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Planning a programme to motivate employees
Dr. Catherine Woods Senior LecturerSchool of Health and Human Performance
Active@work conference
17th June, [email protected]
“any bodily movement that is produced by
the skeletal muscles that results in energy
expenditure”
(Caspersen et al., 1985)
Physical Activity
Booth et al., J Appl Physiol 2000cc
Professor, Dept of Biomedical SciencesSchool of MedicineUniversity of Missouri-Columbia
“With the possible exception of diet we know of no single intervention with
greater promise than physical activity to reduce the risk of virtually all chronic
diseases simultaneously”
What the Experts Say!What the Experts Say!
HEPA recommendations
requencyMost days of the week
ntensityMVPA
ime30+ minutes accumulated PA
ypeSport, Exercise or Active Living.
(ACSM, 2008, Guidelines for promoting PA with older adults)
HEPA recommendations
Muscle Conditioning Twice weekly 10 to 15 repetitions 8-10 muscle
strengthening exercises using major muscle groups
Flexibility Exercises for 10 mins x 2
week
(ACSM, 2008, Guidelines for promoting PA with older adults)
% of adults doing no exercise in an average week by gender and year (1998, 2002, 2007).
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
(%)
Men Women
199820022007
(SLAN, 2008)
Low <5,000, Moderate 5-10,000 and High >10,000 steps per day
Low26%
High26%
Moderate48%
(SLAN, 2008)
Stage of Organisational ReadinessStage Action
Not Interested Sell the concept or wait
Interested in concept; not sure it will work
Feasibility study
Sold on the concept Needs assessment
Impatient for the programme
Implement quickly
O’Donnell, Design of Workplace Health Promotion Programmes, 1995
Foster a more positive attitude to PA
Create a social norm for good health and good health habits
Move the most unmotivated individuals close to adopting some PA or @ least thinking about becoming PA in the near future.
Physical Activity: Why we do, why we don’t… Motivation through feelings of control
Everything’s under control
Motivation through feelings of competence and confidence I think I can, I think I can, I know I can…
Stage-based models of physical activity Moving from thinking to doing…
(Biddle & Mutrie (2008) Psychology of Physical Activity, Routledge).