Week 5

Training program

DAY	MON	TUES	WED	THUR	FRI	SAT/SUN
WEEK 5	jogging @ 70% for 40 mins	½ hour PT session	Golf	Golf	jogging @ 80% for 45 mins	45 mins of physical activity of your choice

Overview of the week

Monday- Jogging at Cox’s Road for 45 minutes at 80%.

Tuesday- 30 minute PT session Angela my trainer.

Wednesday- Sailing on Deception Bay with Moreton Bay Yacht Club.

Thursday- Played golf badly as I only got 27 points.

Friday- Jogging at Cox’s Road for 60 minutes at full throttle.

Saturday- Finished new pump installation, Filling trench, laying pipe, repairing fence, which involved 5 hours of lifting, bending, digging, equalled hard work.

Reflection

Q1: How intense was the workout? (rate from 1-10)

A: The workout workout was pretty intense so Dennis rated it an 9/10.

Q2: Are there any changes we need to make to the program?

A: Hopefully as it is nearly finished.

Q3: Has this program effected your mental health?

A: Dennis’s mental health is good as the exercises are producing very positive mental stimulation.

Q4: How do you think you have progressed throughout the week?

A: The programme has got more intense especially this last week, as he is finding the jogging difficult.

Q5: What did you do in the 45 minutes of physical activity of your choice? Would you still like to continue on with this for the following weeks?

A: Worked on the farm for five hours involving lifting, bending, and digging.

Q6: How did our set jogging sessions go?

A: The Jogging is a bit much for him. Dennis said that walking suits him better due to his age and physical condition.

Q7: Did you miss a training sessions this week? How do you think your mental health has changed or been affected by this?

A: No, this week Dennis managed to do all of the set training sessions. His mental health has changed as it took a lot more power and effort to complete the sessions set.

Q8: Since you are now nearing the end of the intervention, have you seen various changes to your mental health and do you feel as though you are making progress each week?

A: Dennis believes that the program has been worthwhile even though is has failed and not succeed to help him loose weight.

Reflection

As we are very close to the end of our six week health intervention, there are a large number of changes and progress that has been made. For instance, Dennis’s heart rate is increasing during out set jogging sessions, which is pleased to hear as it means that the intensity of the sessions is at the right rate for him. This is because Dennis can feel that he is pushing himself. Whereas, Dennis would prefer to part take in walking sessions as it is better for his overall physical health and his age. However, Dennis is enjoying the training program a lot apart for the fact that he hasn’t lost any weight. For this to happen it might take Dennis more than six weeks to get his weight under 80kg. Reasons for this are that he is at a old age so he prefers to walk and do low intensity jogs and not run at 80%.