Learning and regularly using self-management skills can help you adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles throughout life.
Self management Skills
skills that allow one to manage their behavior, thoughts, and emotions
ex: organization, time management, prioritization
Self-monitoring
Monitoring behavior and keeping records
Relapse prevention skills
Ability to return to healthy behaviors despite challenges and setbacks
Coping Skills
methods to handle and deal with stress, such as setting healthy boundaries and deep breathing
Lifestyles
behaviors we adopt based on our life circumstances
Stages of Lifestyle Change
Precontemplation
Contemplation
Preparation
Action
Maintenance
Precontemplation
Resistant to change (indulging in bad habits)
Contemplation
Being open to lifestyle change
building knowledge and changing beliefs
Preparation
Getting ready to make a lifestyle change
Enabling skills that will help you
Action
In the act of making lifestyle changes
Maintenance
Regularly practicing lifestyle changes
How can you determine if fitness standards are being met and if progress is being made?
Periodic self-assessments