In a nutshell, the process of attaining a healthier lifestyle can be boiled down to three simple steps. The three steps include: Eating healthier, exercising more (efficiently) and sleeping more. To this I ask, to what extent? I will design customized programs (more like guidelines to live by) for eating and training with a suggestion or two about sleeping. These guidelines will be executed by a group of 20 teenagers looking to make a change in their current heath status. Over the course of the 8 weeks that my test subjects do this “program” I will have them all do a questionnaire, periodically tracking their progress. Hopefully throughout the process I will establish that my have gotten "healthier" but possibly only on paper...
We all have goals. For my test subjects, I'll be honest most of them really just want bigger muscles and a shredded "six pack." However based on my pre program survey there are certain things in their lives that they are not willing to give up nor willing to start doing. The first segment of my program will not require a "no-no diet" or elimination of any foods. Obviously by not giving up things such as soda and candy there is a limit to how "healthy" a subject can get, however even while consuming these items a subject CAN technically get healthier and CAN become more content with their athletic profile simply by increasing the magnitude of physical activity. Lets call this zone the "happiness threshold" where a subject has achieved a respectable level of health and meanwhile retained most of their sanity because they have not cut out everything they love in life. Keep in mind it is also possible a subject will not reach the "happiness threshold." Lets stop right there. It is a working knowledge that in many aspects of life (especially physical conditioning) that to MAKE progress one must MAKE changes and "get comfortable being uncomfortable." If this is true then my "non-sacrifing" subjects will NOT make progress during the first component of my nutrition guide in which case my theory is wrong and we will have to face facts: You want to get healthier and happier you need to make some sacrifices. Assuming they make progress after the first segment of my program I will develop a new version where the subject should illuminate certain things and the training intensity will sharply rise. Now at a certain point I theorize that any of my test subjects will be unhappy or unwilling to complete a component of my programs because it conflicts with their own willingness to sacrifice something or delve deeper into the training. I presume this point will occur at different moments for each subject. This point is still unknown and the essence of my project. I am going to find the tipping point that separates manageable fitness discipline from happiness and wellbeing. Because after all, happiness is a pillar of healthiness and if your not happy while trying to become healthy, is it even worth it? This will be the key component of the questionnaires my subjects will periodically respond to: Was there a point at which you felt this fitness gig was unbearable? If so what exactly pushed you over the edge? My test subjects launch into their programs on March 24th. The first segment of it all will run from March 24th to April 11th. Based on my results I will alter the intensity of the second segment which will be from April 17th to May 2nd). The programs for my test subjects will be somewhat basic and perfect for the average person’s fitness level, which is good because the athletic background of my subjects varies quite a bit.
When the smoke clears I will be left with an assortment of tips for anyone looking to make a healthy change in their lifestyle. Will there be people who won't care about what I'm saying, of course. You can't entertain and please everyone. Even the Dali llama, arguably the nicest person in the world, is hated by an entire nation. I plan to take these accrued workout tips and create public service announcements (to be shown during my presentation) about health and how the average person can get more fit, more healthy and perhaps even happier by following some basic guidelines. Looking into the further I hope that one day people will see a food and say something like: "that's not part of my happy-healthy" and choose not to eat it. I imagine that H2 guides can be suited to moms,dads teens and even elderly people.
We all have goals. For my test subjects, I'll be honest most of them really just want bigger muscles and a shredded "six pack." However based on my pre program survey there are certain things in their lives that they are not willing to give up nor willing to start doing. The first segment of my program will not require a "no-no diet" or elimination of any foods. Obviously by not giving up things such as soda and candy there is a limit to how "healthy" a subject can get, however even while consuming these items a subject CAN technically get healthier and CAN become more content with their athletic profile simply by increasing the magnitude of physical activity. Lets call this zone the "happiness threshold" where a subject has achieved a respectable level of health and meanwhile retained most of their sanity because they have not cut out everything they love in life. Keep in mind it is also possible a subject will not reach the "happiness threshold." Lets stop right there. It is a working knowledge that in many aspects of life (especially physical conditioning) that to MAKE progress one must MAKE changes and "get comfortable being uncomfortable." If this is true then my "non-sacrifing" subjects will NOT make progress during the first component of my nutrition guide in which case my theory is wrong and we will have to face facts: You want to get healthier and happier you need to make some sacrifices. Assuming they make progress after the first segment of my program I will develop a new version where the subject should illuminate certain things and the training intensity will sharply rise. Now at a certain point I theorize that any of my test subjects will be unhappy or unwilling to complete a component of my programs because it conflicts with their own willingness to sacrifice something or delve deeper into the training. I presume this point will occur at different moments for each subject. This point is still unknown and the essence of my project. I am going to find the tipping point that separates manageable fitness discipline from happiness and wellbeing. Because after all, happiness is a pillar of healthiness and if your not happy while trying to become healthy, is it even worth it? This will be the key component of the questionnaires my subjects will periodically respond to: Was there a point at which you felt this fitness gig was unbearable? If so what exactly pushed you over the edge? My test subjects launch into their programs on March 24th. The first segment of it all will run from March 24th to April 11th. Based on my results I will alter the intensity of the second segment which will be from April 17th to May 2nd). The programs for my test subjects will be somewhat basic and perfect for the average person’s fitness level, which is good because the athletic background of my subjects varies quite a bit.
When the smoke clears I will be left with an assortment of tips for anyone looking to make a healthy change in their lifestyle. Will there be people who won't care about what I'm saying, of course. You can't entertain and please everyone. Even the Dali llama, arguably the nicest person in the world, is hated by an entire nation. I plan to take these accrued workout tips and create public service announcements (to be shown during my presentation) about health and how the average person can get more fit, more healthy and perhaps even happier by following some basic guidelines. Looking into the further I hope that one day people will see a food and say something like: "that's not part of my happy-healthy" and choose not to eat it. I imagine that H2 guides can be suited to moms,dads teens and even elderly people.