healthy active lifestyle
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AHEALTHYLIFESTYLEWhat’sinitforme?
OURVISIONISTOBECOMETHEHEALTHIESTCAMPUSINCANADAIN5-
10YEARSOURMISSION
ISTOFINDINNOVATIVESOLUTIONSFORAHEALTHIERCAMPUS
OURVALUESINCLUSIVE,VARIETY,TEAMWORK,SAFETY,FUN
ABOUTCAMPUSRECREATION
WELLNESS
WHATISAHEALTHYLIFESTYLE?
Emotional Spiritual SocialPhysicalIntellectual Career
Beingabletounderstandandcopewithones
feelings
Growthofone’ssenseofmeaningin
life
Expandingonesknowledge,skills,andcreativity
Propereatinghabits,exercise,and
medicalhealth
Creatingpositiverelationshipswith
others
Creatingpurposeandsatisfactionin
oneswork
KEYHEALTHINDICATORSTOMEASURESUCCESS
AEROBICCAPACITY Oxygenuptake(cardiovascularhealth)
ANAEROBICCAPACITY Muscularenduranceandstrength
GLUCOSETOLERANCETEST The body'sabilitytouseinsulinproperly toregulatebloodsugarlevels
FUNCTIONALHEALTHOFMUSCLESATTHECELLULARLEVEL
OURBODIESAREDESIGNEDTOMOVE
HOWDOYOUMEASUREYOURSUCCESS?
BENEFITSOFREGULARACTIVITY
ü Bloodcirculation,deliversoxygenandnutrientstowardscardiovascularsystemtomakethecardiovascularsystemworkmoreefficiently
ü Energy,moreenthusiasmü Boostgoodcholesterolanddecreases
badwhichkeepsbloodflowingü Combatschronichealthconditions,
type2diabetes,stroke,etc.ü Longevityandvitality
ü Effectsoffitnessonthebrainü Increaseproductivityü Physicalactivitystimulatesvarious
neurotransmitters(thatarecalledendorphins)thatleadyoutofeelinghappier
ü Increasedoxygenrichbloodtoyourbrain(mentalstimulation),memory,learning,andfocusedattention
ü Improvemoodandsenseofwell-beingleadingtodecreasedanxiety
WHATDOESEXERCISEDOFORYOU
EXERCISE:IFITMAKESYOUFEELSOGOOD,WHYIS
ITSOHARD TODO?
ITSSIMPLEBUTNOTEASY
Excusesyouwillmakeorquestionsyouwillaskü Howlittle canIgetawaywith?ü It'stoocoldü Notime,ittakestoolongü Mykidsü Mygrandkidsü BenAveryistoofarü Ihatesports
MOSTCOMMONEXCUSES
HEALTHCAREIMPACT
WORKPLACEIMPACT
FACT:YOUWILLNEVERFEELLIKEIT!
WHYITSOHARD?
Autopilotvs.EmergencyBreakü 20+yearsofsocietalconditioningcreatesyourbrainautopilotü Autopilotisyourexpecteddailyroutineü Researchshowsitisveryhardtobreakroutineandtrysomethingnewü Theforcerequiredtochangeyourroutineisactivationenergyü Activationenergyisthemarriageofyourthoughtimpulseswithanaction
ü Thismarriagemustbemadeina5secondwindowtobesuccessfulü Researchshowsthathumansexperienceimpactbiaswhichisaover
glorificationintheimpactofreachingyourgoals
WHYISITSOHARD?
TherealwaytomakefitnessalastingpartofyourlifeistoTRANSFORM YOURVIEW onit
MASLOWHIERARCHYOFNEEDS
HOWTOPROGRAMYOURMINDFORSUCCESS?
Step1: ClearlydefineyourhealthgoalandListallofthingsyouwouldhavetodotoachieveidealhealthystatus
Step2: Clearlyacknowledgethefollowing:Whatyouwanttoachieveissimple...noteasy.Youmustcreateyourownconditionstoincreaseyouroddsofyoubeingsuccessful
Step3: Reframebyinsertingthewords"Ichooseto"infrontofeachtaskitemlisted,anddefinetheintentionbehindyourchoices.Bycompletingeverystatementwith"ICHOOSETOO...becauseIWANTTOO...".
THREESTEPSTOHELPREFRAMEYOURMIND
HOWLONG&HOWOFTEN?
IDEALLY 30-60MINUTESADAY
REALISTICALLYFORSOME 30-60MINUTES3XAWEEK
REALISTICALLYFORMOST1MINUTEOFEXTRANEOUS
EXERCISE3XAWEEK*(*Twelve weeksofsprintinterval trainingimprovesindicesofcardiometobolic healthsimilartotraditionalendurance trainingdespiteafive-foldlowerexercisevolumeandtimecommitment)
WHOISTHEMOSTSUCCESSFULATLIVINGHEALTHY?
WHYARETHEYTHEMOSTSUCCESSFULATLIVINGHEALTHY?
PHYSICALACTIVITYADVISING:ü Physicalhealthcoachconsultationü Exampleofday(Scheduleadvising)ü Identifyshortandlongtermopportunitiesü Matchingphysicalactivityinterests
ü (Running,Walking,Biking,etc…)ü Email:[email protected]
appointment
LAURENTIANPHYSICALHEALTHOPPORTUNITIES
“Ahealthylifestyleisacommitmenttoyourself”Youhave24hourseveryday,allyouneedis30minutestomakea
difference
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