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Helping
You Make Positive Changes In Your Lifestyle
- One Step At A Time
Making
changes in our lives, such as quitting
smoking, being physically active and
reducing fat in our diet, is often a very
difficult thing to do because we must change
our behaviour and lifestyle. Much research
has been done on how people make changes in
their lives. This research show that we move
through 4 stages as we attempt to change:
The
Stages of Change :
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PRECONTEMPLATION:
not
even considering making a change
-
CONTEMPLATION:
thinking about making a change
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ACTION:
doing
things to help you change !
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MAINTENANCE:
have made the change and it is now part
of your lifestyle
To
assist residents of Leeds, Grenville and
Lanark make healthy lifestyle changes, the
Tri-Health Team promoted available self-help
programs based on the stages of change
related to beginning physical activity,
reducing fat in the diet and quitting
smoking. In 2000, over 100 people requested
information on the steps programs. An
evaluation conducted on the "Walk This
Way" program (relating to physical
activity) showed that 88% of respondents had
learned about improving their physical
activity and lifestyle and 60% reported the
information helped them to get started or do
more physical activity. All of the steps
programs will continue to be available from
the Tri-Health Team through the Health Unit
as they have proven to be a helpful change
agent for many residents.
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