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Introduction to Wellness, Fitness, and Lifestyle Management

Introduction to Wellness, Fitness, and Lifestyle Management. Wellness: The New Health Goal. Health refers to an overall condition of a person ’ s body or mind and to the presence or absence of illness or injury.

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Introduction to Wellness, Fitness, and Lifestyle Management

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  1. Introduction to Wellness, Fitness, and Lifestyle Management

  2. Wellness: The New Health Goal • Health refers to an overall condition of a person’s body or mind and to the presence or absence of illness or injury. • Differs based on factors beyond your control such as genes, age, and family history • Wellness refers to optimal health and vitality • Is determined by the decisions you make about the way you live • Enhanced wellness involves making conscious decisions to control one’s risk factors that contribute to illness and injury.

  3. The Dimensions of Wellness • The 6 Dimensions of Wellness: • Physical wellness • Emotional wellness • Intellectual wellness • Interpersonal wellness • Spiritual wellness • Environmental wellness • The process of achieving wellness is constant and dynamic involving change and growth

  4. The Wellness Continuum

  5. Other Aspects of Wellness • Occupational and Financial Wellness • Most experts feel that these are also important dimensions of wellness • Occupational wellness refers to the level of happiness and fulfillment you gain through your work. • Financial wellness refers to your ability to live within your means and to manage your money.

  6. New Opportunities For Taking Charge • 1900 - Infectious diseases caused the majority of deaths; life expectancy was 47 years old. • Since 1900, present life expectancy has doubled (2008 average is 77.8 years) due to the development of vaccines and antibiotics. • This gives rise to the emergence of new major health threats. • Heart disease • Cancer • Chronic lower respiratory diseases

  7. Leading Causes of Death in the United States, 2009

  8. Key Contributors to Death among Americans

  9. Healthy People Initiative • The National Healthy People Initiativeaims to prevent disease and improve Americans’ quality of life • U.S. government has financial and humanitarian interests. • The latest report, Healthy People 2020 proposes to: • Eliminate preventable diseases, disability, injury, and premature death • Achieve health equality to eliminate health disparities among Americans • Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all • Promote healthy development and healthy behaviors across every stage of life.

  10. Dimensions of Diversity • Wellness Issues for Diverse Populations • Wellness-related differences among groups can be described along several dimensions including the following • Gender • Race and ethnicity • Income and education

  11. Behaviors That Contribute to Wellness • Be physically active • Choose a healthy diet • Maintain a healthy body weight • Manage stress effectively • Avoid tobacco and drug use and limit alcohol consumption • Protect yourself from disease and injury • Take other steps toward Wellness: • Develop meaningful relationships • Plan for successful aging • Learn about the health care system • Act responsibly toward the environment

  12. Reaching Wellness Through Lifestyle Management • Behaviors that contribute to wellness • This lifestyle management is called behavior change. • Before you can start this process, consider the following: • Examine your current health habits • Consider how your current lifestyle is affecting your health • Choose a target behavior • Pick one behavior to change • Learn about your target behavior • Take into consideration the risks and rewards of changing that behavior • Find help through resources available

  13. Building Motivation to Change • Examine the pros and cons of change • Evaluate the short- and long-term benefits and costs • Boost self-efficacy through: • Locus of Control • Internal or external • Visualization and Self-talk • Seeing yourself engaging in a new and healthy behavior • Role models and other supportive individuals • Identify and overcome barriers to change 13

  14. Enhancing Your Readiness to Change • The Transtheoretical, or “stages of change,” model for behavior change: • Stages of Change: • Precontemplation—people do not think they have a problem and have no intention of changing behavior • Contemplation—people know they have a problem and are intending to take action within 6 months • Preparation—people plan to take action within a month • Action—people outwardly modify their behavior and environment • Maintenance—successful behavior change for 6 months or longer • Termination—people are no longer tempted by the behavior which they have changed 14

  15. Dealing with Relapse • People seldom travel down the stages of change in a linear, straightforward manner. • Research proves that it may take multiple attempts to change one’s behavior. • 4 out of 5 people experience some degree of backsliding • If you experience a lapse or relapse, here are steps to get you back on track: • Forgive yourself • Give yourself credit for your progress you have already made • Move on

  16. Developing Skills for Change: Creating a Personalized Plan • Putting together a plan of action 1. Monitor your behavior and gather data 2. Analyze the data and identify patterns 3. Be “Smart”and set specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time frame-specific goals. 4. Devise a plan of action • Get what you need • Modify your environment • Control related habits • Reward yourself • Involve people around you • Plan for challenges 5. Make a personal contract

  17. The Stages of Change: A Spiral Model

  18. Staying with It Social influences Levels of motivation and commitment Choice of techniques and level of effort Stress barrier Procrastinating, rationalizing, and blaming 18

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