Archive for the 'Behavior Change' Category
Remember This
Posted on August 25, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, motivation | View Comments
Applicable to everything.
I’m trying to remember this everyday.
Things You Can Control
Posted on July 29, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Prevention, healthy lifestyle | View Comments
“Four modifiable health risk behaviors—lack of physical activity, poor nutrition, tobacco use, and excessive alcohol consumption—are responsible for much of the illness, suffering, and early death related to chronic diseases.”
— CDC
You can do stuff to help control your health. You can start right now.
Even if chronic disease is creeping up on you, it’s never to [...]
Motivation to Change
Posted on July 13, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, healthy lifestyle | View Comments
“When the motivation to change comes from within, based on heartfelt desires, rather than via external sources, like a financial incentive or urging one’s spouse or parent, the likelihood of sustained success is dramatically improved.”
— Margaret Moore, ACSM’s Certified News, April-June 2010, Volume 20; Issue 2
The desire to change has to come from you. No [...]
How to Reduce Risk of Heart Disease
Posted on July 9, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Exercise, Prevention, physical activity | View Comments
This isn’t new, but it’s still significant:
“Increasing total volume of activity, increasing intensity of aerobic exercise from low to moderate and from moderate to high and adding weight training to the exercise program are among the most effective strategies to reduce the risk of CHD [coronary heart disease] in men.”
— Authors of ”Exercise Type and Intensity [...]
How to be Active
Posted on July 7, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, physical activity | View Comments
Good advice. How do you stay active?
[Source: National Institutes of Health: Your Heart Your Life].
Health Risks of Overweight and Obesity
Posted on July 6, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Prevention, Weight Control | View Comments
Higher morbidity in association with overweight and obesity has been observed for hypertension, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea and respiratory problems and some types of cancer (endometrial, breast, prostate, and colon).
Obesity is also associated with complications of pregnancy, menstrual irregularities, hirsutism, stress incontinence, and psychological disorders (depression).
[Source: [...]
Diet vs Exercise
Posted on July 1, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Exercise, Nutrition, healthy lifestyle | View Comments
What’s better? Which is more important?
I get tired of these questions. Let me make it simple for you…
You need both. Bottom line.
What you eat matters. How much you eat matters. Deal with it.
Regular, consistent exercise (all kinds!) is just as important. Deal with it.
For better health (there’s more to health than just weight), you need to [...]
Exercise Boosts Confidence
Posted on June 22, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Exercise, healthy lifestyle | View Comments
Source: The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports: Exercise and Weight Control
It’s YOUR Journey
Posted on May 4, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, healthy lifestyle | View Comments
Making healthy changes in our lives takes time. It takes patience, determination, and dedication. The key is actually starting and staying consistent.
No matter where you are in your get-healthier journey, remember that it’s YOUR journey and no one else’s. It’s easy to want to compare yourself to other people’s health/fitness levels, and that can sometimes be [...]
Food Revolution
Posted on April 19, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change | View Comments
This is my daughter:
She 14 months and just awesome to be around. She’s the reason I signed Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Petition. It seems to me that school lunches have become something of a disaster (see Fed Up with Lunch).
Hopefully some changes can be made with the school lunch system and all kids can at [...]
