Describe health
Describe wellness
What are the 9 dimensions of wellness?
What are the leading causes of death now?
chronic diseases 1- cancer 2- heart diseases 3- cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) 4- accident
What contributes to wellness?
Name benefits of regular physical activity
Does physical activity make a difference in overall cause of mortality?
yes
inverse relationship exists with all people
30% lower risk of dying for active ppl - 150 min/ wk is sufficient
- dose response
What is lifestyle management?
What are the different steps for lifestyle management?
Describe the getting serious about health step of lifestyle management
- chose target behavior
describe building motivation to change step
what is the transtheoretical model of behavior change (TMBC)
used to asses if a person is ready to change
Describe steps of transtheoretical model of behavior change (TMBC)
strategies to go from pre contemplation to contemplation?
strategies to get from contemplation to preparatio stage
Strategies from prep stage to action stage
strategies from action to maintenance
involve friends, monitor progress, reward yourself, dont discourage
strategies from maintenance to termination
How do you deal with relapses
What is difference between lapse and relapse?
lapse: temporary slip or return to bad behavior
relapse: full blown return to a pattern or behavior that you tried to quit
How to develop personalized plan?
1- monitor behavior and gather data 2- analyze data and identify pattern 3- be SMART about setting goals 4- devise plan of action 5- make personal contract (statement, goal, date to reach)
What is being SMART about goals
specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, time-frame specific
What are barriers to sticking with a behavioural change?
What is the relative risk of death
risk of death/year of sedentary ppl compared to ppl in various activity levels