ACSM Health & Fitness Summit

ACSM Health & Fitness Summit 2013
Anne Lindsay

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12. So what?

• What does that mean for trainers, educators, teachers, managers, researchers?


• One size fits all doesn’t work


• Don’t make it difficult (a hard sell vs an easy sell)


• Setting goals that lead to success


• Basing goals on self-efficacy


• Using motivational interviewing


• Final thoughts

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Identify the readiness of clients/participants to accept a physical activity plan


2. Utilize an expanded and practical approach to encourage physical activity
   through validating the performance effort rather than judging its quality


3. Understand the role and teach individuals successful goal setting

Physical Activity & Other Resources

• University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Publications http://www.unce.unr.edu


• 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
  http://www.health.gov/PAGuidelines/


• CDC DNPA Publications
  http://www.cdc.gov/NCCDPHP/dnpa/publications/index.htm


• Choose to Move http://www.choosetomove.org/


• America on the Move http://www.americaonthemove.org


• President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition http://www.fitness.gov


• ACSM Exercise Is Medicine http://www.exerciseismedicine.org


• National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity http://www.ncppa.org


• Active Living Research http://www.activelivingresearch.org

Citations to data or references provided during the presentation available on request.