This was the fifth week our intervention was put into place. Our client has not lost any more weight in the past week, however he is very happy with the exercise and feels that he is being greatly benefited by the extra physical activity. Dennis has responded to the reflection questions and we have received mostly positive feedback.
Overview of week 5
Monday: Jogging for 45 mins at 80%
Tuesday: 30 min personal training session.
Wednesday: Sailing on Deception Bay with Moreton Bay Yacht Club.
10 racers, we finished first.
Thursday: Golf.
Friday: Jogging at Cox’s Road 60 minutes at 100%
Saturday: Finished new pump installation (filling trench, laying pipe, repairing fence – 5 hours of lifting, bending, digging).
Client Feedback
Q1. How intense was the workout? (rate 1-10)
A. ‘Workout was pretty intense’
Q.2 Are there any changes we need to make to the program?
A. ‘Hopefully it is nearly finished’
Q.3 Has this program effected your mental health?
A. ‘My mental health is good the exercise produces very positive mental stimulation.’
Q.4 How do you think you have progressed throughout the week?
A. ‘The programme has got more intense especially this last week I’m finding the jogging difficult.’
Q.5 What did you do in the 30 minutes of activity of your choice? Would you like to continue on with this for the following weeks?
A. ‘Worked on our farm – See my Saturday activity for details’
Q6. How did our set walking/jogging/running sessions go?
A. ‘The Jogging is a bit much walking suits me better due to my age and physical condition.’
Q7. Did you miss a training session this week? How do you think your mental health has been effected by this?
A. ‘No I managed to do all the set training it took a lot of will power and effort.’
Q8. Since you are now half way through the intervention, have you seen various changes to your mental health and do you feel as though you are making progress each week?
A. ‘I believe the program has been worthwhile even though it has failed to help me loose weight.’
Reflection
This week Dennis hasn’t lost any weight, but he feels that the set exercises have helped his mental health, as doing the exercise has made him happier. As we only have one week of the intervention left, we don’t expect that Dennis will loose the rest of the weight to reach his goal however, we are hoping that his mental health will continue to improve.
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