Health behavior change unfolds through a series of stages, notably articulated in Transtheoretical Model (better known as “Stages of Change”). This lecture illustrates how personal trainers and lifestyle coaches can stage-match web-based fitness and online health resources (in the form of wikis, blogs/vlogs, podcasts/vodcasts and online social networking) in order to enhance their services and meet the demands of the internet-savvy clients.

1. It’s URL ife, Make It a Healthy WWW one! Developed By: Biray Alsac, MS

6. About 60 million Americans say the internet has played an crucial role in helping them deal with at least one major life decision in the past two years – be it employment, housing, travel, or health.* *www.pewinternet.org

8. Disease research Diet / nutrition Exercise / fitness Medicines Alternative med./tx Treatments Experimental tx. Docs and hospitals Mental health Health insurance Medicare / Medicaid Sexual health Vaccinations Enviro. health hazards Smoking Substance abuse The information health seekers get online

9. Diet / nutrition Exercise / fitness Medicines Alternative med./tx Treatments Experimental tx. Docs and hospitals Mental health Health insurance Medicare / Medicaid Sexual health Vaccinations Enviro. health hazards Smoking Substance abuse The information health seekers get online Disease research

11. Psychology behind health behavior change Sociology behind the internet-savvy culture +

12. The People Psychology behind health behavior change

14. TTM & Stages of Change Pre-Contemplate Contemplate Preparation Action Maintain Adoption Consciousness Raising Dramatic Relief Environmental Re-Evaluation Social Liberation Self-Evaluation Commitment Stimulus Control Helpful Relationships Counter-Conditioning Rewards/Reinforce

15. The Internet Culture Sociology behind the internet-savvy culture

17. BLOGS SOCIAL BOOKMARKING PHOTO SHARING ONLINE COMMUNITIES AND SOCIAL NETWORKS WIKIS PODCASTS VODCASTS or VLOGS WEB APPLICATIONS

19. Social Bookmarking A way for internet users to store , classify , share and search Internet bookmarks.

20. TTM & Social Bookmarking Pre-Contemplate Contemplate Preparation Action Maintain Adoption Consciousness Raising Dramatic Relief Environmental Re-Evaluation Social Liberation Self-Evaluation Commitment Stimulus Control Helpful Relationships Counter-Conditioning Rewards/Reinforce

21. Photo Sharing A way for internet users to store , classify , share , and search digital photos online.

22. TTM & Photo Sharing Pre-Contemplate Contemplate Preparation Action Maintain Adoption Consciousness Raising Dramatic Relief Environmental Re-Evaluation Social Liberation Self-Evaluation Commitment Stimulus Control Helpful Relationships Counter-Conditioning Rewards/Reinforce

24. TTM & SN/OC Pre-Contemplate Contemplate Preparation Action Maintain Adoption Consciousness Raising Dramatic Relief Environmental Re-Evaluation Social Liberation Self-Evaluation Commitment Stimulus Control Helpful Relationships Counter-Conditioning Rewards/Reinforce

28. TTM & Blogs Pre-Contemplate Contemplate Preparation Action Maintain Adoption Consciousness Raising Dramatic Relief Environmental Re-Evaluation Social Liberation Self-Evaluation Commitment Stimulus Control Helpful Relationships Counter-Conditioning Rewards/Reinforce

30. TTM & Podcasts Pre-Contemplate Contemplate Preparation Action Maintain Adoption Consciousness Raising Dramatic Relief Environmental Re-Evaluation Social Liberation Self-Evaluation Commitment Stimulus Control Helpful Relationships Counter-Conditioning Rewards/Reinforce

32. TTM & Vodcasts / Vlogs Pre-Contemplate Contemplate Preparation Action Maintain Adoption Consciousness Raising Dramatic Relief Environmental Re-Evaluation Social Liberation Self-Evaluation Commitment Stimulus Control Helpful Relationships Counter-Conditioning Rewards/Reinforce

33. TTM & Decisional Balance CONS PROS Could these tools provide the creative content to easily promote behavior change?

34. TTM & Self-Efficacy/Temptation Will having greater online exposure be enough incentive to avoid relapse into unhealthy behaviors?

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