OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO HEALTHY

LIVING

JOE PISCATELLA

INSTITUTE FOR FITNESS & HEALTH

KEY WELLNESS DECISIONS

DIET

EXERCISE

SMOKING

STRESS

HEALTH PROBLEMS

• OBESITY

• CANCER

• TYPE 2 DIABETES

• HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

• HEART DISEASE/STROKE

ONE DAY IN THE U.S. • 13 pizzas the size of the Roman

Coliseum• 47 million hot dogs• 2,250 cattle as Big Macs• 3 million gallons of ice cream• 1.2 million gallons of liquor• 6 million pounds of chocolate

STRESS GETS IN THE WAY

89% OF AMERICANS HAVE TOO MUCH

STRESS IN THEIR LIVES

STRESS IS ANYTHING THAT CAUSES US TO

CHANGE

FIGHT OR FLIGHT

• INCREASED BREATHING RATE

• INCREASED HEART RATE

• INCREASED CLOTTING • INCREASED STRESS HORMONES

CARDIAC RISK

• POOR LIFESTYLE HABITS• HIGH CHOLESTEROL• OVERWEIGHT• INCREASED CLOTTING• HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE• SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH

STEP #1: IDENTIFY THE GOAL

BEGINNING SURVEY

96% “TOO MUCH STRESS”

88% “GREAT DIFFICULTY COPING”

ENDING SURVEY

96% “TOO MUCH STRESS”

21% “GREAT DIFFICULTY COPING”

STEP #2: IDENTIFY THE SOURCES

EXTERNAL

INTERNAL

TYPE “A” PERSONALITY

• HIGH ACHIEVER• TIME URGENCY• GUILTY DOING NOTHING• LOVES NUMBERS• DOESN’T DELEGATE• COMPETITIVE

TYPE “A” KILLERS

• ANGER & HOSTILITY

• SOCIAL ISOLATION

• DISSATISFACTION

• DEPRESSION

• CONSTANT CONNECTION

STEP #3: TAKE ACTION

RELAXATION RESPONSE

PHYSICAL TECHNIQUES

• DEEP BREATHING• TURN OFF TV NEWS• REGULAR EXERCISE

TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE EXERCISE

• GET A PARTNER

• KEEP A JOURNAL

MENTAL TECHNIQUES

• PERSPECTIVE• GOALS & VALUES• POSITIVE MIND

POSITIVE MIND

• SET A TIME FRAME

• DO ONE SMALL THING TODAY

• BE RESILIENT & PERSISTANT

• MOTIVATE YOURSELF DAILY

“THERE ARE NO GOLD MEDALS FOR THE

95-YARD DASH”

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