...Axia College Material Appendix A Final Project Overview and Timeline Final Project Overview Describe briefly a current health problem or nutritional need that you are experiencing, or a health or nutrition problem you can foresee experiencing because of your family history. Using insights from the My Pyramid Plan Web exercise, the Recommended Dietary Allowances, Recommended Dietary Intakes for your age group and gender, and information from readings, develop a realistic nutrition and exercise plan to summarize in a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper. The plan should be plausible enough to be initiated within the next 30 days and continued throughout your life. Be sure to include the following: • Identification of the health/nutrition problem targeted • Four nutritional or physical exercise goals • Actions taken to meet each goal • Anticipated setbacks or difficulties, and methods to overcome them • Outcomes by which to measure success • Evidence of the plan’s effectiveness in addressing the identified problem or need • Identification of potential health risks that may develop if the plan is not implemented Your paper should also address how your plan may be adjusted to fit your changing nutritional needs as a result of age, pregnancy (if applicable), or changes in physical capabilities. Be sure to include information about physical activities, and how they may be altered to accommodate different seasons of the year and changes in age. Include all applicable references...
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...Personalized Nutrition and Exercise Plan Nutrition and exercise is very important because they provide the body with all that it needs to be healthy. Creating an Exercise and Nutrition plan will help the author attain her weight loss goals. Insert name (referred to as the author throughout this paper), is currently at least 5 lbs overweight. She is 5 ft. 7 inches female weighing 165 pounds, which is a healthy weight range for the height. However, the author’s body mass index (BMI) is 25.4, which shows that the author is slightly overweight. According to Weight and Waist Measurement: Tools for Adults (2004), a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 is considered healthy. A person with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight, and a person with a BMI of 30 or more is considered obese. Therefore, the author must make provisions to encourage healthy eating, weight loss, and proper weight management. Identification of the Health/Nutrition Problem Losing weight is a trying goal to attain mentally and physically. The author wants to lose weight to be healthier and to have a better self-image. Therefore, the main health problem that will be targeted is weight loss, but placing emphasis on the author’s nutritional habits is also important. She does not consume nutrient dense foods that provide her with the nutrition she needs to change her goals. Another focus of the exercise and nutrition plan is to incorporate healthy eating as a lifestyle choice, rather than a means to losing weight. Four...
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...Personalized Nutrition 1 Personalized Nutrition and Exercise Plan Personalized Nutrition 2 Introduction Obesity has been a health problem in my family for generations. My great grandparents died before I ever had a chance to personally meet them but the pictures I have seen indicate that they both were obese. According to the WebMD body mass index for adults, my mother, her two brothers (my uncles), and her sister (my aunt), are all extremely overweight and considered obese in regards to their age, height and weight. My father left my mother when I was very young so I am unaware of any health or nutrition problems that concern me in regards to my father’s family history. My grandmother died of Coronary heart disease, which is an obesity related medical condition that develops when a combination of fatty material, calcium, and plaque builds up in the arteries that supply the heart with blood. My mother and my aunt both have constant lower back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome. They both have had wrist and back surgery in order to relieve the pain/ fix the problem, but the doctor told them that their weight was the main issue. My uncles complain that their knees and back bother them all the time, and even though I am not a doctor, I know it is because they both weigh around 300 pounds. Personalized Nutrition 3 Identification of health problem In my younger days, before I had to give up...
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...Food for Thought “No pain, no gain!” Many of us have heard this quote by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Have you thought to yourself, “How does or how can I apply this to me?” Well I have and I am on a journey to push my limits and achieve more in personal strength and my athletic abilities. All my life, I grew up playing sports. My fondest memories were those long hours spent in the gym practicing my pull-up jumper in basketball or those sweat and tears left behind on the school track. I live for competition and know that health and nutrition in bodybuilding is vital. To be a winner, one must be the fastest, strongest, and most trained. Our bodies are our engines, and we must put the correct fuel in them to keep them going to work at their full potential. The three well-known, tested workout meal plans that I have researched are: Arnold Schwarzenegger, P90X, and Johnny Ahl’s plan. This paper seeks to explore what each bodybuilding meal plan entails and how these popular plans compare and contrast. I will begin with the history of bodybuilding and nutrition; then I will break down each meal plan one by one and compare the plans. The goal of this research will be to find out what it requires to gain lean muscle mass for strength and performance in sports. In fact the website, www.bodybuilding.com has 162 articles on how bodybuilding can improve sport performance in many different sports. Giving clear studies and research on how muscle strength and training play a significant role...
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...Family Nursing Diagnoses NUR/405 Family Nursing Diagnoses Community Nursing The community health nurse has a primary role to assess the relationship of variables in the community with how they relate to patients and health. Cultural, religious, ethnic, and personal upbringings are variables that are considered to gain a basic understanding of the community framework. The purpose of this paper is to discuss three nursing diagnoses related to AL and his family living in a suburban community in Staten Island, New York. Interventions and outcomes will be expected for each diagnosis and will be integrated into the care plan and educational program specially designed for the chosen family. Family Assessment AL is a 65 year old man with an Italian ethnic background. He is a smoker who has been recently diagnosed with Type II Diabetes Mellitus, mild obesity, and a history of coronary artery disease with one stent last year. His physician stated he is borderline diabetic that could be managed through diet and lifestyle modifications, and could not advance if he is compliant with suggested regimens. He lives in a two-family residence with his wife, and his father who lives in the side apartment downstairs. He has two adult children who live within close range and visit several times a week. Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring When caring for a special population group within a community, the nurse must integrate clinical thought to assimilate specifically designed...
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...Why is this generation so unhealthy? What is the reason for the insane amount of overweight young adults today? The obesity epidemic is directly affecting young people in America today. This generation is the first to experience growing up with it being “normal” to be overweight because it has become so common. American’s lifestyle has changed and so has eating habits. Many know what needs to be done: eat healthy and exercise. But it can be more difficult than just that. Educating people about how and what to eat plays an important role in this. Many people simply do not know how to eat right, or are unaware of what they are actually consuming. Also, every person has a different body type so different foods and exercise may work more efficiently...
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...The community health nurse has a primary role to assess the relationship of variables in the community with how they relate to patients and health. Cultural, religious, ethnic, and personal upbringings are variables that are considered to gain a basic understanding of the community framework. The purpose of this paper is to discuss three nursing diagnoses related to AL and his family living in a suburban community in Staten Island, New York. Interventions and outcomes will be expected for each diagnosis and will be integrated into the care plan and educational program specially designed for the chosen family. Family Assessment AL is a 65 year old man with an Italian ethnic background. He is a smoker who has been recently diagnosed with Type II Diabetes Mellitus, mild obesity, and a history of coronary artery disease with one stent last year. His physician stated he is borderline diabetic that could be managed through diet and lifestyle modifications, and could not advance if he is compliant with suggested regimens. He lives in a two-family residence with his wife, and his father who lives in the side apartment downstairs. He has two adult children who live within close range and visit several times a week. Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring When caring for a special population group within a community, the nurse must integrate clinical thought to assimilate specifically designed interventions for patients. Nurses must be conscious of their responses and actions that...
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...University of Phoenix Material Nutrition and Health Worksheet Use Ch. 1 of Contemporary Nutrition, Ch. 2 of Visualizing Nutrition, supplemental course materials, the University Library, the Internet, or other resources to answer the following questions. Your response to each question should be 75 to 100 words. |What is nutrition? Why is nutrition essential to our daily lives? | | | |Nutrition is the source of materials needed to feed the body. According to our text, “Nutrition is the science that links foods | |to health and disease. It includes the processes | |by which the human organism ingests, digests, absorbs, transports, and excretes food substances” (Wardlow, 2010). The impact on | |the body when optimal nutrition is not reached can lead to many different problems or ailments. Nutrients are the substances | |obtained from food and other sources that are vital for growth and maintenance of a healthy body throughout life (Wardlow, 2010).| |On a daily basis, it is what fuels the body; it is what keeps us going. | |What is the connection between nutrition and health? ...
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...Personalized Nutrition and Exercise Plan 241 The University of Phoenix Personalized Nutrition and Exercise Plan The knowledge that I have gained in this course has impacted my life tremendously. The knowledge that has been gained along with the tools that I have learned have given me the ability to adopt and create a new personal nutrition and exercise plan through-out the course which has already made a huge difference in not only my life but my health and energy level as well. I have made a few changes during this course to help set myself up with a good workable plan as well as realistic goals that can be meant. My family has a history of diabetes, which is a concern to me, along with me being overweight. I am overweight by quite a bit and need to make some serious changes so that I am able to lose the weight in order to prevent any future health risks. Being at my current weight, and continuing at this weight, puts me at risk for many health risks such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol among many more health problems that are caused from being overweight. High levels of glucose intake and being over-weight is a sure fire starter for diabetes. In order to treat the diabetes a person needs to take insulin shots, which personally I do not want to go through this. This is one main reason I need to continue with a good and healthy nutrition and exercise plan. My weight fluctuates constantly due to my unhealthy choices of foods. It has come...
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...Personal Nutrition Exercise SCI/244 04/29/2012 Personal Nutrition Exercise Plan * Being healthy or maintain a staying healthy is not easily done when you are used to eating what you want and when you want. You have to learn how to be healthy and gain the knowledge. If I want to have a healthier life and be more active, I have to make crucial changes in what I do on a day to day basis. After I learn the proper way of being healthy I will see positive outcomes. The main issue that I am trying to avoid is obesity. What is obesity? It is the excess of fat tissue in one's body."Obesity is a leading cause of United States morality, morbidity, disability, healthcare utilization and healthcare costs (The Obesity Society, 2009)". Across the globe, obesity is one of the biggest health issues that many countries have come across. A lot of my close family members are and were (have passed) obese, this is why it is of great importance that I pay extra close attention to components that can intensify my risk of also becoming obese. I believe that obesity can be based on genetics, but I also know that it is caused by our own poor and unhealthy eating habits that we have lived with since we were children, as well as our past generations. I know that I can break this ongoing cycle that has been passed down one too many times, by just making healthier decisions as to the food that I eat and becoming more active. In order to avoid becoming obese, I would need to set goals for myself...
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...Business Plan Loan Proposal A-List Fitness, Inc. Milwaukee Adventure Boot Camp Indoor Facility Catherine Andersen 3961 North Stowell Ave. Shorewood, WI 53211 414-416-5873 Executive Summary Milwaukee Adventure Boot Camp (MABC) indoor facility is an exciting new concept in the fitness industry in general and in Milwaukee specifically, one where adults don’t need to struggle to fit exercising into their daily routines and where they can get personalized instruction, effective exercise routines AND nutrition support – all of which support a healthy lifestyle and are promoted by the fitness industry. Adults in the Milwaukee area will no longer need to waste time with the trial and error of trying to figure out an efficient exercise regimen and nutrition plan that works for them in their busy lives as well as one that supports their goals AND works for their families. Milwaukee Adventure Boot Camp incorporates these concepts in a seamlessly integrated way. At the Milwaukee Adventure Boot Camp indoor facility, we will offer non-traditional...
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...[pic] Personal Exercise Program Name: Katayoon Khoshragham Writing a Personal Exercise Program Before we start exercising or trying to improve our level of fitness we must make sure that we are at a reasonable level of fitness to start. If you have not exercised for a while, had children or have suffered from an illness, you must seek medical advice before you start on a fitness/training program. 1. Why must you seek medical advice before you start training/exercising? Because, exercising is a physically intensive activity and you would have high heart beat rates, excessive sweating, tiredness etc. Some people who are weak or having cardiac illness etc may not be able to work out effectively. So consulting a physician helps us avoid unintentional injuries to ourselves because of exercising. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ To help you plan your exercise program you will have to consider your own Information______________ N(personal profile)_________. Complete the table below. |Name |Katayoon Khoshragham | |Gender |Female ...
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...Weight and Develop a Diet and Exercise Program iLAB Anthony D’Agostino DeVry University Health Wellness and Nutrition What is Body Mass Index? By definition, Body Mass Index is a measurement representing the ratio of a person’s body weight to his or her height. The BMI describes the body weight relative to height, and it correlates strongly (in adults) with the total body fat content. A body mass index of less than 20 is considered to be underweight, while a body mass index between 20 and 25 is considered healthy. A body mass index in the range of 25 to 30 is regarded as overweight. A body mass index over 30 is regarded as obese. A body mass index of 100 or greater is regarded as morbidly obese. Determining my Body Mass Index The formula for determining Body Mass Index is: BMI (kg/m2) = weight (kg) / height (m)2 For my personal BMI calculation, I will use the following factors: Weight – 205lbs. 205lb / 2.2 = 93.2kg. Height = 6 feet tall. 6 ft * 12 inches = 72in. 72 in. x 0.0254 m/in. = 1.8288m. Square root of my height in Meters = 1.8288 x 1.8288 = 3.345 m2 93.2kg / 3.345 m2 = 27.86 BMI Compare/Contrast BMI & Individual Plan Daily Meal According to the chart in Figure 11.1 in the textbook, I am considered obese. With that, I have developed a Daily eating regiment to allow me to lose the weight necessary to reach my healthy BMI. Using a Meal Plan tool from Livestrong.com, I have developed a 4-mean plan for a given day based on a 2000-calories-per-day...
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...University of Phoenix Material Nutrition and Health Worksheet Use Ch. 1 of Contemporary Nutrition, Ch. 2 of Visualizing Nutrition, supplemental course materials, the University Library, the Internet, or other resources to answer the following questions. Your response to each question should be 75 to 100 words. |What is nutrition? Why is nutrition essential to our daily lives? | | | |Nutrition is the science that links foods to health and disease (Wardlaw & Smith, 2011). It includes the processes by which the | |human organism ingests, digests, absorbs, transports, and excretes food substances (Wardlaw & Smith, 2011). It is a key to | |developing and maintaining an optimal state of health for you. Nutrition is vital for growth and maintenance of a healthy body | |throughout life. Nutrition provides the energy your body needs to function. A good nutritious diet will provide you with those | |phytochemicals and antioxidants that will help keep you feeling young, and looking great. | |What is the connection between nutrition and health? | | ...
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...Nutrition and Exercise and Their Effects on Obesity Management Roland Colburn AHS 401 Literature review Dr. Elder Abstract This study was important because it addressed the issues of obesity and what can be carried out to prevent it. Obesity has become cone of the nations most widespread epidemics and it continues to grow. In this study 20 peer-reviewed articles were chosen on obesity and nutrition, and then the articles were analyzed and broken down into a basic concept of obesity prevention. Most articles contained proper nutrition, exercise, and dietary guidance. After thorough research, it became evident that proper nutrition and exercise were basic necessities in combating the obesity epidemic. Introduction Obesity is one of the leading public concerns within the United States, and for a great reason, almost two-thirds of the population is either overweight or obese, and the numbers are continuously rising.(Carels et al. 2008). Obesity has been linked to many different health issues, including the number one killer in America, heart disease. Obesity has been a growing problem over the past few years, which has led many to try and reduce or reverse the incline in obesity. The programs implemented, as of late, to reduce the number considered obese have failed.(Crombie 1999). American society continues to grow in the obesity rates, which has in turn generated an increase...
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