[Sportsandrec] Danielle and your roommate

[Danielle Nicole Larsen]

Hi Everyone
First, thanks for all the suggestions. I'll have to start trying a few
things out after the break. Lots of great ideas!!!  
To clarify a few things and answer some questions:
I'm a college sophomore; I go to Rowan University. I work out at the gym on
campus which has an indoor track. I have 20/400 vision on a great day, and
there is a bar that runs around the inside lap of the track as the track is
actually over the basketball courts. If the track is crowded I simply follow
the railing around the track to avoid complications.  I ended up living with
my roommate because we've known each other since we were like.. twelve. We
met at a summer camp for blind kids in the state of New Jersey, Camp
Marcella. Last year we had separate roommates but random selection hadn't
worked out well. Since we knew from all the years we were roommates over the
summers that we could live together we decided to be roommates, and it's
worked out alright. Nothing outside of the normal issues anyway. Lots of fun
really.  
Anyway thanks SO much for all the suggestions!!!! 
-Danielle

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Thornbury, Kelly
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 6:34 PM
To: sportsandrec at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Sportsandrec] Danielle and your roommate

Talking someone into exercising who has no internal motivation to do so is
arguably one of the most difficult, misunderstood behavioral changes ever.
Because she realizes that she needs to do something, she's already taken the
next step (look over the Theoretical Model of Change you've probably come
across in your studies, and apply them to exercise...your roommate is stuck
in the "contemplation" stage. The "secret" is to find activities she likes,
and it doesn't have to be structured exercise. Walking a half hour daily
would be a significant increase over what it sounds like she's doing now.
While diet or exercise can work alone to regulate body weight, neither is as
effective as doing both, and again it sounds like the diet alone approach
isn't working to her satisfaction. That thirty minutes can be broken up into
smaller ten minute segments, so things like walking across campus to class,
or just taking a ten minute walk, counts towards that thirty minute goal.
Studies here have shown that simply
 increasing the total number of steps you take during the day by about 250
steps has a significant affect on body composition. Within reason, more
activity is better, but anything is better than nothing. 

If your roommate is interested in some ideas or information, contact me
off-list. 

Kelly
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