increased sedentary lifestyles can lead to increased risk of hypertension, which can sometimes be diminished through physical activity. The risks of Alzheimer’s and osteoarthritis can also be reduced through physical activity, which are both mismatch diseases that can be prevented according to this study.

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QUESTION 3/6 - sedentary lifestyles

QUESTION 4/6 - Wellness wheel

Stoewen, D. L. (2017). Dimensions of wellness: Change your habits, change your life. The Canadian Veterinary Journal, 58(8), 861–862.

According to a study from (Stoewen, 2017), wellness is encompassed by financial, environmental, social, occupational, mental, physical, spiritual, and intellectual wellness.

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QUESTION 4/6 - Wellness wheel

QUESTION 5/6 - wellness wheel

Barnett, M. A., Jones, T. L., Schmitt, K. A., Cordas, K. C., & Harrod, S. (2020). Adults’ attitudes toward children, adolescents, and adults who are obese and tax-funded programs to combat obesity. The Journal of Social Psychology, 161(3), 379–393. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2020.1845114

A sendentary lifestyle increases your risk of obesity. Areas affected are your physical wellness and how the body is functioning. Mental and emotional wellness is declined in these individuals because they exhibited self-esteem issues, suicidal thinking or attempted suicide, withdraw from society, and body dysmorphia. If one is isolated, one cannot engage in successful relationships with others, therefore, social wellness, environmental wellness, mental and emotional wellness, occupational wellness, financial wellness, and each area of the wellness wheel are negatively affected due to obesity.

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QUESTION 5/6 - wellness wheel

QUESTION 6/6 - Mismatch diseases

We have an abundance of diseases related to our lifestyles and lack of physical activity. These chronic diseases are increasing, and it’s a pandemic, meaning it’s affecting various countries across the globe. A study from (Lea et al., 2023) mentions the various mismatch diseases and mentions that heart disease, type II diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease are the leading causes of death globally.

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QUESTION 6/6 - Mismatch diseases

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End of the quiz!

Gurven, M. D., & Lieberman, D. E. (2020). Weird bodies: Mismatch, medicine and missing diversity. Evolution and Human Behavior, 41(5), 330–340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2020.04.001

Stoewen, D. L. (2017). Dimensions of wellness: Change your habits, change your life. The Canadian Veterinary Journal, 58(8), 861–862.

Barnett, M. A., Jones, T. L., Schmitt, K. A., Cordas, K. C., & Harrod, S. (2020). Adults’ attitudes toward children, adolescents, and adults who are obese and tax-funded programs to combat obesity. The Journal of Social Psychology, 161(3), 379–393. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2020.1845114

Farrar, O. (2024, October 25). The Evolutionary Case for Exercise. Harvard Magazine. https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2024/10/harvard-evolutionary-case-for-exercise

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