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Opportunities for PA in Your Community

Opportunities for PA in Your Community. Ismael Aguila, MS, CSCS Corina Martinez, BS Network for a Healthy California - Los Angeles Region. Additional benefits include: Positively impacts mood and mental health Increase in energy Assist with weight loss Better sleep .

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Opportunities for PA in Your Community

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  1. Opportunities for PA in Your Community Ismael Aguila, MS, CSCS Corina Martinez, BS Network for a Healthy California - Los Angeles Region

  2. Additional benefits include: Positively impacts mood and mental health Increase in energy Assist with weight loss Better sleep Benefits of Physical Activity • Benefits include: • Reduces the risk of dying of coronary heart disease. • Decreases the risk for: • Stroke • Colon cancer • Diabetes • High blood pressure • Control of body weight • Maintain healthy bones, muscles, and joints. • Reduces falls among older adults. • Relieve the pain of arthritis. • Reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression.

  3. Adults More than 50% of American adults do not get enough physical activity to provide health benefits. Approximately 25% of adults are not active at all in their leisure time. Activity decreases with age and is less common among women than men and among those with lower income and less education. Children 61.5% of children aged 9--13 years do not participate in any organized physical activity during their non-school hours. 22.6% do not engage in any free-time physical activity. Inactive children are more likely to become inactive adults.” Despite the proven benefits of physical activity:

  4. What is Physical Activity? It is any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that result in an expenditure of energy. Low-intensity Moderate-Intensity Vigorous-intensity

  5. New Recommendations for Physical Activity Adults should do at least 150 minutes (2 hours and 30 minutes) a week of moderate-intensity - 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans OR 75 minutes (1 hour and 15 minutes) a week of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity or an equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous intensity aerobic activity. - 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Please Note: Aerobic activity should be performed in episodes of at least 10 minutes, and preferably, it should be spread throughout the week.

  6. New Recommendations for Physical Activity (Cont.) For additional and more extensive health benefits, Adults should increase their aerobic physical activity to 300 minutes (5 hours) a week of moderate intensity or 150 minutes a week of vigorous intensity aerobic physical activity, or an equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity activity. Adults should also do muscle-strengtheningactivities that are moderate or high intensity and involve all major muscle groups on 2 or more days a week, as these activities provide additional health benefits.

  7. Physical Activity Pyramid

  8. Physical Activity Pyramid for Kids!

  9. What are common barriers to being active?

  10. Lack of Time Identify available time slots. Add physical activity to your daily routine. Make time for physical activity. Select activities requiring minimal time Social Influence Explain your interest in physical activity to friends and family. Invite friends and family members to exercise with you. Develop new friendships with physically active people. Suggestions for Overcoming Physical Activity Barriers

  11. Lack of Energy Schedule physical activity for times in the day or week when you feel energetic. Convince yourself that if you give it a chance. Lack of Willpower Plan ahead. Invite a friend to exercise with you on a regular basis and write it on both your calendars. Join an exercise group or class. Suggestions for Overcoming Physical Activity Barriers

  12. Fear of Injury Learn how to warm up and cool down to prevent injury. Learn how to exercise appropriately considering your age, fitness level, skill level, and health status. Choose activities involving minimal risk. Lack of Skill Select activities requiring no new skills, such as walking, climbing stairs, or jogging. Exercise with friends who are at the same skill level as you are. Find a friend who is willing to teach you some new skills. Take a class to develop new skills. Suggestions for Overcoming Physical Activity Barriers

  13. Equipment Facility Education/information Additional Barrier! Environmental (City/Urban Planning) Pedestrian friendly sidewalks, crosswalks, bike lanes, etc. Neighborhood crime Zoning Room for “green space” Lack of Resources

  14. Research and identify for local resources Be Active Directory: East Los Angeles Speak up for healthy change! Advocate for physical activity in your community (use handouts provided): Fruit, Vegetable, And Physical Activity Community Assessment Community Walkability Checklist Be a Champion for Change! Accessing Resources in the Community

  15. There are 1440 minutes in every day... Schedule 30 of them for physical activity!

  16. Contact information Ismael Aguila, MS, CSCS Corina Martinez, BS Network for a Healthy California – Los Angeles Region Championsforchange.lacounty.gov

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