The Lifestyle change Program

In everyday life many people develop habits, but it is never too late to attempt to change that bad habit to live a healthier life. For this behavioral change project, I was asked to choose a health behavior that I would like to change for the better. So, I decided that I wanted to increase the amount of water I was consuming each day. The standard recommendation on how much water an individual should consume is about 64 ounces daily. However how much a person should drink is more individualized then one might assume. Therefore, for this particular project my goal was to at least consume 64 ounces of water daily as a baseline starting point. I also had to consider days when I worked out. So, I decided that I would attempt to increase that amount

The purpose of this assignment is to increase self-awareness of the student by analyzing personal nutritional intake and activity routine throughout the course. In turn, the student will be able to help others modify their diet and activity, and improve overall wellness. An examination of a personal food and activity assessment will provide the student with essential data from which to change their health and wellness behaviors.

Like never before have there been so many demands or efforts on those in health care to facilitate behavior changes, or so many potential strategies from which to choose from. Health care professionals now realize that multiple interventions at multiple levels are often needed to initiate and sustain behavior change in their patients, in their community, in their family and ultimately in their own lives. Behavior change is our best hope in reducing problems such as preventable diseases, chronic illnesses, health disparities, violence, and death around the world. In this Age of Information, where society has shifted to an economy based on information computerization, gamification has become a prevalent force in promoting such changes.

The “Seniors’ on a Path to Fitness” program would use the behavioral or lifestyle approach. The Lalonde Report was the first time the national government made a significant statement in relation to the importance of health promotion as a key strategy for improving the health of a population (Stamler & Yiu, 2012). Health promotion encourages the adoption of behaviours or lifestyles that promote functional ability and well-being; undoubtedly in line with the goal and objectives of the proposed program. There is a clear focus on disease and disability prevention with behavioral or lifestyle risk factors.

Such lifestyle changes include weight loss, if he is overweight or obese, reduce or eliminate alcohol and drug use as well as smoking, and changing his diet so that it is more ‘heart healthy’. A heart healthy diet will include the following characteristics: 20-35% fat, 10-25% protein, 45-65% carbs, emphasizes healthy fats such as DHA, EPA, mono and polyunsaturated fats, limits unhealthy fats including saturated and trans fat, is high in fiber (25-35 grams per day), contains whole grains and nuts, limits added sugars, moderates alcohol consumption and includes plant stanols or sterols (Brown,

The service will be provided in accredited pharmacies and the pharmacy will be willing to train staff adequately. Training will include;

After consultation with the client, a healthy diet will be the focus. The client is not overweight, exercises adequately and consistently, and is generally in very good health. The client reports eating ‘junk food’, not eating breakfast, and not getting the recommended daily servings of each food group as endorsed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

This behavior change project has become a huge part of my everyday life. I lost sight of how important staying in shape affects my overall mental state along with my physical well-being. Having a life that consists of so many activities such as going to school, working, and maintaining a full and happy relationship with the people I care about is hard to balance with just making time for myself. That is why keeping this three day a week workout regime over the past five weeks has been so important; it made me realize that I can make time to focus on just working on myself, and in turn, improve all other aspects of my life. Realizing of course that there are many people in this world that have real life health problems that they seek professional help for. These changes in their lives require a system or a theory that must be applied to develop a strategic an organized way to regulate or change their behavior.

Before taking this class, I was not aware of the built environment and what they do to promote physical activity in the community. The assignment of the Health and Wellness for Every Age, allowed me to create a wellness program for a specific group. This assignment gave me a real perspective of designing a meal plan and exercise program for an age group. This assignment will help me in the future because the recommended types, intensity, duration, and frequency vary across age groups. Besides, the marketing project was my favorite assignment, however, it was very difficult because I had to use all my skills in order to create a wellness program. I had to think critically, to plan, organize, and control my ideas and integrate what I learned in class. In this project, I used my imagination to advertise my idea of building a health center for the homeless. This project inspired me to work in an organization that offers many benefits to people such as free and affordable medical services. I would like to be part of a health center and help clients to make healthy choices as healthy eating and physical

The contributing factors for this problem would include lack of trained staff members, repetitive exercises, and lack of individualized exercise programs for each patient. It is essentials for the facility to have properly trained staff members to be able to instruct the clients through the exercises. The exercises that the facility provides are mundane, repetitive, and uninteresting. The exercises New Community offers include an exercise video they play a few times a week for a selected group of client. There is only a select group of clients because most clients who have the capacity to participate, refuse to. Many of the parent are not cognitively aware or physically able to participate in the exercise program they offer, it would be essential to design programs that would suit each client separately. Therefore, separate groups can be created based off of the cognitive awareness and physically capability for each

“Center for Youth Fitness.” – Valley Health System. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Aug. 2015. This website describes its facility as a really open and fun environment. It shows a variety of workout equipment which the youth are supervised by. All the staff must acquire a bachelor’s degree or master degree in the field of sports medicine or exercise science. Each student entering the program must complete a safety course before starting the program. Each number will be given to an individualized exercise program to meet their specific goals. Each child will have certain plan to meet healthy diets and how to also be physically active outside of the program. They also provide unique equipment that has games on it, such as virtual

Every aspect of this program uses culturally appropriate practices. The program offers interventions at multiple stages of individuals’ time in prison and out of prison. Chapter 36 in the Race, Ethnicity, and Health book, Meredith Minkler defined community based participatory research as “systematic inquiry, with the participation of those affected by the problem, for the purposes of education and action or affecting social change.” These programs use aspects of CBPR and “cultural leverage.” Chapter 38 in the book, Fisher et. al defined cultural leverage as “a focused strategy for improving the health of racial and ethnic communities by using their cultural practices, products, philosophies, or environments as vehicles that facilitate

This will providing the student with an opportunity to create awareness about the direct relationship between exercise and overall wellbeing. The student will have an in-depth understanding of the relationships between exercise testing and health promotion. The module will encourage students to continuously learn and develop new and innovative intervention based strategies in exercise testing and prescription. Therefore, the learner will keep abreast with the recent research in the field of exercise testing and prescription, contributing and growing the industry with authentic knowledge. Discipline and professional ethical conduct will be learnt, facilitating patient interaction during the consultation. In this module, students will be continuously aware and undertake full responsibility for their learning, which would contribute to problem based learning.

Businesses in today's economy have evolved from how they were in the past. Companies in the 80's began innovating the way that people thought about workplace benefits. Ambitious investors and daring entrepreneurs lead the charge into the business world shaping things into how we know them today. After the Cold War America went into a recession and many businesses had to cut back and lay people off. Wellness programs and other benefits were no longer a commodity that most businesses offered. (Vesely, 2012) After the recession, workplace environments improved drastically. Major corporations like Boeing Co. made huge steps in improving the workplace, doing things like creating a smoke free work

At the outset of treatment, the patient and health care provider should discuss and agree upon goals. The goals must take into account the food habits, exercise behaviors, psychological outlook and support systems of the individual. Realistic expectations, short- and long-term, may be promoted by a discussion of a healthy weight versus an ideal body weight. Features of weight management