1. OVERCOMING
BARRIERS TO HEALTHY
LIVING
JOE PISCATELLA
INSTITUTE FOR FITNESS & HEALTH

2. KEY WELLNESS
DECISIONS
DIET
EXERCISE
SMOKING
STRESS

3. HEALTH PROBLEMS
• OBESITY
• CANCER
• TYPE 2 DIABETES
• HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
• HEART DISEASE/STROKE

4. ONE DAY IN THE U.S.
• 13 pizzas the size of the Roman
Coliseum
• 47 million hot dogs
• 2,250 cattle as Big Macs
• 3 million gallons of ice cream
• 1.2 million gallons of liquor
• 6 million pounds of chocolate

5. STRESS GETS IN THE WAY
89% OF AMERICANS
HAVE TOO MUCH
STRESS IN THEIR LIVES

6. STRESS IS ANYTHING
THAT CAUSES US TO
CHANGE

7. FIGHT OR FLIGHT
• INCREASED BREATHING RATE
• INCREASED HEART RATE
• INCREASED CLOTTING
• INCREASED STRESS HORMONES

8. CARDIAC RISK
• POOR LIFESTYLE HABITS
• HIGH CHOLESTEROL
• OVERWEIGHT
• INCREASED CLOTTING
• HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
• SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH

9. STEP #1: IDENTIFY
THE GOAL

10. BEGINNING SURVEY
96% “TOO MUCH STRESS”
88% “GREAT DIFFICULTY
COPING”

11. ENDING SURVEY
96% “TOO MUCH STRESS”
21% “GREAT DIFFICULTY
COPING”

12. STEP #2: IDENTIFY
THE SOURCES
EXTERNAL
INTERNAL

13. TYPE “A”
PERSONALITY
• HIGH ACHIEVER
• TIME URGENCY
• GUILTY DOING NOTHING
• LOVES NUMBERS
• DOESN’T DELEGATE
• COMPETITIVE

14. TYPE “A” KILLERS
• ANGER & HOSTILITY
• SOCIAL ISOLATION
• DISSATISFACTION
• DEPRESSION
• CONSTANT CONNECTION

15. STEP #3: TAKE ACTION
RELAXATION RESPONSE

16. PHYSICAL
TECHNIQUES
• DEEP BREATHING
• TURN OFF TV NEWS
• REGULAR EXERCISE

17. TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE
EXERCISE
• GET A PARTNER
• KEEP A JOURNAL

18. MENTAL TECHNIQUES
• PERSPECTIVE
• GOALS & VALUES
• POSITIVE MIND

19. POSITIVE MIND
• SET A TIME FRAME
• DO ONE SMALL THING TODAY
• BE RESILIENT & PERSISTANT
• MOTIVATE YOURSELF DAILY

20. “THERE ARE NO GOLD
MEDALS FOR THE
95-YARD DASH”

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