You Can Choose To Live This Way

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• You Can Choose To Live This Way

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• Or You Can Choose To Move.

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State of Physical Activity

• According to a Choose To Move survey,
• most women say that
• getting some sort of physical activity makes them
  
• feel and look great
• but they are unwilling or unable
• to make the changes necessary
• to make physical activity
• an important part of their life.
• What will it take for you to make your health a
  priority?

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Physical Activity And Your Heart

• Did you know that heart disease is womens No. 1
  killer?
• Twenty-five years of studies proves that getting
  physical activity is an easy way to lower your
  risks for heart disease.
• Physical activity will help.
• Lower your total cholesterol
• Lower your blood pressure
• Lower your insulin resistance/glucose intolerance
• Help you lose weight, which reduces other risk
  factors.
• What are you waiting for? Lets get started!

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Choosing To Move

• Lets talk about
• the benefits that are most important to you.
• the barriers that keep you from exercising.
• what you are going to do to become successful.

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Creating a Plan of Action

• Step One Set your long-term goal (losing 10 lbs,
  running a half marathon, walking several miles)
• Step Two Set short-term goals
• Remember
• Make your goals realistic and specific so you can
  achieve the things you want.
• Keep a journal and record your choices every day.
• Reward yourself you decide how for reaching
  your daily and weekly goals. Choose in advance
  what your prize will be for thinking and learning
  more about being active.

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Congratulations!

• Youve just finished Week 1 and 2 of our 12-week
  program.
• Keep moving with Choose To Move
• Call 1-800-AHA-USA1 to get your handbook
• or
• For recipes, tips and the rest of the 12 weeks,
  go to www.ChooseToMove.org
• Choose To Move is sponsored by the
• Almond Board of California and the Mrs. Dash
  brand