Move It! Research Updates from the Activity Side of the Energy Balance Equation - Plus Strategies That Get Your Clients off the Couch

Target Audience:

This program is designed to help registered dietitians, dietetic technicians, registered and members of the nursing profession increase their understanding of the ‘fit versus fat’ debate, the difference between exercise and physical activity, and research related to the role of fitness levels in weight loss/weight management and quality of life issues, including heart disease mortality, depression and cancer.  The program will also review strategies for helping clients overcome common barriers and techniques that help motivate them to increase physical activity in their daily lives.

Overview:

This program will review the latest research in the fitness versus fatness debate and the growing evidence supporting a role of physical activity in healthful aging, chronic disease prevention and quality of life, including heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, plus effective strategies for motivating clients to put more physical activity into their daily lives.

Learning Objectives:

After this presentation, attendees will be able to:

1. Discuss the importance of physical activity as a public health issue. Describe the health
   implications of low physical activity levels.
2. Utilizing data from two (2) large clinical trials to the support the benefits of adhering to a routine
   of regular physical activity, including the benefits related to body weight, heart disease, cancer
   and depression.
3. Discuss the association between BMI and fitness levels among adults. Use Fit/Fat & Mortality
   data in men data to explain the basis for the “Fit versus fat” debate and the limitations of the
   data.
4. Discuss motivation techniques and strategies to help patients overcome common barriers to exercise and integrate and accumulate physical activity in their daily lives.
5. Identify self-monitoring tools for assessing activity level and energy expenditure (eg,
   pedometers, physical activity records).

 

Speakers:

Steven N. Blair
PED, FACSM
University of South Carolina

Timothy Church
MD, MPH, PhD
Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Barbara Fletcher
RN, MN, FAAN
University of North Florida