Exercise can be just as dangerous to your well-being than no exercise ........
Check out this video of.... 'exercise enthusiasts'
Just remember, use the equipment for what its meant to do and you should be fine. :D
Tuesday 29 March 2011
Simple Breakdown into Nutrition
Nutrition is an aspect of exercise and health that is constantly stressed upon. Many experts and exercise gurus say that nutrition is 80-90% and training and exercise is 10-20% (Articles Base, 2005).
Even Ronald is getting into exercise, not too sure about his eating though....
In terms of a 'planning' approach to this, evidence can be seen in the policy documents created to address nutritional issues. BUT, put simply, they don't work! Even with these policy documents, many people still opt for getting the $2 chips and deep fried chicken from Otara Town Centre as part of their daily nutrition.
This is definitely a planning solution gone wrong. Lets face it the documents and guidelines don't work. Why?
Many would say that these 'guidelines' are not promoted in communities where the health of people are under threat. In a earlier post, I showed the importance of promotion with the relatively successful SPARC initiative. This is an example of good promotion.
Currently there are advertisements on TV showing how families can educate their children on good eating habits rather than digging into the KFC. But is this working? In some cases, yes definitely, these advertisements are making a difference to SOME people but, from my experience, there are still a huge number of people in communities who prefer the bad stuff rather than the good.
Once again, I ask WHY?
MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEEEY!!!
Bad nutrition is CHEAP!! It is easier, for some people, to buy $2 chips for lunch than pay, for example, $10 for a nutritious meal. This, however, is understandable because many people struggle to achieve basic necessities and rarely do they care about their own health and well-being until its too late.
More to come.....
Even Ronald is getting into exercise, not too sure about his eating though....
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| Jacosta, 2009 |
In terms of a 'planning' approach to this, evidence can be seen in the policy documents created to address nutritional issues. BUT, put simply, they don't work! Even with these policy documents, many people still opt for getting the $2 chips and deep fried chicken from Otara Town Centre as part of their daily nutrition.
This is definitely a planning solution gone wrong. Lets face it the documents and guidelines don't work. Why?
Many would say that these 'guidelines' are not promoted in communities where the health of people are under threat. In a earlier post, I showed the importance of promotion with the relatively successful SPARC initiative. This is an example of good promotion.
Currently there are advertisements on TV showing how families can educate their children on good eating habits rather than digging into the KFC. But is this working? In some cases, yes definitely, these advertisements are making a difference to SOME people but, from my experience, there are still a huge number of people in communities who prefer the bad stuff rather than the good.
Once again, I ask WHY?
MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEEEY!!!
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| Explore New Zealand, 2009 |
More to come.....
Tuesday 22 March 2011
The National Approach
Lets face it, anyone who knows anything about the health sector and encouraging physical activity can safely say that central government has done nothing but prepare endless amounts of policy documents showing little improvements and huge backtracks on the issue. Some policies and reports include:
- Food and Nutrition Guidelines
- Healthy Eating, Healthy Action Plan, 2004-2010 (NOT THAT BAD REALLY)
- Clinical Guidelines for Weight Management in New Zealand Adults, 2009
- and more.... surprisingly
Perhaps the most effective policy initiative Central Government has put forward is the Push Play initiative through SPARC, which stemmed from the 'Obstacles to Action' research study conducted for SPARC in 2004.
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| Source: SPARC, 2011 |
Why was this effective??
Why not? This initiative had great promotion and its no coincidence that the face of this initiative was a well-known Pacific Islander, Robbie Magasiva. This campaign was a relative success because of its target audience. Yes, other ethnic groups were targeted because the guy campaigning for it was a fit and down to earth role model who anyone could look up to and recognise.
In my opinion good job to SPARC and Robbie!
Saturday 19 March 2011
Why Health?
Everyone must be wondering why I would be focussing on health and considering health as an issue to do with planning when so many other things are wrong with this world, right?
But why not? Health is something which has endangered our lives for decades but its something which just seems to be swept under the rug. Many countries have issue with obesity including NZ, with statistics indicating that our most vulnerable ethnic groups are Pasifika and Maori people....
But why not? Health is something which has endangered our lives for decades but its something which just seems to be swept under the rug. Many countries have issue with obesity including NZ, with statistics indicating that our most vulnerable ethnic groups are Pasifika and Maori people....
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| Source: Ministry of Social Development, 2010 |
Wednesday 16 March 2011
So how does planning relate to changing the health of people?
Planning has a huge impact and influence on the health and well-being of all people in communities. This can be done by policy (aimed at changing peoples behaviour) and also by design techniques and principles which have been used for decades.
Only a short and simple answer, more to come.
Only a short and simple answer, more to come.
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