C2 Recommendations & Actions to Improve Health & Wellbeing Flashcards
1
Q
What recommendations can be made to improve health and wellbeing?
A
- Improve resting heart rate and recovery rate
- Improve blood pressure
- Maintain healthy weight
- Eat a balanced diet
- Keep physically active
- Quit Smoking
- Reduce alcohol consumption to safe levels
- Stop substance misuse
2
Q
What actions can be taken to improve heart rate and recovery rate?
A
- Exercise more regularly e.g. going for a brisk walk, swimming, cycling.
- Avoid tobacco products e.g. smokers tend to have higher resting heart rate.
- Lose weight (if overweight).
- Drink less caffeine
3
Q
What actions can be taken to improve blood pressure?
A
- Eat a well-balanced diet that’s low in salt.
- Limit alcohol intake.
- Manage stress.
4
Q
What actions can be taken to maintain a healthy weight?
A
- Exercise more regularly e.g. going for a brisk walk, swimming, cycling.
- Reducing alcohol consumption.
- Join a weight loss program.
- Go on a calorie deficit.
5
Q
What actions can be taken to eat a balanced diet?
A
- Eating fewer foods that are high in saturated fat, salt and sugar.
- Setting up a weekly meal plan.
- Reduce alcohol consumption.
- Replace sugary, carbonated drinks with water.
6
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What actions can be taken to keep physically active?
A
- Aiming to meet the physical activity guidelines.
- Walking or cycling instead of driving or getting the bus when possible.
- Joining a gym or taking up a sport.
7
Q
What actions can be taken to quit smoking?
A
- Going to an NHS Stop Smoking - Service for professional support.
- Using nicotine replacement patches.
- Gradually decrease the amount of cigarettes you are smoking per day.
- Swapping to e-cigarettes or nicotine chewing gum.
8
Q
What actions can be taken to reduce alcohol consumption?
A
- Spreading intake over multiple days.
- Drinking water alongside alcohol.
- Joining a local support group (e.g. Alcoholics Anonymous).
9
Q
What actions can be taken to stop substance misuse?
A
- Joining a local support group.
- Getting professional addiction treatment.
