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By TodaysNurse
It is so incredibly easy to get lost in the tornado of responsibility that life throws at us. That early morning meeting and long commute means that there’s no time to go to the gym. Taking the kids to soccer practice might cause dinner to be fast food again instead of a home cooked dinner. Deadlines for work might call for long nights and no sleep.
The purpose of American Heart Month is to serve as a reminder and raise awareness. Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States. Cardiovascular disease (including strokes) causes one third of American deaths annually. About half of Americans have at least one risk factor of eventual cardiovascular disease. Why remind us of this morbidity? What’s to celebrate? Change.
Heart disease risk factors can be reversed with better lifestyle changes. Celebrate American Heart Month by making positive health decisions that you normally wouldn’t. This doesn’t mean that February is for crash dieting and one month of exercise. The point is to make certain healthier behavior more accessible; to take us out of the ‘I don’t have time for that’ mindset and make it more attainable. Celebrating American Heart Month doesn’t mean that you need to eat kale and avocado salads at every meal, but maybe instead of ordering takeout for lunch at work you pack a balanced lunch with some grains, dairy, meat, protein, fruits, and vegetables. It doesn’t mean you have to go out and run a 5K everyday, but maybe go on a walk on your lunch break or take the stairs up to your floor instead of the elevator.
Study after study finds that behavioral modifications don’t happen overnight. Behavioral scientists in public health utilize a model called the Stages of Change in order to evaluate how ready people are to adapt away from certain problematic behavior. The Stages of Change model is built on the very assumption that humans do not change behavior instantly. According to the theory, the five stages of change are: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance. Using exercise as an example, these are what the five stages look like:
Precontemplation: “I live a sedentary lifestyle and I am fine with that. It’s just my style of living”.
Contemplation: “I’ve thought about working out more, I just don’t have any time to do it right now”.
Preparation: “I left my running shoes out last night, and I set an alarm to go on a jog this morning, but I chose to snooze the alarm instead”.
Action (less than 6 months): “I’ve been going out jogging three times per week for the last month”.
Maintenance (More than 6 months): “I enjoy jogging. It’s been a part of my morning routine for the past year”.
Celebrating American Heart Month allows us to progress to the next stage of change. The majority of Americans are likely in the contemplation or preparation phase for harmful behaviors that create risk factors that contribute to heart disease. These behavioral changes could be very simple or very challenging; it could be giving up red meat, starting a diet, walking with the dog more, quitting cigarettes, doing a set of pushups before bed, or just about anything else to do with diet, nutrition, and exercise. So you’ve thought about walking with the dog around the block more for more exercise. You’ve been in the contemplation phase because you’re busy with work and family responsibilities. American Heart Month is the excuse you need to move forward to preparation. Celebrate and plan when you can make time to walk, and follow through! Once we begin reaching the later stages of change, and see that this style of behavior is feasible, it is likelier that we will continue doing it. If Americans celebrate Heart Month sincerely and advance even one degree along the Stages of Change model, then it is worth it. Behavioral changes are how we fight back against cardiovascular disease, and celebrating American Heart Month is the first step.
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Celebrating American Heart Month
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The purpose of American Heart Month is to serve as a reminder and raise awareness. Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States. Cardiovascular disease (including strokes) causes one third of American deaths annually. About half of Americans have at least one risk factor of eventual cardiovascular disease. Why remind us of this morbidity? What’s to celebrate? Change.
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