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Madeleine Bolin• Senior Health Education

Major

• College Station, Texas

• Works at the Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health

• Enjoys running and exercise and uses them to reduce stress

Sarah Pierson• Senior Health Education

Major

– Minor in Business Administration

• Missouri City, Texas

• Gymnastics coach

• Enjoys soccer, volleyball and rock-climbing in her spare time.

Linh Tran• Senior Health Education

Major

• Palacios, Texas

• She enjoys strength training as a way to stay fit

Andrew Mason• Senior Health Education

Major

• Garland, Texas

• Works at the Texas A&M Student Recreation Center

• Enjoys strength training and other various forms of exercise

Dara Ingram• Senior Health Education

Major

• Fort Worth, Texas

• She is a student assistant at Texas A&M Health Science Center, College of Medicine

• She is a moderate runner and enjoys exercise in her spare time

BMC Software Company

About BMC Software Company STRE

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The 2009 Psychosocial Working Conditions (PWC)

survey indicated that around 16.7% of all working

individuals thought their job was very or extremely

stressful (Health and Safety Executive, 2010).

The Labour Force Survey in 2008/9 an

estimated 1.2 million people were suffering

from an illness they believe was caused or made worse by their

current or most recent work (Health and Safety

Executive, 2010).

Occupational stress will result in health problems, which can be shown both internally and externally

through many signs and symptoms.

Physically, stress can increase:

A person’s weight

chronic and unexplained illness

Heart Rate

Blood Pressure

Mental Disorders

(New York State Public Employee Federation [NYSPEF], 2006)

As a BMC Software employee, how does

stress affect your daily life?

As a BMC Software employee, mentally and

physically, how does stress affect you?

As a BMC Software employee, tell me a

little bit about where you work?

As a BMC Software employee, when was the last time you exercised to reduce stress,

or used any stress reduction techniques?

Overview of WESAPReduce Stress and secondary health issues linked

to a high stress lifestyle through use of physical exercise.

• 35-55 Year old BMC Software Employees• 5 Month Program- 1 session per month

– Sessions are around 1 hour in length• Daily workout times provided• Build self-efficacy amongst participants to help them feel

confident in their ability to use exercise to reduce stress

How addresses Knowledge, Skills and Attitude

• Knowledge- presentations and discussion will provide knowledge on exercise types and how the body responds to exercise mentally and physically.

• Skills- Exercise skill will be practiced and evaluated at 3 out of the 5 sessions and provided workout times will allow for practice out of the sessions.

• Attitude- Self-Appraisals, big and small group discussion and journaling will focus on building confidence in the participants to show them that they can successfully exercise to reduce weight.

Overview of WESAP

• Yoga, Strength Training and Cardio Exercise are covered in individual sessions

• Methods used in program include:Group workSelf appraisalsLectureIce breakersBrainstormingPeer education

Group learningHands on learning through exerciseJournalingGuest SpeakersAudio/Visual Presentations

WESAP Program Theory

The Health Belief Model

Stress will not affect me.

Perceived SusceptibilityAn individual's assessment of their risk of getting the

condition.

• We prompted the participants to discover, through affective learning, that they have stressors in their daily lives that can compound to cause high levels of stress.

Oh no! Now I see that I am at risk to living a high stress lifestyle.

I am skeptical.

Perceived SeverityAn individual's assessment of the seriousness of the

condition, and its potential consequences.

• Through Audio/Visual learning and the KWL Sticky Note activity we prompted the participants to see that the health risks associated with a high stress lifestyle are detrimental to their personal health.

There must be something I can do!

I do not have time to workout!

Identify and Reduce BarriersAn individual's assessment of the influences that facilitate or discourage adoption of the promoted

behavior.

• Through the use of personal and group discussion and journals WESAP discovered the participant’s barriers to the program and attempted to reduce or eliminate them.

Look at all of these provided workout times!

I am starting to see the benefits of working out to reduce stress.

I am interested to hear more…

Identify BenefitsAn individual's assessment of the positive

consequences of adopting the behavior.

• Through the use of Audio Visual learning, group discussion, self-appraisal and journaling WESAP identified the benefits to the program and had the participants identify their personal benefits.

There are so many benefits!

What do we do now?

Cues to ActionExternal influences promoting the desired behavior, may include

information provided or sought, reminders by powerful others, persuasive communications, and personal

experiences.

• WESAP used exercise classes, personal worksite exercise instructors and multiple convenient workout sessions provided daily to cue the participants to take the action of working out to reduce stress.

We are empowered!

Practice makes perfect!

Self-Efficacy

An individual's self-assessment of ability to successfully adopt the desired behavior.

• Through self-appraisals, exercise assessments, personal practice and workout design WESAP promoted self-efficacy among the participants.

I am capable of working

out to reduce stress!

Resources

Edberg, M. (2010). Essential readings in health behavior-theory and practice. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlet Publishers.

Exercise Instruction and Practice

• The WESAP coordinators will be teaching 4 exercises from the 3 different exercise categories. Watch carefully as he or she demonstrates and if the number on your name tag is called, you have been hand selected to join the coordinator to demonstrate the exercise skill.

Yoga Exercises• Downward Facing Dog-1• Child’s Pose-2• Warrior Pose-3• Tree Pose-4

Strength Exercises• Squat-1• Bicep Curls-2• Triceps Extentions-3• Tree Pose-4

Cardio Exercises• Jumping Jacks-1• Jump Rope-2• Running Dots-3• Running in place-4

Exercise Session Design

• You will work with your group to choose 2 exercises from each of the 3 categories to design a workout that your group would find fun and beneficial. After choosing your 6 exercises draw a picture that represents a person performing that exercise in the provided square. When you are finished, you will be presenting your session to the class and explaining why you chose the exercises in your session.

Title of Exercise

Explanation of how this exercise reduces stress and secondary health issues linked to

stress.

Drawing of demonstration

of exercise

List of exercises

Yoga Strength and Conditioning Cardio

Downward facing dog Squats Jumping Jacks

Child’s Pose Bicep Curls Jump Ropes

Warrior One Triceps Extensions Dot Running Drill

Tree Side Steps Running (In Place)

Evaluation Methods

• Pre and Post Self-Appraisal• Journal Entries• Group Discussion• Observations during group exercise

Health and Safety Executive, Initials. (2010). Stress-related and psychological disorders. Retrieved from http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/stress/index.