Healthy Lifestyle & Screening

CYQ Gym L2

Session 2

D. Chipchase 2009

Healthy Living

There has been a steady

decline in health of UK

residents over the past

few decades.

Healthy Living

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) &

Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)

are a growing problem.

Obesity is on the increase.

An estimated 45% of men and 35% of

women are now classified as obese.

www.bhf.org.uk British Heart Foundation

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)•CHD causes over 105,000 deaths a year.

•CHD is the most common cause of premature death.•Around 1.3 million people in the UK have had a heart attack and approximately 2 million people are suffering from angina, the most common form of CHD. •Around 675,000 people have definite (and a further 235,000 probable) heart failure.

www.bhf.org.uk British Heart Foundation

Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)

• Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of death in the UK accounting for just over 216,000 deaths in 2004

• CVD is one of the main causes of premature death: 32% of premature deaths in men and 24% of premature deaths in women are from CVD.

www.bhf.org.uk British Heart Foundation

Obesity•In England, the percentage of adults aged 16-64 years who are obese has increased by 50% in the past decade.

•There has also been a steady increase in the of obesity in children, with rates in England doubling in boys and increasing by 30% in girls between 1995 and 2002.

www.bhf.org.uk British Heart Foundation

Why?Modern Living (Inactivity)

Convenience Foods

High Saturated Fats

High Sugar Content

Smoking

Excessive Alcohol

Advice for Inactivity

• What would happen if you tell an Inactive person to go Jogging 3 times a week?

• Park Car further away from work

• Walk children to school

• Wash car by hand

• Sweep Stairs with a brush

• Take children to the park

Discussion - What Else???

Advice for Obesity

• Small Achievable Changes!

• Slim Photo on Fridge

• Bar of chocolate changed for a snack size

• Eat Breakfast & not late at Night

• Swap 1 piece of bread for fruit

• Join a Dieting Club - Support

• Treats for any weight loss

Advice for Smoking & Drinking

• Change 2 cups of coffee for water

• Have diet lemonade & wine

• Small Realistic Changes!

• Smoke 1 less Cigarette per day

• GP for Nicotine Patches

UK Healthy Lifestyles• Government is under increasing pressure

to reverse this problem.

• Many new Health Initiative Schemes

• GP Exercise Prescriptions

• Nutrition Education aimed at Children

Screening• PARQ• Medical Clearance• Informed Consent • Health & Contra-indications for

Exercise• Finding out clients wants, likes

and needs.

Contra-Indications To Exercise

Before anyone starts to exercise be it in a gym or your aerobic class

• You MUST ensure that all the participants

complete a PARQ or screening form.

DO NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO EXERCISE

WITHOUT COMPLETING A CONSENT FORM

Physical Activity Screening Q’s

What type of work do they do?

How do they travel?

Is there any sport or activity they enjoy?

How much spare time per week do they

have available to exercise?

Lifestyle & Nutrition Screening

• Stress levels

• Time aside for Relaxation

• Do they smoke?

• Takeaways?

• When and what do they eat?

• What do they drink each day?

Lifestyle ScreeningCommunication Skills

• Behave in a Courteous Way

• Understanding & Support

• Open Questions

• Extract Relevant Information

• Expand on Information given

• Non Judgemental Approach

• Confidentiality & Ethics

Task – In Pairs

• Complete a Screening session with your partner.

• Ask relevant questions• Find out about health, Lifestyle

and likes, wants and needs.• Record your findings and keep

safe as you will use this information for planning your future program