Exercise Management
This group pioneers the latest evidence based for exercise management and dietary behaviour to support people in the eating disorder setting. The group will include 6 modules:
1. Introduction to exercise and wellbeing
- Introductions
- Names and a bit about us
- Who I am as the facilitator and what I do
- Stories around sport and exercise and understanding of enjoyment
- Dangers of over-exercise and why we need to monitor this
- Brief introduction to sensible eating for refuelling after normal moderate activity
2. Amount of exercise
- Go through different types of exercise
- Different sports
- Gym sessions, cardiovascular training vs resistance training
- Healthy amount of exercise
- Healthy type of exercise
3. Link to wellbeing and diet
- Dietary guidelines
- How exercise affects what we should eat
- Calorie requirements
4. Exercise wellbeing and Sports Nutrition
- Sports nutrition for beginners
- Relate to how to fuel muscles and body
- Wellbeing , how well do we feel on a scale of 1-10
5. Goal setting and group motivation
- Group aims and goals
- Individual goals
- How we achieve them, work in pairs
- Motivation to change
6. Close of group and review
- Summarise group work from previous five sessions
- Question Time
- Talk about the positives of our life, exercise in moderation, diet and plan for the future
- Review group sessions
- Close
Wellness and Development
Inclusive environment with opportunity for sharing of ideas within group
Focus area markers:
- Positives
- Link to sport
- Team work
- Engagement
- Group Review
Aims:
- Improve knowledge
- Work with morale boosting and team building techniques
- Reduce any over exercise tendencies
- Increase responsible eating