SMALL STEPS 4 LIFE PROGRAM

INFORMATION POINT

Introduction

Olympic Values

Eat Well

Feel Good

Get Active

The Small Steps 4 Life Program is a program made to get young

people and their families to take on Olympic Values, Eat Well,

Get Active and most importantly Feel Good! Its also to support

long-term behaviour and attitude change among young people

across the UK.

By taking on the challenges produced by the Small Steps 4 Life

Program we are ensured a healthier, happy life and great fun!

Introduction

Introduction

Olympic Values

Eat Well

Feel Good

Get Active

Olympic Value

Introduction

Olympic Values

Eat Well

Feel Good

Get Active

The Olympic/Paralympic values involves principles that can be applied to education and to society.

One of these values is excellence which means giving the best in everything. It is not only about

winning, but also about participating, making a commitment to progress against personal goals,

striving to be and to do our best in our daily lives.

The Small Steps 4 Life Program promotes for this by putting the Olympic value excellence into the

challenges they offer and help people to remember that games are not only about winning and it’s

the taking part that should be treasured. The challenges last for 4 weeks and encourage a ‘can do’

attitude.

Eat Well

Introduction

Olympic Values

Eat Well

Feel Good

Get Active

Eating well is very important so that our body is receiving nutrients in order to perform its daily

functions. The Small Steps 4 Life program encourages young people to Eat Well in order to ensure

that they are living a healthy lifestyle. It can help us relate better with others and gives us a

chance to talk to each other about what’s going on in our lives. There are many challenges that the

program provides in order to help us eat well with our family and friends and enjoy our food. Some

challenges they provide include: try new things, eat more fruit and eat breakfast etc. Here are

some top tips from the Small Steps 4 Life Program: eat breakfast, drink more water and snack on

fruit. Research shows that a lot of young people tend to eat unhealthy foods more than healthy

foods and do not eat in sensible portions. This is an issue as eating problems could lead to severe

illnesses such as anorexia and bulimia. It is important to have a balanced diet and get your protein

and vitamins.

Get Active

Introduction

Olympic Values

Eat Well

Feel Good

Get Active

The Small Steps 4 Life Program helps people to understand

that exercise and getting active doesn’t have to be strenuous

workouts or long jogs but things like walking to school with

friends, playing a sport that you enjoy or making up a dance

routine etc. Its important to Get Active to keep our bodies fit

and looking good. There are many challenges you can get

involved with to get active like joining a sports club or dance

club. The Small Steps 4 Life Program provide: fast fun run,

pace yourself, outside gym, and get dancing etc. Here are

some reasons of why getting active is great: Having fun,

having more energy, being able to sleep better, keeping

flexible, feeling more relaxed and happier, having a healthy

heart, having stronger muscles and bones and maintaining a

healthy weight. Research shows that people prefer going to

the gym to get active. What do you prefer?

Feel Good

Introduction

Olympic Values

Eat Well

Feel Good

Get Active

Feeling Good is about how good we feel and how

confident we are dealing with situations is usually and

known as 'emotional health'. There will be times when we

feel stressed, depressed, angry or sad but it is important

to try and overcome these and learn to deal with those

situations in order to return to feeling good again. Here

are some tips from the Small Steps 4 Life Program: Get

rest, stay upbeat, have fun, enjoy the moment, talk to a

friend, stay cool, don’t worry too much and stay in

control. Some challenges they provide include: Doodle

Diary, have some ‘me’ time and help someone else.

Research shows that the majority of people feel that

getting active improves your well-being the most. What

do you think?