1. Unit 7: Develop an Overall Fit for Life Plan
Presenter:

2. Learning Outcomes Unit 7
Review progress on all Fit For Life mini plans so far
Discuss how these following these plans and other positive lifestyle behaviours can be built into an overall Fit For Life Plan.
Identify any tendencies to slide from your plans
Devise an overall Fit For Life Plan – short term and long term plans .

3. What were your challenges?
Check over your Mini plans to date:
Understanding Your Health
Active Living
Healthy Eating
Healthy Weight Management
Stress Management
Back Care and Bone Health

4. List your results….
Are they up to your expectations?
Were your expectations realistic?
Do you feel that your goals are being met?
If not – why not? How can we improve our chances of success?

5. Stages of Change

6. Factors Influencing Exercise Adherence
Task: Do these factors affect you?
Personal Factors
Time management
Co-ordination
Feeling overweight and self-conscious
Fear of failure
Shyness
Previous exercise experience
How would you involve the group and encourage open exchange of views?

7. Task: Have any of these stopped you from taking steps?
Perceived Barriers to Exercise
Lack of time
Lack of interest
Lack of support
Expense
Injuries
Limiting health
Previous exercise experience
Lack of choice
Lack of facilities
Boredom
Too much effort
Have any of these factors caused you to drop out once started?

8. How often has this happened to you. How can you break this cycle
How often has this happened to you? How can you break this cycle? What suggestions could you make here to improve results?

9. How to stick to it! Acknowledge exercise discomforts
Remember positive aspects of exercise
Have a “buddy”
Identify reasonable expectations
Set own exercise goals
Make it fun and achievable
Record keeping, rewards
Evaluate goals/results regularly

10. Positive aspects of activity = RESULTS
Be realistic
Task:
Review your overall Fit For Life Plan
Prioritise
Maximise
Take the positive approach.

11. Task
Choose 2 areas important to you that you found particularly challenging or difficult
Discuss with your partner what areas needed the work and why it was tough for you
Choose 2 areas that were successful for you
Discuss with your partner why
Are there any effective tactics used that you could develop or model to suit your challenges?

12. Questions?

13. In conclusion Realise that you have a choice
With everything there are always options….
Decide how much you wish to improve your lifestyle habits….
MAKE IT HAPPEN!