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Taking Care of Yourself!. Presented By: Tracy Lester Wellness Council of Arizona. Taking Care of Yourself. Improve Nutritional Intake Increase Physical Activity Sleep Well Reduce Stress. Take Care of Yourself. NUTRITION TIPS. #5: EAT MORE OFTEN. EAT BREAKFAST!!! Eat smaller meals
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Taking Care of Yourself! Presented By: Tracy Lester Wellness Council of Arizona
Taking Care of Yourself • Improve Nutritional Intake • Increase Physical Activity • Sleep Well • Reduce Stress
Take Care of Yourself NUTRITION TIPS
#5: EAT MORE OFTEN • EAT BREAKFAST!!! • Eat smaller meals • 5 - 8 times a day • Every 2 - 3 hours • Combine complex carbohydrates with protein or a good fat source
#4: MORE FRUITS & VEGGIES • 5 – 9 Servings Every Day! • 2 – 3 Raw Servings a Day • Enzymes help convert food to usable energy
#3: DECREASE LIQUID CALORIES Drink Plenty of Water 70% of our body weight is water 92% of our bodily processes Water retention with dehydration Mistake thirst for hunger
#2 – Be Careful When Dining Out • Be Prepared • “Eat this, Not that” • www.eatthisnotthatbook.com • Healthy Tips • Dining out & Fast Food
Dining Out & Fast Food • Check websites for menus & nutrition info • DO NOT leave the house hungry • Make healthy choice & put menu down • Order first
Dining Out & Fast Food • Ask for whole grain options • Ask to prepare without butter, oil, cream • Consider a la carte • Substitute with veggies • Avoid fried, breaded, & dips • Avoid mayo, tartar sauce, cream sauce • Order dressings & sauces on the side
Dining Out & Fast Food • Split with someone • Get a box! • Lowest calorie item first • You don’t have to eat everything • Slow down! • Half way – “Am I Still Hungry” • Don’t Pick
#1: DECREASE PORTIONS • Use a smaller plate • Divide your plate • ½ - Veggies • ¼ - Protein • ¼ - Complex Carbohydrate • Do not go back for seconds • 20 minute rule
Portion Distortion! Food Portions have changed A LOT in the past 20 years…
Portion Control • Value Meals • Super Size • Kids Meal • Share with someone
Portion Sizes • “From Wallet To Waistline: The Hidden Costs of Super Sizing” • National Alliance for Nutrition & Activity (NANA) • Coalition of over 225 national, state, & local org.
No Value Meal Small fries Small coke 8 cents more 890 calories Large Value Meal Large fries Large coke 8 cents less 1380 calories Wallet to Waistline Quarter Pounder with Cheese
1950’s at McDonald’s Burger, Fries, Coke = 590 calories Today, Super Sized meal = 1000 MORE
Wallet to Waistline • Minibon to Classic Cinnabon • 24% cost increase • 143% more calories • 75% daily saturated fat
Wallet to Waistline • 7 Eleven’s Gulp to Double Gulp • 42% cost increase (37 cents) • 320% more calories (550 calories)
How many calories are in today’s Coffee? Today 20 years ago 45 Calories ??? Calories Mocha with steamed whole milk and syrup 8 ounces 100 calories 350 calories 450 calories
That’s 305 MORE calories than 20 years ago! • Now how long you will have to walk to burn these extra 305 calories… 2 hours 15 minutes 1 hour 20 minutes 35 minutes
How many calories are in today’s Pizza? 20 years ago Today 500 Calories ??? Calories 1200calories 850 calories 1000 calories
That’s 350 MORE calories than 20 years ago! • How long you will have to play golf (walking & carrying clubs) to burn the extra 350 calories? 30 minutes 1 hour 1 hour 30 minutes
How many calories are in a tub of popcorn? 20 years ago Today 270 Calories ??? Calories 5 cups 520 calories820calories630calories
That’s 360 MORE calories than 20 years ago! • How long you will have to do water aerobics in order to burn these extra 360 calories? 2 hours 30 minutes 1 hour 15 minutes
Take Care of Yourself MOVE MORE TIPS!
Physical Activity The single most significant factor contributing to your health! • Increase Activities of Daily Living • Exercise!
#3 – WEAR A PEDOMETER • 10,000 steps a day • Find your weekly average • Try to increase each week by at least 3500 steps or 500 steps each day
#1 – Build Your Own Fitness Plan • Cardiovascular Conditioning • Muscular Strength • Muscular Endurance • Muscle Flexibility & Joint Mobility • Body Composition
Create Your Plan • Goals • Resources • Approach • Logistics • Program
FITT Formula • Frequency • Intensity • Time • Type
Aerobic Frequency • 3 – 5 days/wk • 6 – 7 days/wk for weight loss • Begin with 3x/wk • no more than 2 days between sessions • Work up to 5 – 6x/wk • Allow 1 – 2 days/wk off
Aerobic Intensity • 60 – 85% maximum heart rate • Target Heart Rate • RPE Scale • Talk Test
Aerobic Time • 20 – 60 minutes/session • Maintain THR for 20-30 min • 5 min warm up • 20 – 50 min THR • 5 min cool down • Start program slowly
Aerobic Type • Any activity that allows you to maintain your THR for 20 – 30 min • What is the Best Exercise? • Choose something you enjoy • Cross Training
Resistance Benefits • Increased Muscle Mass • Muscle burns 50% more calories than fat • Muscle burns 50 calories/lb • Fat burns 1 – 3 calories/lb • Firmer, trimmer body
Resistance Frequency • 2 – 3 nonconsecutive days for each muscle group • 1 day/wk may be enough to maintain strength, but will not build muscle
Resistance Intensity • Heaviest weight that allows you to perform each set to volitional fatigue with GOOD FORM • Last repetition, the muscle(s) should feel exhausted
Resistance Time • Minimum of 8 – 10 exercises • Choose 1 – 3 or more sets • Choose 3 – 20 repetitions • 8 – 10 reps for strength • 12 – 15 reps for endurance • Rest 30 – 90 seconds
Resistance Type • Free weights • Machines – ex. Nautilus • Calisthenics – ex. Body weight • Resistance bands
Stretching • Frequency • All the major muscle groups daily • Intensity • Hold each stretch comfortably • No Bouncing • Time • 10 – 30 seconds • 10 – 15 min/day
A total fitness plan can increase the NUMBER & QUALITY of the years ahead of you!
Taking Care of Yourself SLEEPING BETTER!
Sleep Statistics • We spend 1/3 of our lives asleep • We sleep 1.5 hours less than our grandparents • 65% of Americans lose sleep due to stress • 32% of Americans lose sleep at least 1 night a week
How Important is Sleep? “Healthy sleep has been empirically proven to be the single most important determinant in predicting longevity.” • Dr. William Dement Desert Leaf, May 2007 • More important than diet, exercise, heredity
How Much Sleep Do I Need? • 7 – 9 hours/night • Sleep debt • Quality not quantity • Edison slept 4 hours a night • Einstein needed about 11
Sleep Deprivation • Obesity • High blood pressure • Negative mood & behavior • Decrease productivity • Safety issues • Home, Job, Road