We chose this topic because both Hannah and I are Passionate about the importance of physical exercise and staying healthy. This is because staying fit and Healthy is an important part of our lives as getting into these habits early sets you up for the rest of your life.

For this intervention to work I need to know how to plan an weekly health intervention program that is easy to be followed by the Client. I will also need to have an understanding of what physical exercise is best for a 70 year old man.

To make this intervention safe, meaningful and possible we will need to use research that will help us get an understanding of what physical exercise does to you and how to use it effectively. We can make this intervention safe by knowing correct and incorrect things to do with physical health and exercise. To make this health intervention meaningful we will make sure that our client is confutable with any exercises and activities that are set for him. This will make Dennis want to do the intervention as it will mean that it can help to stay under the weight of 80 kilograms. This intervention can be made possible through the use of research take will tell us how physical exercise and activities can have an impact on a 70 year old mans life.

The resources that we need will include of websites, articles and video’s. This will be needed as it will help us to get an understanding of what physical activity you can do to a mans health over 70 years of age.

At this point in time I am feeling pretty confident that this project will help to change Dennis’s life by increasing his physical health through various exercises and activities.

This health intervention will take place in week one to six of term 2. For this intervention the get started we now need to implant a six week intervention. My key responsibilities from here and on the day is to create the health intervention and show our client how to do each of the exercises.

In order to identify our challenge, we need to get an understanding of ‘How to change a life?’ This will be discovered through the assessment task of developing and implementing a six-week lifestyle intervention program to a client. For me, I am interested in the lifestyle of weight loss and eating healthy in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Research shows that if you eat the right food and are staying fit, your body will be strong, help you to cope with stress, as well as fighting off illnesses. For teenagers it is important for you to eat well and exercise often as it will help you to stay in good health later in life. According to the ‘Importance of Good Nutrition,’ “Good nutrition is an important part of leading a healthy lifestyle. Combined with physical activity, your diet can help you to reach and maintain a healthy weight, reduce your risk of chronic diseases and promote your overall health.”

For this task of ‘how to change a life,’ our client will be Dennis Lever, who is Hannah’s grandad. Dennis is 70 years of age, and has recently suffered from a stroke, and has found out that there is a hole in his heart. This now means that Dennis must maintain a healthy lifestyle. In order to change his life, each week we will give Dennis a set of physical activity to do. Already Dennis is playing golf two times a week, but our health intervention will help him to reach his overall goal of loosing 5 kilograms.

The short term goals for Dennis is to loose 5 kilograms. Which we will be aiming foe in our intervention. Dennis’ long term goals are to get him to stay fit all the time, and kept his overall weight under 80 kilograms.

So far we think that our initial health intervention will include our client to go on short walks a couple of times each week. Walking is great, especially for older people as it strengthens your muscles, keeps your joints flexible, improve your energy levels and increase your stamina, as well as increasing your confidence and mood and help you feel better all round. Going to the gym is also a great way for Dennis to lose weight but is considered a fun alternative.

The interventions that will be introduced to our client will include of the cardiovascular training which will then be followed by stretching that helps muscles to remain healthy and loose. These trainings will include of going on walks and jogs throughout the week. Doing gym classes such as water aerobics is a great way for our client to stay active and loss weight at the same time. Dennis has a gym membership so he will be able to get involved in the water aerobic classes.

The plan from here is to finalise our intervention and construct weekly activities for Dennis to complete each week. Then after each week of the intervention, we will get Dennis to complete a survey on how the week went and how he is feeling.

Thanks for joining me!

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton