Changing Behaviour

Chapter 13 - Trends

- Key for trends is to practise reading graphs and tables to identify trends within the population and/or sections of the population.

Chapter 14 - Changing behaviour

- Social-ecological model is CRITICAL to understand.

- Understand the four levels of influence (Pages 287 - 292)

- Individual

- Social

- Physical Environment

- Policy

Chapter 15 - Promoting PA

Understand the different approaches

- Individual strategies (e.g print media, counselling)

- Setting based approach (e.g school, workplace)

- Population based approach (e.g educational programs, environmental strategies)

- Apply socio-ecological model to analysis promotion

Chapter 16 - Contemporary issue

- Read information and be able to apply the socio-ecological model

- Apply strategies to improve / change issue

Case Study's

1) Program, what is it and apply the model

2) Person & there current physical activity activities and use strategies and ideas to promote and help with PA and use guidelines

3) Based on an issue in sport

STUDY:

1) Definitions of PA, Sedentary, Incidental, Inactivity

Answer:

Physical Activity: Is generally understood to be any bodily movement requiring the skeletal muscles that expends energy.

Sedentary: is defined as the amount of time per day spent sitting or lying down (with the exception of sleeping), engaged in non-active activities, such as watching television or playing electronic games, driving a vehicle, working at a computer, reading, etc.

Incidental: is unstructured activity accumulated throughout the course of the day. An example is walking instead of riding or catching public transport, and using the stairs instead of the lift at a shopping centre.

Inactivity: is defined as people undertaking ‘insufficient’ physical activity to achieve measurable health outcomes. It means not engaging in any regular physical activity beyond daily activities, or a lack of ‘moderate-intensity physical activity’.

2) FITT:

Answer:

Frequency: The number of times a person engages in physical activity within a given period is referred to as frequency.

Intensity: The intensity of an activity refers to how much effort is required to engage in it. Intensity can be classified as sedentary, light, moderate, and vigorous and high depending on how much energy is expended during the activity.

Time: Duration refers to how long a person is active for within a given time period.

Type: What type of activity are you doing? Aerobic or anerobic?

3) NPAG’s for children, youth & adults

NPAG’s: National Physical Activity Guidelines (PAGE 193)

4) Measuring intensity (MET’S) (RPE) (Accelerometers) (Talk test)

- Talk test: Is a simple test as if you are able to talk comfortably while being active, this means you are working at a light or moderate intensity. If you cannot talk properly, you are likely to be performing at a vigorous intensity.

- Perceived exertion: This is an estimate to how hard you are of working based on how your body feels. It can be assessed using tests such as the Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion, which are scales to monitor and interpret the intensity of physical activity, usually an aerobic activity.

- Heart Rate: Heart rate, in beats per minute can be measured manually or by electronic device. To work at a moderate level, heart rate should be 50-70 % of maximum heart rate.

- MET – Metabolic Equivalent: So 1 met represents the energy expended at resting levels. Four MET’s represents activity expenditure four times that at rest. One met is equal to 3.5 mL of oxygen per kg of body weight per minute. So assigning a MET equivalent can provide an estimate of intensity.

5) Domains of PA

Answer:

- Leisure-time activity domain: Is considered an activity that is over and above that which occurs within the workplace.

- Household/gardening domain: Chores that you carry out around the house and garden provide an important source of physical activity.

- Occupational domain: A person performs this physical activity regularly as part of their work or occupation.

- Active transport domain: This is the physical activity that a person performs regulary as part of their work.

6) Benefits (social, physical, emotional, mental)

Answer: