First Annual School of Medicine Staff Retreat School of Medicine Advancement, Retention, and Training (SMART) Breakout session: Exercise - Worth the ‘Weight’ Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Patricia Benson, Assistant VP, Health, Wellness and Disease Management

Exercise – Worth the ‘weight’ Physiological impact of exercise: Increase BMR One pound of muscle = 7500 calories / One pound of fat = 3500 calories Muscle - gives your body definition, tone and energy Moving comfort: “A Fit Women is a Powerful Women”.

Exercise – Worth the ‘weight’ Exercise it is worth the ‘weight’ and the ‘wait’ Life is demanding, YOU need to be at the top of your game Exercise is a keystone habit that has a ripple effect to keep you at your BEST. Physiologically and Psychologically Everything else can ‘wait’.

Exercise – Keystone Habit https://www.gettheworldmoving.com/how-it-works The GCC (Global Corporate Challenge) was founded in Melbourne, Australia, in 2003. What started as frustration at our increasingly sedentary society soon developed into the realization that we are only a generation away from not being able to field a globally competitive workforce. GCC is now a global movement that has reached nearly 2 million employees and 4700 organizations across 185 countries. Information: https://www.gettheworldmoving.com/program-overview

Exercise – Keystone habit What is a keystone habit? It is like a chain reaction, naturally making you think about making other changes in your life. Eating healthier Sleeping better (and more)

Exercise – Keystone habit Exercise is different than other habits. Brain derived nerotrophic factor (BDNF) Acting like fertilizer for your brains nerons - making them grow quicker and develop stronger connections. You learn new skills and develop new habits more easily By being active every day – it becomes a platform to build other habits around.

Exercise: Keystone habit It is a ripple effect: The psychology behind this – it that the small wins give you the confidence to make even more changes; because, having achieved one goal you know that bigger achievements are within reach. The main link – you add more links to! One goal, becomes a habit, creating a whole range of other habits to follow… We first make our habits, and our habits make us!

Exercise triggers Create triggers that prompt an action that gives you a reward. Put off short term gratification, by keeping your eye on the big prize: YOUR PURPOSE! Once a habit is routine – you don’t have to think about it anymore. Take little steps, and remember you have set in motion a set of healthy habits that will stick for life!

Exercise – Keystone Habit What are your individual movement triggers? How will you design your life to ensure movement remains an integrated component of your daily pattern of living? Align to your life purpose; what is your mission statement?

Why? Family

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