Power point presentation for Health promotion Project
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Sampleofpowerpoint.pptxPromoting Physical Activity Among Older Adults
Your Name, credentials
Purdue University Northwest
September 5, 2016 at 3:30pm
IN the fitness Loft
Purpose & Goal
Purpose:
The purpose of today’s teaching session will is to learn some new ways to become more physically active in your daily life.
Today’s goal:
Let’s learn and practice new ways to be physically active and make a plan for tomorrow’s fitness.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the teaching session, you will:
1. Identify three benefits of exercise for everyday health.
2. Demonstrate three types of exercises that they can do without and verbal guidance from the nurse educator.
3. Create a plan to become more physically active at least three times per week.
Benefits of Exercise
Improved sense of self
Increase your endurance
Improved balance
Improved mobility
Less stress
More energy
It’s fun!
Stretching
Equipment Needed:
None!
You can stretch anywhere
Chair
Bed
Standing
Demonstrate Stretching:
Active Range of Motion
Yoga
Tai-chi
Importance of breathing:
Increased blood flow to muscles
Resistance Training
Equipment Needed:
Grab a can
Grab a seat
Body weight
Rubber bands
Free weights
Demonstrate:
Good posture
Body mechanics
Repetition
3 sets of 10
Light weight
Breathing
Stop if you feel tired/dizzy
(Hunter, McCarthy, & Bamman, 2004)
Walking
Good shoes
Good environment (avoid slippery surfaces)
Good climate (dress comfortably)
Good technique
Where are some of your favorite places to walk?
(Julius, Brach, Wert, & VanSwearingen, 2012; VanSwearingen, Perera, Brach, Wert, & Studenski 2011)
Swimming
Great cardiovascular health
Very low impact
Great for walking in the water
Consider a water aerobic class at a local fitness
center
(Nualmin, Parkhurst, Dhindsa, Tarumi, Vavrek, & Tanaka, 2012)
Plan for Daily Physical Activity
Let’s make a plan for tomorrow:
Pick a time and place.
Get a friend or loved one involved.
Develop a routine.
Making it work for you!
What are your plans for tomorrow?
References
Hunter, G., McCarthy, J., & Bamman, M. (2004). Effects of resistance training on older adults. Sports Medicine, 34(5). 329-48.
Julius, L., Brach, J., Wert, D., & VanSwearingen, J. (2012). Perceived effort of walking: Relationship with gait, physical function and activity, fear of falling, and confidence in walking in older adults. Physical Therapy, 92(10), 1268-77. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20110326.
Miller, M. & Stoeckel, P. (2011). Client education: Theory and practice. Boston, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
Nualmin, N., Parkhurst, K., Dhindsa, M., Tarumi, T., Vavrek, J., & Tanaka, H. (2012). Effects of swimming training on blood pressure and vascular function in adults >50years of age. American Journal of Cardiology, 109(7), 1005-10. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.11.029.
VanSwearingen, J., Perera, S., Brach, J., Wert, D., & Studenski, S. (2011). Impact of exercise to improve gait efficiency on activity and participation in older adults with mobility limitations: A randomized controlled trial. Physical Therapy, 91(12). 1740-51. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20100391
Thank You!
This health promotion project was to partially fulfill the requirements of my Purdue University Northwest Nursing course titled: Health Promotion and Education.
