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MINDI
LIN BOYSEN, LWMC,CPT
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3150
East Beardsley Road Unit 1019
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Phoenix,
AZ 85050
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Phone:
480.203.6228
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| MIND
& BODY FLEXIBILITY... |
| The
Forgotten Fitness Components |
| Presenter:
Mindi Boysen 3ACE/2.5AFAA |
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Course Objectives: |
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completion of this course the student will: |
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identify characteristics of stress and the
factors which may cause it |
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demonstrate at least two flexibility exercises
for each muscle group (dynamic and static) |
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be able to cue a flexibility session integrating
body awareness and visualization techniques |
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Outline (2 hour lecture/workshop) |
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ONE: MENTAL FLEXIBILITY |
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MIND/BODY FITNESS: mental preparation
through relaxation, visualization and process-oriented
goal setting, focus, awareness of self, interrelation
of both for maximum results and peak performance |
2.
SIX DIMENSIONS OF WHOLENESS: Balance
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Intellectual Social Emotional Spiritual Occupational |
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10 TOP SOURCES OF STRESS (National Institute
of Mental Health)
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Overscheduled daily calendars |
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Job stress/demands |
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Lack of play/down time |
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Lack of time with family, friends,
and significant other |
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Inequity in home responsibilities |
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Lack of time to explore own interests |
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Guilt (about everything) |
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In families: children’s behavior
and how to discipline |
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Lack of time |
| 10.Lack
of money |
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SIGNS/SYMPTOMS/EFFECTS OF STRESS: fignt
or flight response |
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term: adrenaline hormone,
heartrate raises, pupils dilate,
mouths get dry, increase respiration,
stomach stops digestion, feeling
of generalized unrest, emotional
hypersensitivity,"butterflies"
in stomach, nauseous, out of breath,
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term: illness (real
and imagined-psychosomatic), headaches,
migraines, ulcers, loss/gain of
weight, fatigue, insomnia, excessive
sleeping, inability to cope with
minor details, overwhelmed feeling,
out of control, paranoid, depressed,
angry |
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Excessive
stress can impact work habits
such as behavior presentation,
problem solving, daydreaming,
disorganization, frequent absences,
tardiness, clock-watching, isolation,
excuses, starting and finishing
projects, short fuse, mood swings,
cry/laugh inappropriately, regression
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