1. SBLE Officer Fitness, Wellness and Professional Development
Chief David Rider
Fort Bend ISD Police Dept.

2. Objectives
The student will be able to identify the layers of the wellness pyramid.
The student will be able to recognize the importance of school based law enforcement officers being physically fit.
The student will be able to develop an individual, basic daily dietary consumption intake plan to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
The nature of the job of a police officer does not lend itself to a naturally healthy dietary lifestyle.
Eat between calls and it’s usually processed, fast food.
What does being physically fit and being well mean to you?

3. Physical Fitness
The ability for a body to perform activities requiring strength, muscular endurance, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, coordination, agility, power, balance, speed, and accuracy, without undue experience of fatigue and exhaustion.

4. Wellness
The condition of the human organism which consists of it’s health and disease status and risk potential.
Explain that there are varying degrees of wellness, ranging from death to optimal well being.
Genuine health or wellness is not just the absence of disease or infirmity, it is a state of positive well being. It is physical, mental, spiritual, and socio-emotional.
Total well being translates into the practice of positive lifestyle behaviors and good health habits.

5. Fitness / Wellness Relationship
Health Related
Strength
Dynamic Strength (muscle endurance)
Flexibility
Cardiovascular Endurance
Body Composition
Motor Related
Coordination
Agility
Power Balance
Speed Accuracy
On the Motor side, these are Skill Related components linked to motor performance.
Power Balance is a state where no one part of the body is superior in power to the other. The body is uniform in the distribution of power.
Seed Accuracy is much like a typing test. You may be able to type 75 words a minute but if you are only 20% accurate, it is not acceptable.
QUESTION? Of the two, which is more important to wellness and quality of life?
Answer: Health Related

6. Wellness Pyramid See Wellness Pyramid handout.
Overall Wellness Pyramid
Physical / Mental / Social / Spiritual

7. Wellness Pyramid Breakdown
Base – Regular Exercise and Proper Nutrition make up the FOUNDATION on which the Wellness Pyramid is built. Adequate attention and proper application to these two areas will set the standard for positive improvements in the areas.
Cap – Self Responsibility is the cap which holds down all the other pyramid areas. Rather than being an area of mastery itself, it lends support to the successful application of the other wellness areas.
How we act, react, function, and perform during our everyday life has the greatest impact in fitness and wellness. These behaviors directly influence our fitness level and where we are on the wellness continuum. (death to optimal well being).

8. Health and Disability Status of Law Enforcement
Stress Related Disorders Include:
Alcoholism
Divorce
Suicide
Domestic Violence?
As an occupation group, law enforcement professionals have a poor health profile.
Law Enforcement is HIGH RISK with a HIGH incidence of stress related disorders.
Although it is difficult to get accurate statistics, studies consistently show the law enforcement profession has the highest rates of alcoholism, divorce, suicide.
Our Alcoholism rate is 2 times the national average. (See Alcoholism Facts Handout)
Alcoholism – is a chronic, progressive disease characterized by the loss of control over alcohol.
Our Divorce rate is 60% - 70% higher than the national average.
Our Suicide rate is 3 times the national average. (See Suicide Information Handout)
In 2000, 400 officer suicides were reported. Between 1950 – 1990 the number of police suicides doubled.
AND now our Domestic Violence rate is among the highest of all professions.

10. Importance of Physical Fitness
Physical Health
Emotional Health
Job Performance

11. Physical Health Importance
Reducing coronary risk
Minimizing hypo-kinetic disease
Weight reduction and control
Fatigue tolerance
Energy production

12. Emotional Health Importance
Decreased anxiety and depression
Improved self-concept
Ability to deal with stress

13. Job Performance Importance
Increased alertness
Reduced absenteeism
Increased productivity
Reduced health care costs

14. Essential Dietary Components
Carbohydrates
Fats
Proteins
Vitamins, minerals
Water
There are 3 prominent macronutrients that serve as excellent energy providers. Carbs, Fats, and Proteins.
Carbohydrates – Main function is to provide body with energy. Comes in form of sugars, starch and fiber. Body breaks these down quickly.
Fats – Also known as triglycerides, they are molecules that do not break down in water. They serve as a storage system for energy in the body. During low food consumption, fat reserves mobilize to release energy. It also protects delicate internal organs.
Proteins – There are hundreds of thousand’s of different proteins that exist, and all are made up of different combinations of amino acids. Proteins are large molecules that may consist of hundreds or thousands of different amino acids.
Vitamins, minerals – Vitamins are a group of substances essential for normal cell function, growth and development. There are 13 essential vitamins the body needs and they are found in two groups, fat soluble (stored in body’s fatty tissue) and water soluble (meaning they must be used immediately by the body).
Water – Body is 55% - 78% water, depending on body size. Nearly all major systems in body depend on water. It regulates body temperature, moistens tissues, protects organs and tissues, lubricates joints, flushes out waste, carries nutrients and oxygen to cells, and helps break down vitamins and minerals.

15. Daily Dietary Consumption
4 servings of fruits and vegetables
2 dairy product servings
4 whole grain, bread, pasta, or cereal servings
4 oz, or less, of meat
This guide was developed years ago and is easy to remember. Now with advanced research, each gender, age group, and body type has a different dietary consumption makeup. This is a framework for those who do not have the time or ability to add up their intake of each vitamin and mineral through out the day.
Fruits / Vegetables - At least 1 fresh or frozen fruit and at least one fruit high in vitamin C.
Dairy – low fat milk, yogurt or cheese
Meat – This is uncooked weight. Lean red meat, skinless poultry, or baked / broiled / poached fish
Do not add salt when preparing food. Use spices instead.
No more than 4 servings of any beverage containing caffeine.
No more than 2 servings of an alcoholic beverage.
No more than 1 serving of sweets.
Everything in moderation.

16. Healthy Diet Guidelines
Eat enough calories to attain and maintain desired body weight
Balanced diet
Consistent eating patterns
Small, digestible meals
Eat slower
Limit cholesterol
Limit high fat foods

17. Healthy Diet Guidelines
Sub polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats for saturated fats
Complex carbs, not simple sugars
Increase fiber
Eight glasses of water
Avoid salt
Limit caffeine and alcohol

18. Nutrition Assessment
Four Categories – Healthy Diet, Calorie Diet, Fat / Cholesterol Control, Sodium Control
Purpose – Evaluation of eating habits to develop a personal nutritional plan
Set Goals
Develop a Plan of Action
See Nutrition Assessment Form

19. Maintaining Healthy Nutritional Strategies
Motivation
Behavior Modification
What motivates you?
Will it motivate you enough to change your nutritional behaviors?

21. Sources of Nutrition and Fitness Information
Institute for Aerobics Research – Dallas, Tx.
American Heart Assoc.
American Cancer Society
American Dietetics Assoc.
Registered Dietitians
American Diabetes Assoc.
Sports Medicine Research Journals
Nutrition Books
Fitness Books
Internet

22. Sources of Help http://www.cophealth.com/
Your life expectancy after retirement is shorter than the national average.
Unique occupational stressors:
Shift Work
Sleep Deprivation
Critical Incident Exposure
Cumulative and Organizational Stress
Leadership Issues
Diet / Exercise
All these are a recipe for premature death! What are you going to do today to avoid it?

23. Questions or Comments