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Title: STEPPING STRONG


1
STEPPING STRONG
  • Ambassador Training

2
Introductions
  • Patricia OBrien
  • Executive Director of Lifelong Fitness Alliance
  • Part of the team that has developed Stepping
    Strong
  • Ambassador
  • Don Gladstone
  • Board Member of Lifelong Fitness Alliance
  • Webmaster
  • Ambassador
  • Who are you?

3
Who is Lifelong Fitness Alliance?
  • Formerly Fifty-Plus Lifelong Fitness
  • Started by Stanford researchers 30 years ago who
    studied runners and found that running/physical
    activity increases well-being as we age
  • Have been promoting physical activity for 30
    years
  • Three years ago, in an effort to embrace a wider
    community, 50 Plus evolved into Lifelong Fitness
    Alliance and added other elements, such as
    nutrition and brain fitness and optimism/humor
    into programs
  • We have a research and medically-based advisory
    board available to provide information and answer
    questions

4
Overview of the Program
  • Pedometer-Based
  • Ambassador-Led
  • Weekly Walking and Wellness Meetings
  • Wellness Topics
  • Ways to step it up
  • Nutrition
  • Learned Optimism/Humor
  • Brain Fitness

5
How the Program Started
  • June 2007, LFA conducted a pilot program with 100
    local participants.
  • Participants walked on their own, but received
    emails from their Ambassadors with health
    information from LFA
  • Pilot produced some beneficial results, including
    weight loss, lower blood pressure, medicine
    reduction, increased well-being
  • In summer of 2008, piloted weekly meeting with
    wellness topics
  • Many additional positive results occurred,
    including additional walking, buddying up,
    increased feelings of well being and
    self-confidence

6
The Program Today
  • Initial pilots were mostly local
  • Joined forces with AARP to recruit Ambassadors
    and make changes in communities on a national
    level
  • As the first wave of Stepping Strong Ambassadors,
    you are our Ambassador Pilot Program
  • Communication about what works/what could be
    better is welcome and encouraged
  • We will be there for you to support your
    endeavors

7
What is the purpose of the program?
  • To make participants more aware of their physical
    activity
  • To increase their physical activity
  • To include fruits and vegetables in their diet
  • To learn how to build a healthier lifestyle
  • To get to know others in their community and to
    share stories
  • To live longer and die shorter
  • To make permanent positive changes in their
    lifestyle
  • To feel better

8
Participants have reported
  • Ability to reduce blood pressure medicines
  • Ability to reduce insulin
  • Desired weight loss
  • Increased feeling of camaraderie/social
    networking
  • Increased self-confidence
  • Increased feelings of well-being
  • Increased motivation to move
  • 100 of program participants would recommend this
    to their friends

9
Ambassador Qualities
  • Friendly, reliable and enthusiastic
  • Safe, observant, knowledgeable
  • Patient with a good sense of humor
  • Aware that, for the most part, they are not
    medical professionals and that they should NEVER
    give medical advice, but direct the participant
    to his/her medical professional

10
Joys of Being an Ambassador
  • Making positive changes in your community
  • Gaining knowledge of health and fitness
  • Becoming more fit and healthy
  • Group bonding/shared stories
  • Motivating others to be more healthy
  • Realizing that fitness is fun
  • Learning about yourself and about others

11
Reasons for Being an Ambassador
  • To assist others to be healthier
  • To improve my own health and fitness
  • To promote physical activity in my community
  • To be an inspiration to others
  • To help diabetics to move more
  • Because exercise is good for the mind and body
  • To meet people and to organize our Seniors
  • To reach out and show people that exercise is
    fun

12
What Lifelong Fitness Alliance Expects from You
  • Your enthusiastic leadership of the Stepping
    Strong Program
  • Adherence to the program guidelines (weekly
    meetings, walks, step tracking)
  • Distribution and collection of materials provided
    by Lifelong Fitness Alliance
  • Collection and reporting of weekly step counts
  • Continued communication with LFA
  • Reports of your challenges and successes

13
What Lifelong Fitness Alliance Provides For You
  • Web-based Training
  • Printed Training Manual with Coaching Tips
  • Bi-weekly Teleconferences
  • Interactive Ambassador Forum on LFA Website
  • Phone Support
  • All participant materials
  • Membership in Lifelong Fitness Alliance

14
Physical Activity Guidelines
  • All adults should avoid inactivity (some
    activity is better than none)
  • For health benefits, adults should do at least
    30 minutes per day of
    moderate-intensity activity at
    least 5 days per week
  • For additional and more extensive health
    benefits, adults should increase their
    aerobic physical activity to 60
    minutes per day of moderate
    intensity at least 5 days per week

15
Guidelines for Older Adults
  • When older adults cannot do 30 minutes of
    moderate-intensity aerobic activity per day
    because of chronic conditions, they should be as
    physically active as their abilities and
    conditions allow
  • Older adults should do exercises that maintain or
    improve balance
  • Older adults should determine their level of
    effort for physical activity relative to their
    level of fitness
  • Older adults with chronic conditions should
    understand whether and how their conditions
    affect their ability to do regular physical
    activity safely
  • Older adults should always check with their
    medical professional prior to embarking on a
    physical activity program.

16
Guidelines for Safe Physical Activity
  • Understand the risks and yet be confident that
    physical activity is safe for almost everyone
  • Protect themselves by wearing appropriate shoes
    and clothing, looking for safe environments,
    following rules and policies, and making sensible
    choices about when, where, and how to be active
  • Be under the care of a health-care provider if
    they have chronic conditions or symptoms. People
    with chronic conditions and symptoms should
    consult their health-care provider about the
    types and amounts of activity appropriate for them

17
Why Walk?
  • Physical activity is a key to good health
    walking is the most popular form
  • Walking is free, easy, accessible safe
  • Health benefits
  • Social benefits
  • Psychological benefits
  • Environmental benefits

18
Question/Answer
  • Before we go into program details, any
    questions on the concept, philosophy or role of
    the Ambassador?

19
WEBSITE
  • www.lifelongfitnessalliance.org
  • Brief introduction/overview
  • Ambassador Materials
  • Ambassador Forum
  • Request for id
  • Log on
  • Categories Discussions

20
Getting a Group Started
  • Marketing Program
  • Flyers in Senior, Community Centers, Churches,
    Libraries
  • Presentations to groups at Centers/Adult
    Education classes, YMCAs, gyms
  • Parks and Recreation can help
  • Arranging a weekly meeting place
  • Check with local community centers
  • Sometimes schools have a free room
  • If weather permits, check outdoor meeting
    locations

21
Initial Meeting
  • Choose meeting location
  • Choose Day and Time
  • Initial Presentation
  • Introduction of yourself and the organization
  • Discuss outline of program
  • Benefits of Walking
  • Answer Questions
  • Choose day/time/meeting place for weekly meetings
  • Hand out Waivers and Commitment Forms, Program
    Curriculum and ask participants to return at
    designated time with forms filled out
  • Invoice will be included in packet. Collect fees
    or scholarship form

22
FAQ Initial Meeting
  • How many steps do I have to take?
  • What if I go on vacation?
  • What if my pedometer doesnt work?
  • Is there a charge for this program?
  • What if I cant make it for a few days?
  • What if everyone walks faster than me?

23
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
  • You will receive an email from Lifelong Fitness
    Alliance, with a training evaluation and a
    questionnaire regarding continued interest, start
    date of program, anticipated number of
    participants
  • We will then send you a memorandum of
    understanding (MOU) of our responsibilities and
    commitments to one another
  • Once MOU is received, and you have established
    your program start date, we will send you packets
    of materials for your participants

24
Questions?

25
Thank You
  • Thank you for participating in our webinar
    training for Lifelong Fitness Alliance
    Ambassadors.
  • If you have any questions, please feel free to
    email step_at_lifelongfitnessalliance.org, or to
    call us at 650 361-8282.
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