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Making Lifestyle Changes

Making Lifestyle Changes. Stages of Lifestyle Change. Precontemplation “I don’t want to change.” Contemplation “I am thinking about change.” Preparation “I am getting ready to make a lifestyle change.” Action “I have made some lifestyle changes.” Maintenance

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Making Lifestyle Changes

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  1. Making Lifestyle Changes

  2. Stages of Lifestyle Change

  3. Precontemplation • “I don’t want to change.” • Contemplation “I am thinking about change.” • Preparation • “I am getting ready to make a lifestyle change.” • Action • “I have made some lifestyle changes.” • Maintenance • “I regularly practice healthy lifestyle.

  4. Factors that Promote Lifestyle Change

  5. Personal • Factors that are specific to you as an individual. • Examples: age, gender, heredity

  6. Predisposing • Predisposing factors are those that can help you move from precontemplation to contemplation and are associated with the questions: “Am I able?” and “Is it worth it?” • Examples: knowledge, beliefs, enjoyment, attitudes, self-confidence

  7. Enabling • Once a decision has been made to make a lifestyle change, enabling factors help you follow through with the change. • Examples: self-management skills, access, environment

  8. Reinforcing • Reinforcing factors help you stay at the maintenance stage. • Examples: family, peers, health professionals

  9. References • Corbin, C.B., Lindsey, R., & Welk, G. (2000). Concept 2. In V. Malinee, & T.R. Musel (Eds.), Concepts of Physical Fitness: Active Lifestyles for Wellness (pp. 21-29). Dubuque, IA: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

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