Unit 7: Develop an Overall

Fit for Life Plan

Presenter:

Learning OutcomesUnit 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

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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

• 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?

Stages of Change

Factors Influencing Exercise AdherenceTask: 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?

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?

How often has this happened to you?

How can you break this cycle?

What suggestions could you make here to improve results?

How to stick to it!

• Identify reasonable expectations

• Set own exercise goals

• Make it fun and achievable

• Record keeping, rewards

• Evaluate goals/results regularly

• Acknowledge exercise discomforts

• Remember positive aspects of exercise

• Have a “buddy”

• Positive aspects of activity = RESULTS• Be realistic• Task:

Review your overall Fit For Life PlanPrioritise

MaximiseTake the positive

approach.

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?

Questions?

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!