The role of women in youth health status- diet and exercise

B.a Adeniji

doi:10.4314/ajesms.v7i1.61572

Abstract

Youths of today are leaders of tomorrow. Youth is the time of life when a person is young, especially the time before a child becomes an adult. Health is wealth. It is a common say that a healthy nation is a wealthy nation and since the women in the society stay more at home with the youths, they have important roles to play in taking care of them in terms of their diet and exercise. Youths in the society today are more obese than the adults; this is because they spend less time doing any form of physical activity when compared with the adults who spend more time on physical activities than the youths. It is important in the society to educate our youths on their health, how to improve their diets and encourage physical activities in our homes. This paper examined the roles of women in youth health status – Diet and Exercise. The paper recommended that women and the 3 tiers of government ( that is, local, state/regional, and federal government) should take adequate care of the youths in their homes and the society by providing good diet and allowing them to exercise regularly to keep the body healthy.Keywords: youth health status, diet, exercise, physical education

Highlights

Youth is the time of life when a person is young; this is the time before a child becomes an adult
This paper discussed the roles of women in youth health status – diet and effects of exercise on their health
Youths in the society today are more obese than the adults; this is because they spend less time doing any form of physical activity when compared with the adults who spend more time on physical activities than the youths

Summary

Introduction

Youth is the time of life when a person is young; this is the time before a child becomes an adult. The youths in the society or a nation can be categorized into people that are out of school, differently-abled or physically challenged, school going, rural, urban, unemployed and street youths who are economically and culturally disadvantaged (Fagbola, 20004). Youths undergo changes, including physical, social, cognitive and emotional development. All these need to be taken care of by parents especially mothers in the homes. According to Women‘s Sports Foundation (2005), failure to address the development of regular exercise behaviours and good nutrition at an early age has major health and economic consequences. Youths of today are leaders of tomorrow, so there is the need to take adequate care of them in the society in terms of their health – diet and exercise. This paper discussed the roles of women in youth health status – diet and effects of exercise on their health

Health and diet

Principles of aerobic exercise

Health benefits of exercises

Findings

Roles of women in the youth health status