According to the American Institute of Stress, it is estimated that 75 to 90 percent of visits made to primary care doctors in the United States are related to a stress-related illness. You can prevent visits like these by learning to manage and cope with stress. One way is to take good care of your body. In this task, you will do some research about stress and exercise and answer some questions. Each answer should be two to three paragraphs long, with about 50 to 100 words per paragraph.
Before you move on to the task, look at these resources:
(websites)
Teens Health
US Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The American Institute of Stress
National Institute of Mental Health
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Mental Health America
Part A Describe what stress is and how it affects your body. Address physiological fight-or-flight responses and how those responses relate to your cardiorespiratory and muscular systems.