Table 1 ‘Get healthy!’ curriculum content
Component | Time commitment | Topics | Resources requireda |
|---|---|---|---|
Nutrition | 12-week program consisting of the following: One face-to-face 60 min session per week Plus additional follow-up phone calls/prompts during food intake monitoring periods. Phone calls will be made either directly to the participant or to their carer depending on the person’s level of independence. | The style of presentation will be tailored to the abilities of participants. The nutrition education component will be presented to all participants and will cover the following topics: • The five food groups • Discretionary foods and healthy snacks • Healthy drinks • Portion size and mindful eating • Eating out choices • Shopping/eating out tour | Equipment: • Scale • Stadiometre • Cameras for each participant • 24-h proxy food recall form • Folder for each participant to keep their handouts • White board • Computer and projector Handouts: • Instructions to complete 3-day digital photography food record • 12-week challenge checklist • ID-adapted Australian dietary guidelines • Nutritional goals and barriers • Weight and BMI • Information about discretionary foods, fruits and vegetables. • Information about the grain, meat and dairy food groups • Healthy snack choices • Are you drinking enough water? • Drink ideas • Healthy plate model, hunger scale and mindful eating • Healthier eating/takeaway options • What to think about when eating out • Healthy Eating Graduate certificate |
Physical activity | 12-week program consisting of the following: Two 60-min face-to face sessions per week on non-consecutive days. Breakdown of components within each session: - 10% didactic information - 40% aerobic exercise - 30% strength-based exercise - 20% balance-based exercise | The physical activity education component will cover the following topics: • What it means to be healthy • Consequences of obesity • Physical activity and screen time guidelines • Appropriate goal setting • Planning for maintenance and self-management • Barriers to Physical activity and how to address them The physical activity practical component will be comprised of a combination of aerobic and strength- and balance-based exercise. Types of exercises and exercise intensity to be tailored to abilities and interests of each participant but may include activities such as: cycling on a stationary bike, walking, supported row, horizontal squat, stair climbing, tandem, body weight exercises such as wall push-ups, light dumbbell work. | Equipment: - GTX3+ accelerometres for each participant - Blood pressure Sphygmomanometre and stethoscope - Scale - Stadiometre - Measuring tape - Stationary bikes (including a Monark resistance-based ergometre) - Heart rate monitors - Stop watch - Trundle wheel - Medicine balls - Parallel bars - Stairs - Boxing equipment - Chairs - Exercise mats - Cones - Dumbbells - Horizontal squat machine - Supported row machine - Rower Handouts: - ‘Goal setting’ - ‘Counting our steps’ |