Overview:
In this module, healthcare providers will learn about the PowerME™ philosophy towards fitness: that anyone can exercise. They will explore strategies for incorporating consistent exercise into a long-term lifestyle, focusing on planning, simplicity, routine, variety, backup plans, and goal setting.
Topic Summary:
- Exercise is for everyone and should be viewed as a long-term lifestyle commitment.
- Effective strategies for exercise success include planning exercise sessions in advance, keeping workouts simple and easy to prepare for, building a consistent routine, mixing up the workout plan for variety, having backup workout options, and setting achievable goals.
- Having a backup exercise is helpful when things don’t go as planned–for examples, switching to swimming if you strain your knee.
- Goals should be achievable, but challenging for the individual
