Australian guidelines recommend 150-300 minutes of ‘moderate’ intensity physical activity or 75-150 minutes of ‘vigorous’ physical activity a week, or 30 minutes daily. Which should incorporate a variety of different training types including aerobic, anaerobic, strength and resistance. Also, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) males and females aged between 18 and 64 should accumulate a total of 150 minutes of exercise per week. (WHO 2015, p.10).
Currently I am doing 60 minutes of Vigorous exercise per week, and do not attend the gym, therefore my baseline data is 0 hours at the gym per week. My goal is to go to the gym for 10 hours per week, the action plan I will take is gradually increasing hours per week. Starting with 2.5 …show more content…
Thus, increasing exercise is a necessary HBC required in order to better my current health and reduce susceptibility of disease.
I will have weekly rewards if I reach my goal for the specific week, rewards include, dinner at my favourite Mexican restaurant, a new dress, block of dark-chocolate and for the final reward I will purchase the Kylie-Lip-Kit.
Potential enablers for my HBC is, self-motivation, as I’ve wanted to start attending the gym for several years, I’ve tried this HBC in the past, but failed many times. I’ve never been happy with the way I look and I lack self-esteem and confidence in my body and I want that to change.
Potential barriers I will face include, having enough time in my day to go to the gym, due to work and university. Muscle soreness due to increase in exercise, preventing me from being able to complete exercises at the gym due to the pain it causes me. Lack of energy, I currently have a poor sleep habit and poor nutrition, which impact my energy levels, with most days by midday I’m too tired to go and
Currently I am doing 60 minutes of Vigorous exercise per week, and do not attend the gym, therefore my baseline data is 0 hours at the gym per week. My goal is to go to the gym for 10 hours per week, the action plan I will take is gradually increasing hours per week. Starting with 2.5 …show more content…
Thus, increasing exercise is a necessary HBC required in order to better my current health and reduce susceptibility of disease.
I will have weekly rewards if I reach my goal for the specific week, rewards include, dinner at my favourite Mexican restaurant, a new dress, block of dark-chocolate and for the final reward I will purchase the Kylie-Lip-Kit.
Potential enablers for my HBC is, self-motivation, as I’ve wanted to start attending the gym for several years, I’ve tried this HBC in the past, but failed many times. I’ve never been happy with the way I look and I lack self-esteem and confidence in my body and I want that to change.
Potential barriers I will face include, having enough time in my day to go to the gym, due to work and university. Muscle soreness due to increase in exercise, preventing me from being able to complete exercises at the gym due to the pain it causes me. Lack of energy, I currently have a poor sleep habit and poor nutrition, which impact my energy levels, with most days by midday I’m too tired to go and