ACSM Health & Fitness Summit 2013
Anne Lindsay
2- “Inactivity physiology” is not “exercise physiology” gone wrong!
- Physiology of increasing physical activity vs decreasing sedentary activity
- What is “Inactivity Physiology”?
- Is too much sitting the same thing as too little exercise?
- Is too much sitting hazardous to one’s health even if they work out?
- If I’m not sedentary, does that make me active by default?
- What about the value of cardiovascular training and muscular strength and
endurance? - Dynamic energy balance – a new direction for health, nutrition and fitness
professionals
- Take a new ride in an old Model T (well...TM for Transtheoretical Model)
- A look at the traditional 5 Stages of Change model
- A new expanded and practical approach for stages of change
- Get Ready! Get Set! Let’s Go!
- Every stage is its own goal with its own acceptable client-centered criteria
- Get Up! Get Out! (Getting off the couch)
- “Treat yourself to your favorite activity; you deserve it”
- Play more
- The health burden of sedentary time
- The health benefits of recreation
- Get Moving! (Getting more out of daily living)
- “Step up your daily activity”
- If people can’t commit to more steps teach them to add steps to their
commitments! - Increasing footsteps yields improved health
- Increasing total caloric expenditure yields improved health
- Get Active! (Getting somewhere is better than nowhere)
- “Adopt a fun new activity”
- Short bouts of physical activity have health benefits & improve quality of life
- Self-efficacy is key in this stage
- The action must have value to the person
- Variety can make the difference
- Get Fit! (Getting it done)
- “Turn your activity into fitness”
- Meeting the ACSM Guidelines
- Getting a complete program
- Alternatives to the traditional approach – what are you selling?
- Get Regular! (Getting it done for life)
- “Enjoy lifelong activity”
- Choosing lifelong fitness
- Developing an effective maintenance plan
- Alternatives to the traditional approach – what are you selling?