Lifestyle analysis example

Lifestyle analysis example Lifestyle analysis Rowin Smith VA-10 Foreword As part of the LGF course, we were commissioned to make a lifestyle analysis. Normally, we would do this with someone we don't know, but because this is not possible due to the corona crisis, we were allowed to choose someone from the family to make a lifestyle analysis for. In my case, this has become my mother. She enjoyed working on this and was curious if she would be on the right track in terms of nutrition. She is now 52 years old and then it also becomes important to do muscle and bone strengthening exercises, she also wanted advice on that. In addition, she notices that the body becomes less flexible and for this she wanted to know which exercises would be suitable for this. She completed all the tests and questionnaires that were necessary for writing a recommendation, which is included at the end of this lifestyle analysis. I have also made training schedules which are included in the appendix. I went through these with her and she was enthusiastic about all the exercises she could do to stay flexible and strengthen the muscles and bones. Contents Introduction 3 Method and Results 4 Exercise diary 4 Smoking behaviour 5 Alcohol consumption 6 Food diary 7 BMI: height and weight 8 Waist circumference 9 Resting heart rate and maximum heart rate 9 6 Minute Conversion Test 10 Discussion 11 Conclusion 12 Advice 12 1. Nutrition: 13 2. Movement: 13 3. Mental: 13 Medium-term objective 14 List of sources 15 Attachments 17 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). Smoking behaviour For this test, I had a questionnaire filled out about smoking behavior. The purpose of this test is to see if my client smokes and if that affects her lifestyle. The questionnaire shows that my client does not smoke. There is therefore no need to investigate this further and it does not need to be reflected in the opinion. Answer the following questions. Smoking is the smoking of cigarettes, cigars and cigars. pipe tobacco Have you ever smoked? ● No, never ○ Yes, I've smoked ○ Ik rook nog of a toe ○ Yes, I smoke daily If you smoke, how many cigarettes (or other smoking products) have you smoked on average per day in the past month? Recreation There is no testing protocol to find out this factor. I had a small conversation about the stress experienced in my client's daily life and how he is feeling. This conversation showed that the client generally does not experience much stress. Sometimes the client has busy months at work and is sometimes stressed. Even then she sleeps less well, but that happens less often. The client does not experience any stress from physical discomfort. Alcohol consumption I had my client fill out a questionnaire about the use of alcohol. The purpose of this test is to see how much and how often my client drinks alcohol. Source: Public Health and Care The advice according to the V is not to drink alcohol or to drink more than 1 glass per day. The advice is the same for men and women. The questionnaire, which was completed by my client, shows that my client meets this standard value. The graph shows that in the Netherlands, the majority of adults drink a maximum of 1 glass per day. A small percentage of the Dutch population drinks alcohol excessively. My client meets the standard value, as she almost never drinks alcohol and when she drinks alcohol she only takes 1 glass of alcohol. Food diary In this test, I had my client keep a food diary. The purpose of the test is to see if my client eats constantly and how much. The standard value that an adult woman should take on average is 2000 kcal per day (source: V). The graph above shows that my client largely does not meet the standard value and that it is therefore not constant. I did this by filling in the results from the food diary in . Also, according to the advice of the V, which is generated on the basis of the completed food diary, enough is taken from the disk of 5 in 1 day.