Phys Ed: Eating Habits, Types of Eating, Sleeping Management, and Stress Management

Type of Eating: Fueling For Performance

It is the act of eating specific foods or supplements during specific time windows to help maximize performance and support recovery in a certain activity.

Type of Eating: Eating Out of Habit or for Recreation

It is eating because you are in a social setting or simply because there is food around you.

How much percentage does the brain use our energy?

Brain uses 25% of energy.

How much percentage do muscle tissues and red blood cells use our energy?

Muscle tissues and red blood cells use 75% of energy.

No food intake after 6 hours

The glycogen stores will be exhausted and hunger pains will kick in. It can lead to other people being moody and irrational.

Eating Habits

Refers to why and how people eat, which foods they eat, and with whom they eat, as well as the ways people obtain, store, use, and discard food. It is one of the great influences to improve our health.

Type of Eating: Emotional Eating (Emotional Hunger)

The tendency of its sufferers to respond to stressful, difficult feelings by eating, even when not experiencing physical hunger. Also, it is often a craving for high-calorie or high-carbohydrate foods that have minimal nutritional value.

Type of Eating: Social Eating

It can be healthy and enjoyable. Healthy eating can be challenging around certain people or in certain social situations. These strategies can help keep you in the right mindset at your next social gathering.

Avg. Woman (to maintain weight)

2,000 cal per day

Avg. Woman (to lose 1 pound per week)

1,500 cal per day

Avg. Man (to maintain weight)

2,500 cal per day

Avg. Man (to lose 1 pound per week)

2,000 cal per day

Calories

It is used to measure the energy content of foods and beverages.

No food intake for 6 hours

Everything is perfectly normal.

Glycogen

Responsible for storing energy.

Glucose

Broken down form of stored energy.

Ketosis

The metabolic state where you burn stored body fat.

No food intake after 72 hours (3 days)

The body starts to break down its own proteins to form glucose. Will make you more susceptible to illnesses, and eventually death. (Catabolysis)

How many days does an average person can last without water and food?

The average person will last 10 days without water and 40 days without food.

Sleeping Management

Sleep plays a major role in ensuring the good health and well-being of an individual.

Sleeping Management

Recharges a person's brain, helps repair cells, and helps the body to release important hormones.

Sleeping Management

According to the energy conservation theory, we need sleep to conserve energy. Sleeping allows us to reduce our caloric needs by spending part of our time functioning at a lower metabolism.