1. Presentation Package for Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e
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Section VIII: Concept 26:
Toward Optimal Health and Wellness: Planning for Healthy Lifestyle Change
This lecture will cover the essential aspects of planning lifestyle change. It serves as a summary of many points covered in other concepts and provides a way to plan how to incorporate these into your life.
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2. If you refuse to accept anything but the very best you often get it.
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If you refuse to accept anything but the very best you often get it.
Somerset Maugham
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3. Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e John Travis
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The difference between a life of greatness and a life of mediocrity is that the great move ahead with their limitations while the mediocre stay stuck in them.
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4. Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e John Dewey
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The development of each person’s capacities to their full extent is a primary life goal.
John Dewey
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5. If the body is feeble the mind will not be strong.
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If the body is feeble the mind will not be strong.
Thomas Jefferson
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6. Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e Plato
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The mere athlete becomes too much of a savage, the musician is melted and softened beyond what is good for him. The two should therefore be blended in the right proportion.
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Plato
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7. Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e
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Achieving Wellness
Wellness is the product of healthy lifestyles just like fitness is the product of regular exercise.
Wellness is the product of a healthy lifestyle. If you do the process,
the product follows.
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8. Adopt a Process Approach for Total Wellness
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Adopt a Process Approach for Total Wellness
Physical
Pursue behaviors that are conducive to physical health
Social
Be supportive of family and friends
Emotional
Balance work and leisure and respond proactively to stress
Intellectual
Challenge yourself to learn and improve
Spiritual
Pray, meditate and reflect on life
Total Wellness
Accept responsibility for your own health and happiness
If you do the process, the product follows. See how the concept applies to all of the dimensions of wellness
See “On the Web” 26-2 to see a model of health promotion
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9. Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e
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Healthy Lifestyles
Exercising regularly
Eating properly
Managing stress
Avoiding destructive habits
Practicing safe sex
Adopting good safety habits
These are some healthy lifestyles that contribute to wellness
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10. Healthy Lifestyles (cont.)
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Healthy Lifestyles (cont.)
Learning first aid
Adopting good personal health
Seeking and complying with medical advice
Being an informed consumer
Protecting the environment
Managing time effectively
These are some additional healthy lifestyles that are important for wellness
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11. Steps in Program Planning
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Steps in Program Planning
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Identify reasons for behavior change
Determine needs
Set goals
Select lifestyles or patterns to change
Make a written plan
Keep records to monitor progress
Review the steps for planning a behavior change program
The 1rst step is to define your reasons for wanting to make a change.
The 2nd step is to establish your needs.
The 3rd step is to set goals that address your needs.
The 4th step is to select appropriate lifestyle behaviors that would contribute to your goals.
The 5th step is to write down plans: (goals that are not written down are just "dreams")
The 6th step is to monitor progress: (see if you are moving toward goals - reinforcement)
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12. Focus on the Priority Lifestyles
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Focus on the Priority Lifestyles
They effect the lives of all people
Many can make improvements
Small changes can have a major impact on individual and public health
Exercising regularly
Eating properly
Managing stress
Several lifestyle behaviors are considered as priority lifestyles because they effect the health and lives of all people. Exercise, nutrition and stress management are considered as priority lifestyles.
See “On the Web” 26-3 for info about stages of change
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13. An Active Lifestyle for Long-Term Wellness
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An Active Lifestyle for Long-Term Wellness
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Lifestyle physical activity provides health benefits.
Lifestyle physical activity promotes weight control and self esteem.
Lifestyle physical activity promotes social interaction.
Lifestyle physical activity can promote relaxation.
Discuss the benefits of lifestyle activity
If you aren’t currently active, it is never too late to start
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14. Concepts of Fitness and Wellness 6e
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Web Resources
“On the Web” pages for Concept
Online Learning Center
This page provides active hyperlinks if the computer is connected to the Internet.
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15. Supplemental Graphics
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Supplemental graphics follow this slide.
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16. Lab 26b Information Planning for Healthy Lifestyle Change
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Lab 26b Information Planning for Healthy Lifestyle Change
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Decide on some areas in your life that you want to change.
Follow the program planning steps and track your progress.
Discuss what you learned from monitoring your behavior.
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17. Lab 26a Information Planning and Logging Your Lifestyle Activity
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Lab 26a Information Planning and Logging Your Lifestyle Activity
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Plan ways to get more activity as part of your lifestyle.
Use the charts to log and monitor your behavior.
Comment on what was learned through these self-monitoring experiences.
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