This document summarizes a 10-week service learning experience where the author worked with a 61-year-old client, Connie, as part of a workplace wellness initiative. Over the course of the experience, the author provided Connie with nutrition education, light exercise programs including desk exercises and treadmill walking, and helped her achieve her goal of walking 5,000 steps per day. Testing showed improvements in Connie's fitness levels. By the end of the 10 weeks, Connie had lost weight, felt encouraged by her doctor, and moved to a stage of preparing to exercise more regularly.

1. Service Learning
Experience
FULLBEAUTY
BRANDS™
P420
S a r a h S e w a l l
Notes:
Client’s
name
and
loca1on
are
blocked
out
for
privacy
reasons.
P420
is
a
class
at
IUPUI
in
the
exercise
science
program
that
focuses
on
exercise
leadership,
exercise
programs,
and
client
interac1ons.
This
presenta1on
was
given
at
the
conclusion
of
a
10
week
client
interac1on
that
began
on
February
12th
and
ended
on
April
16th,
2015.
This
was
a
workplace
wellness
ini1a1ve.

2. Connie
• 61
years
old
• Senior
Technical
Assistant
at
FullBeauty
Brands
• Enjoys:
Traveling,
reading,
and
NOT
exercise.
• Sedentary
lifestyle
but
was
in
the
contempla1on
stage
of
the
Transtheore1cal
Stages
of
Change
at
the
start
of
this
experience
• Has
arthri1s
in
her
right
knee

3. Risk
Stra1fica1on
Risk
Factors
Age
61
years
old
1
Family
History
None
0
Hypertension
136/82
0
Hyperlipidemia
Unknown
1
Pre-­‐Diabetes/Diabetes
Glucose:
111
1
Sedentary
Yes
1
Current
Smoker
No
0
BMI
>32.9
1
TOTAL:
5
MODERATE
RISK
Fun
Fact:
Connie
never
told
me
her
actual
weight
but
that
it
was
>180lbs.
She
did
tell
me
how
much
she
lost
but
never
the
actual
weight.

4. Goals
• Ul1mate
goal:
Lose
50
lbs
and
become
a
healthier
person
• Day-­‐to-­‐day
goal:
Walk
5,000
steps
per
day

5. Plan
of
Ac1on
• Most
weeks,
we
met
on
Tuesday
and
Thursday
from
1:00-­‐1:30
pm.
• Mee1ngs
included:
– Going
over
nutri1on
informa1on
– Prac1cing
“desk-­‐ercises”
– Walking
on
treadmill
– Light
resistance
training

6. Nutri1on
Informa1on
• Exchange
Program
informa1on
• Weight
loss:
calories-­‐in
vs.
calories-­‐out
– To
maintain
weight:
2454
cal/day
– To
lose
1
lb
per
week:
1954
cal/day
• MyPlate
informa1on
and
por1on
control
ideas
– Handy
Por1on
Guide

7. Handy
Por1on
Guide

8. “Desk-­‐Ercises”
• Created
worksheets
for
my
client
to
perform
at
her
desk
while
on
the
phone
or
computer.
• Examples:

9. Rikli-­‐Jones
Test
Results
Date:
Test:
Normal
ranges
For
60-­‐64
yr
old
Female*
3/5/2015
4/16/2015
Chair
Stand
12-­‐17
13
17
Bicep
Curl
13-­‐19
R
=
15;
L
=
16
R
=
22;
L
=
23
2-­‐Minute
Step
Test
75-­‐107
63
91
Chair
Sit-­‐and-­‐Reach
-­‐0.5
-­‐
+5.0
(inches)
R
=
-­‐3”;
L
=
-­‐1.8”
R
=
-­‐3”;
L
=
-­‐0.25”
Connie
showed
improvements
in
all
but
one
category
in
7
weeks.
*Norma1ve
values
are
from
the
following:
Jones,
C.,
&
Rikli,
R.
(2002).
Measuring
func1onal
fitness
of
older
adults.
The
Journal
of
Ac/ve
Aging.
(pp.
24-­‐30)

10. Treadmill
Walking
Progression
(During
our
mee1ngs)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Time
(minutes)
Speed
(mph)
Incline
(%)

11. Steps
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
18-­‐Feb
25-­‐Feb
4-­‐Mar
11-­‐Mar
18-­‐Mar
25-­‐Mar
1-­‐Apr
8-­‐Apr
Steps

12. Improvements
• At
doctor’s
appointment
in
early
March:
– Lost
3
pounds
already
– Doctor
said,
“Whatever
you
are
doing,
keep
it
up!”
– Very
pleased
with
the
direc1on
Connie
is
going

13. Human
Movement
Paradigm
and
Transtheore1cal
Model
of
Change
• EX
(Exercise)
–
We
did
not
focus
on
exercise
very
much.
– Some
resistance
training
but
no
official
prescrip1on
• PA
(Physical
Ac1vity)
–
Most
of
our
1me
– Gerng
up
and
walking,
step
coun1ng,
resistance
for
lesser
used
muscles
• SED
(Sedentary)
–
Most
of
the
informa1on
given
– “desk-­‐ercises,”
reminders
to
get
up
and
move
throughout
the
day,
drinking
more
water
to
get
up
and
use
the
restroom
• Post-­‐training
–
Connie
is
now
in
the
prepara1on
phase
of
Prochaska’s
Model
of
Change
– Not
consistently
exercising
and
focused
mainly
on
PA,
not
EX

14. Tes1monial
I
was
approached
by
a
member
of
our
Wellness
Commisee
to
see
if
I
would
be
interested
in
par1cipa1ng
in
a
program
being
ini1ated,
pairing
you
with
a
fitness
student.
Being
a
61
year
old
overweight
woman
who
is
not
very
ac1ve,
chained
to
a
desk,
recently
diagnosed
with
arthri1c
knee,
and
borderline
high
blood
pressure,
I
knew
that
I
had
to
make
some
changes
in
my
life,
so
I
commised
to
this
program.
My
goal
from
the
beginning,
which
I
shared
with
Sarah,
was
to
find
ways
that
I
could
exercise,
within
my
limits,
to
improve
joint
pain,
and
lose
weight.
Over
these
past
ten
weeks
I
have
received
Sarah’s
encouragement
on
the
importance
of
gerng
up
and
moving,
she
has
done
research
on
knee
arthri1s,
1ps
and
exercises
and
given
me
printouts
on
meal
planning
and
1ps
on
achieving
successful
weight
loss,
has
taught
me
simple
movements
that
can
be
done
while
at
my
desk,
as
well
as
working
with
weights,
to
improve
muscle
mass,
which
has
proved
to
be
greatly
beneficial.
This
has
been
a
very
posi1ve
experience,
and
I
know
anyone
could
benefit
from
this
type
of
program.
-­‐
Connie