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This study investigated the barriers and enablers of physical activity in various workplaces. Thematic analysis that ensued provided relevant clues into understanding workers’ plight in the workplace with regard to actively participate into physical activity. Sedentary behavior settled in with time, given the amount of hours workers spent at work daily. It was equally important to bring into light factors that influenced workers behaviors so they could inform recommendations about physical activity for workers’ moral, motivation, and keeping healthy.
Although participants displayed a great deal of understanding about the need to get active in the workplace, there was an overwhelming inability to translate such an understanding into meaningful actions. More often, time and the desire to accomplish the ‘business as usual’ was at odds and left no room for physical activity. It could also be construed from these observations that time was an important factor workers were unable to control. And when they could control it, a powerful sense of self-efficacy could be revealed from the workers’ desire and enthusiasm to get involved into physical activities. Another factor we felt important to highlight and which was consistent with theoretical research work about motivation included the impact of normative norms in people’s intention to perform a behavior of interest. Participants in the study were keen to rely on a formidable support from closer circle such as family relatives, but also coworkers. The contrast we observed, however, with the norm was that coworkers who could have acted as support and motivators for the behavior also found themselves struggling with the same characteristics as participants. This suggested the nee...
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...ishing achievable and measurable goals and planning well ahead made working out pleasurable and successful. It also demonstrated strong self-efficacy and often provided an indicator of future excellent health in the workplace.
We believed there is still more to learn about the impact of the built-environment on people creativity, productivity and on involvement into physical activities. Regardless of the occupations, new research must look into how groups of related professions could benefit from a suitable and adapted workspace that could enhance their well-being and reduce the level of stress associated with spending considerable time at work. Other research lead could investigate further the use of flextime for workers, which is been known to allow people to work from home. However, it is not always possible given the variance of work settings and professions.
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Previous generations have a strong belief of keeping work and home life separate; that work is for work and home is for play (Rampell, 2011, para 21). Today’s professionals do not seem to abide by similar beliefs, constantly crossing the borders of one into the other. While many recognize this as an issue that could result in employees being less productive, it has actually resulted in them accepting that their work may run late into the evening or even into the weekend. I agree with this completely in that I grew up being taught that business is business and personal is personal; you leave your home life at the door. But now times have changed, and my weekends are no longer dedicated to my home life, but for work, because I attend classes during the week. Also, in my line of work in the Allied Health industry, it is a requirement to work off hours. Long gone are the days of working nine to five, Monday through Friday; technology and the demand of wanting affairs done and done as soon as possible, has made it so the “work week” is now 24-7. “Jon Della Volpe, the director of polling at Harvard Institute of Politics, said, ‘Some experts also believe that today’s young people are better at quickly switching from one task to another, given their exposure to so many stimuli during their childhood and adolescence’” (Rampbell,
Due to the strong and growing evidence in scientific literature on the beneficial effects of physical activity on health and well-being, the importance of Clinical Exercise Science has increased. Physical activity is defined as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure. Exercise, is a subcategory of physical activity that is planned, structured, repetitive, and purposeful in the sense that the improvement or maintenance of one or more components of physical fitness is the objective (http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/pa/en/; last accessed on 30 April 2016). Generally speaking, Clinical Exercise Science is an applied clinical branch which deals with the application of various exercise modalities for
As physiotherapists have to set as the role model in order to promote efficient physical activity. Successful health promotion requires behaviour change. Behaviour is defined as “our actions or reactions, or what you do or don’t do in relation to the environment (external or internal) and/or stimulus” (Barnett, Health behaviour epidemiology 2, 2011).
Physical exercise is an important part of maintaining a healthy pregnancy1 and the perfect path to faster postpartum weight loss2 and recovery. It is important to do some regular physical activity during pregnancy as a part of living a healthy lifestyle. In most cases, moderate physical exercise during pregnancy is safe and can have benefits for both the woman and her baby, and would not harm either of them. However, the pregnant woman should be aware of type of physical activity which should be done. The benefits may include some protection against developing heart diseases, Osteoporosis 4 , high blood pressure5 ,colon cancer and breast cancer. It also reduces risk of preeclampsia 35%10, gestational diabetes11 and preterm birth, as well as improves pain tolerance, lowers total weight gain5 and lessens fat gain6, and improves self-image13,14. It reduce chances of developing varicose veins, the likelihood of swelling of feet, ankles or hands, the chance and severity of anxiety or depression. It shortens labor and makes complications less likely during the delivery of the baby. It can make the baby more resilient during the birth process .Regular physical activity can also help to manage the healthy weight during and after pregnancy. Some women think that pregnancy is a time to sit back and put their feet up. Not so! For most women, it’s important to exercise during pregnancy. In fact, it has many health benefits both for the health of mother and the baby.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (1996). Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is more important today than past years. With the development and improvement of myriad medicines, along with food additives and genetically engineered food it is not surprising that people need to care more for their bodies. At the same time, it has become more common for these people to understand the many components that create a strong body, and the factors that lead to health and wellness. There has been much research that indicated the several benefits obtained in people 's daily life, by incorporating the three factors that define health and wellness. These three factors include physical fitness, nutritional health, and mental health.
All over the world, it is believed that physical exercises help people achieve wellness. Physical exercise not only encourages physical wellness but also have a significant impact on mental stability and health. Although such positive believes stand, many benefits of physical activity has lost value overtime, as people nowadays have the tendency to rely on modern technologies and machineries, which are believe to make life easier. This often leads to shortage of physical activity and over sometime both physical and mental health will deteriorate. This argumentative essay, will explain how engaging in physical exercises improve one’s mental health.
Since the dawn of humanity, exercise has been crucial for physical survival. In recent times, however, exercise is losing its significance to human survival. Some would argue that it already has lost its significance, and as exercise becomes less important, people exercise less. According to fitness.gov, only 33% of adults receive the recommended amount of physical activity each week (citation). Clearly there is a problem. However, there is still a fraction of the population that exercises diligently. Why do these people stick with it? Exercise has countless advantages that are still extremely important to our lives. So even though the need of exercise may appear to be diminishing, the practical effects should be enough to encourage people
America is facing a continuing issue in today’s society when it comes to the health of its citizens. As time flies, multiple types of diseases or health issues are discovered, or the rate of the issue increases. Whether, an individual or a whole family is covered by their health insurance for any medical issues, it can still be expensive. They may need to sign up for the offered government health insurance. As discovered, those low income families with children who can't afford health insurance are more likely to sign up with Medicaid. However, when it comes to health issues, “most children are prescribed wrong medicines or they are prescribed antipsychotic medicines” when they really don’t need it (Wilson 2009). As
Did you know that “one out of three children in the United States is considered overweight”? (Miller). In today’s society, more and more students are gaining excessive weight which can lead to even worse internal problems like heart disease which can drastically shorten their life span. With school budget cuts and limited time available for the class, physical education has slowly become more obsolete in today’s educational requirements. If students cannot get the minimum time needed to burn the extra energy found in today’s foods and drinks, the extra fat adds up, and can create a buildup extra weight. With the rise of obesity, simply learning healthy eating and exercises can lead to a better life style later on in life. If physical education
The present study was to determine the perception of coeducational and single-sex physical education between physical education teachers and university teacher educators. This review mainly focuses on (a) Physical Education Influenced by Title IX, (b) Participation, (c) Enjoyment and Preference, (d) Performance and Achievement, (e) Interaction with Teachers and Students, (f) Teacher Behaviors, (g) Safety Concern, and (h) Other Benefits.
It is my intention in this essay to explore some issues around motivation and cite work based experiences to illustrate and substantiate any arguments or points of view.
Although there are no sure-fire recipes for good health, the mixture of healthy eating and regular exercise comes awfully close. adolescents are growing and building up their bodies that they will take with them for the rest of their life, it is important for them to take positive exercise and diet choices with them to ensure healthiness. Eating healthy foods and exercising regularly are challenging motives for almost everyone. Finding the time and motivation to devote to a healthy diet, workout routine, and eating healthy are all challenges for almost everyone. Many people will agree that it is difficult to balance those factors with other activities. Teaching our youth now how to live healthy lifestyles is important as they take those lifestyle
The definition of physical education is the educational process that includes physical activity to help individuals retain skills, fitness, knowledge, and attitudes that help lead to optimal development and well-being. Physical education can cover many different things, like the health and well-being of individuals, how to maintain a healthy life, and how to maintain or start healthy habits. In a class room setting it can simply be teaching students how to be coachable, how to play a sport, or how to take care of your body. Two careers in this field of study could be a gym teacher, or a recreation worker. A gym teachers overall description could be “To develop in each student an understanding of the relationship of body function