Lifestyle analysis example

Introduction What is a healthy lifestyle? Before we can give the importance of a healthy lifestyle, we must of course first indicate the definition of a healthy lifestyle: "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not of mere absence of disease.(World Health Organization (WHO) of 1948) The Dutch are living healthier lives. This is because many people are making changes in their lifestyle. Fewer and fewer people smoke and drink alcohol less often. Despite these positive trends, there are still many areas for improvement. Young people remain vulnerable, because the harmful effects of tobacco, alcohol and obesity are greater. There are also large differences in lifestyle and life expectancy among the population. This means that among groups with a low socio-economic status, the share of smoking, alcohol consumption and obesity is increasing. The trends within this group are less favourable. Lack of exercise occurs in almost half of the Dutch population. Some populations are more likely to be inactive than others. People with a low level of education and the elderly belong to the focus groups, but also the people who often work behind his or her desk. The corona crisis certainly has an influence on this, because everyone has to work from home, many people do not leave the house and therefore sit still almost all day. Scientific research has shown that there is a relationship between lack of exercise and mortality. This theme is therefore relevant to my client (RIVM report). My client is a woman, 52 years old. She works part-time, 24 hours a week, in the office. She has a sedentary job and works a lot on the computer. Client does Pilates once a week, 1 hour a week. She also cycles to work as much as possible (about 4 kilometers) and does the shopping by bike as much as possible. She also walks a few times a week if the time and weather permits. The lady notes that this is more often in the summer than in the winter. In the summer, there are also bike rides of an average of 30 to 40 kilometers, on a regular bike with 7 gears. The client has noticed that when she sits for a longer period of time in a row, she becomes a bit stiff in her legs. Client would like to strengthen the muscles and bones and keep the body supple and flexible. Because the client sits a lot during the day, she would also like advice on what exercises can be done during work at the office, so that there is not just sitting all day and the muscles do not become stiff. Advice on a good posture behind the computer would also be nice. The client is also curious whether there is still room for improvement in the diet. The aim of the lifestyle analysis is to advise Mrs. Smith to make and keep the body supple and flexible, thereby strengthening the muscles and bones and also improving the condition. In addition, we also look at whether improvements can be made to the diet. Method and Results Exercise diary The purpose of the exercise diary is that I know how much my client moves in a week, so that I can see where my client can exercise more. The client has kept track of the exercise activities in an exercise diary for a week. The client is above the minimum number of minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per day, but the graph of muscle-strengthening activities shows that the client does not yet meet the minimum of muscle-strengthening activities (Health Council of the Netherlands, 2017).